Kyras_Mama
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DH and I were in BRU last night looking at playards since we plan on getting one next week while the great-trade-in is on. Wandered through the carseat department because I wanted to peek at the smartseats. There's a mom with a roly poly little guy in an infant seat talking to an employee and looking at seats. I can pick up enough of the convo to know that she's looking for a seat for the baby she has with her because he's about to outgrow the infant seat by weight (i'd guess he was right around 6 months). Employee was pushing a 3-in-1 from the sound of things (whichever one they also sell at Costco as he said they have it there too but it's orange). Tells her that since the little guy is already over 20 lbs she can turn him right at 1 year. Mom comments on how short the harness looks (good for her for noticing!) and that she's concerned because she doesn't want to have to buy and figure out a bunch more seats as he gets bigger and he seems to be growing on the same chart as his cousins who are all tall/heavy toddlers.
BRU employee says, "With this seat, all you have to do is get him to 3 and 30 and you can take the harness out and use it as a booster! That way you won't ever have to buy another seat!"
UGH!!!! Now.. I know, they're not techs and not even all that well trained most of the time... but shouldn't they at least not be giving out advice that's ILLEGAL!?!?
Normally I try to just ignore stuff like this and pretend I don't hear but in this case I just couldn't keep my mouth shut. I commented to her that all my nephews are big kids too and outgrew some of the shorter harnessed seats pretty young but none of them were ready for a booster at 3 years old because they were so wiggly. Asked if she'd seen the new graco smartseats that were rear and forward facing but with a little taller harness and then were a booster too.
Employee then says that they (the smartseats) don't actually make a booster and that they're really more for parents who want to skip the infant seat and carry the smart seat around and put it on shopping carts. GAH!
ETA: You'd think the guy would at least have been ok with me pushing a more expensive seat for him to sell. *lol*
BRU employee says, "With this seat, all you have to do is get him to 3 and 30 and you can take the harness out and use it as a booster! That way you won't ever have to buy another seat!"
UGH!!!! Now.. I know, they're not techs and not even all that well trained most of the time... but shouldn't they at least not be giving out advice that's ILLEGAL!?!?
Normally I try to just ignore stuff like this and pretend I don't hear but in this case I just couldn't keep my mouth shut. I commented to her that all my nephews are big kids too and outgrew some of the shorter harnessed seats pretty young but none of them were ready for a booster at 3 years old because they were so wiggly. Asked if she'd seen the new graco smartseats that were rear and forward facing but with a little taller harness and then were a booster too.
Employee then says that they (the smartseats) don't actually make a booster and that they're really more for parents who want to skip the infant seat and carry the smart seat around and put it on shopping carts. GAH!
ETA: You'd think the guy would at least have been ok with me pushing a more expensive seat for him to sell. *lol*