FPSVD

amyg530 · Jul 29, 2007

what does the cover feel like? is it soft or what? it kinda looks slick in the pictures. also has anybody ordered one recently from albeebaby.com? if so what was the DOM? if i end up going with this seat should i order it online or call to make sure i get a good DOM? thanks. oh and which one looks better the red or the black?

crunchierthanthou · Jul 29, 2007

It is kind of slick. Not like nylon slick, but not plush. I've seen both and prefer the red one. My sister ordered the red one from Albeebaby a couple weeks ago and it had a March 07 dom. Honestly, I kind of wish I had ordered a FPSVD over the MA we got. If ds wasn't still rf, I might really be questioning my choice.

trailrunnermom · Jul 29, 2007

I have both covers, and prefer the red/black one over the black/tan one--the tan material IS slick! IMO, I like the look of the black/tan cover, but the red/black cover looks better in person than online; it's a good shade of red. The cover isn't plushy or soft, but it doesn't feel too bad. (It might help to take it off and gently wash it once.) Also, I think the red/black covers generally have newer DOMs.

I got a black/tan one from albeebaby in March 07 (DOM 7/06), and in June 07 bought two red/black ones from babycenter.com (DOM 6/07), but babycenter (last time I checked) sold out and isn't carrying them anymore.

Simplysomething · Jul 29, 2007

I have bought two FPSVD's from Babyuniverse.

The red/black I got in the beginning of April, it has a DOM of 03/2007. The silver/black, I got a couple of weeks ago, it has a DOM of 6/2007. The red one is 139 and the black is 129 at babyuniverse. It appears that black is gone again.

I find them to be about the same, as far has how fabric in the center of the seat feels. The red/black is his primary seat and I will tell you that it seems to show every bit of dirt and ick. It is SOFT, in my opinion, but certainly no where near the softness of the high end seats. The fabric has a nicer feel (in the center of the seat) than the Scenera. lol

kidzndogz · Jul 29, 2007

I have the red one. I ordered it from BabyUniverse and used the BabyTv coupon. It took about a week and a half to arrive and had a DOM of July 2nd '07 (I ordered it July 8).

I ordered the red one because the tan on the other one seemed kind of a weird texture...the red one is kind of slippery. It's not plush at all, and definitely not like the fabric on a Scenera. Maybe more like the covers on the Turboboosters? Somewhere between feeling like a non-plush cover (not Britax) and a swimsuit. I don't know how else to describe it.

I liked the color okay, and it coordinated with my black/silver/red SS1, but I bought a Fido Marathon cover off Ebay and am using that instead. I was actually considering trying to sell my FPSVD cover and using the money to help purchase a Cowmoo from someone....but I'm worried about regretting not hanging on to the original cover for some reason. Oh well...my birthday is today so...maybe I could blow my birthday money on a used Cowmoo instead of buying gas or college textbooks!!

lovinwaves · Jul 29, 2007

I have the Circus Dots one, and it's material is a little scratchy. My kids have never complained, nor do I think they ever will. It's just not as nice of material as the Britax Marathon's.

For the price though it's great!! :thumbsup:

BABYGIRLLYNDSEY · Jul 29, 2007

We have the red/black one. The red fabric looks like a twill type. The black on the sides is a polyester type. The silver on the edges is slick and itchy. That part doesn't touch her skin though. She doesn't seem to mind the seat and actually doesn't get as sweaty as the Boulevard seat we have.

crunchierthanthou · Jul 29, 2007

kidzndogz said:
...the red one is kind of slippery. It's not plush at all, and definitely not like the fabric on a Scenera. Maybe more like the covers on the Turboboosters?

boosters! that's it. I was trying to think of a comparable fabric. It's also kind of like my chicco stroller- more like a canvas type fabric.

It's not bad. Like I said, I wouldn't mind owning one. Maybe if we ever save up enough for a second car before they really do stop making them...

amyg530 · Jul 29, 2007

kidzndogz said:
I ordered the red one because the tan on the other one seemed kind of a weird texture...the red one is kind of slippery. It's not plush at all, and definitely not like the fabric on a Scenera. Maybe more like the covers on the Turboboosters? Somewhere between feeling like a non-plush cover (not Britax) and a swimsuit. I don't know how else to describe it.

swimsuit! thats exactly what i was thinking when i looked at it . that'll work, i didnt exect it to be like the nice britax covers but i just wanted to see how everybody described it b/c theres no place for me to see one. thanks you guys, i think i'll probably be ordering the red one in a few weeks

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