leighi123
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Check out ds's new carseat - added more photos
At the thrift store today that I go to ALL the time, I pulled 3 seats that were expired, and a turbo booster missing screws/no back and tones of stress marks all over it. Lady said "I thought carseats expired after 9 years", I have told them many many times not to put anything older than 5yrs old out, and nothing with missing bits or frayed straps (they wont quit selling them alltogether...Im trying!). Fine, she pulled those seats.
Then I go drop off the stuff I need to drop, and go see if they have any good fabric for sale, and I come back and she put out a new seat. This one!
Worse yet, its got a big hole in the strap and the other one is worn almost through, they are soft like they went through the wash a bunch. So I took it home, I just said "this is a death trap, I'll take care of it for you" and walked out with it. ARGH!!!
It is super clean though, so ds is using it as a rocking chair. It's shell is really pretty high, his head is just now at the top (if you mush down his hair and he sits properly). The strap adjustment is just crazy on it though, no way you could actually tighten it up.
Disclaimer: NO WAY is my son going to ride in this seat in the car, its good for a rocking chair, but not much else.
At the thrift store today that I go to ALL the time, I pulled 3 seats that were expired, and a turbo booster missing screws/no back and tones of stress marks all over it. Lady said "I thought carseats expired after 9 years", I have told them many many times not to put anything older than 5yrs old out, and nothing with missing bits or frayed straps (they wont quit selling them alltogether...Im trying!). Fine, she pulled those seats.
Then I go drop off the stuff I need to drop, and go see if they have any good fabric for sale, and I come back and she put out a new seat. This one!
Worse yet, its got a big hole in the strap and the other one is worn almost through, they are soft like they went through the wash a bunch. So I took it home, I just said "this is a death trap, I'll take care of it for you" and walked out with it. ARGH!!!
It is super clean though, so ds is using it as a rocking chair. It's shell is really pretty high, his head is just now at the top (if you mush down his hair and he sits properly). The strap adjustment is just crazy on it though, no way you could actually tighten it up.
Disclaimer: NO WAY is my son going to ride in this seat in the car, its good for a rocking chair, but not much else.
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