Bubblebum

I received an email from Donna at Bubblebum (UK) who let me know that it may be available in Canada in late 2012. I'm super excited

That would be great! There is a need for narrow boosters in Canada and if this is affordable it would be fabulous!

Thanks for sharing! I'd love one, not just to store in the car for those moments you weren't expecting an extra child and/or they child doesn't bring one and you forgot your spare, but b/c our Graco LBB doesn't really fit very well anyway!

I wonder how/what/where they'll put the stickers on something like that?

tam

Would be great in dh's Lancer. Hope it becomes available at some point.

I like the idea of the belt guides for the lap belt. Have any of you used it? Does that introduce extra slack in the belt on the sides or do they work well?

selinajean said:

I like the idea of the belt guides for the lap belt. Have any of you used it? Does that introduce extra slack in the belt on the sides or do they work well?

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There was a review done on carseatblog awhile ago, and it seemed to position the belt really well on a variety of kids from what I can remember. I recall that they're a bit tricky to thread at first, but that the child who rode in the seat was able to figure it out and do it for himself. (Think it was a he - don't quite me on that part now, it's been awhile since I read the review.)

tam_shops said:

I wonder how/what/where they'll put the stickers on something like that?

tam

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The labels are on the outside "case" that the cushion sits inside- on the part with the belt reinforcement, which the guides are sewn to.

selinajean said:

I like the idea of the belt guides for the lap belt. Have any of you used it? Does that introduce extra slack in the belt on the sides or do they work well?

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They work really really well. They keep the belt VERY low on every kid I've tried it on in every car we've tried it in (though kids too young to use it may be able to slide enough to achieve poor fit, kids old enough seem not to) and they suggest that a) you have the child put the belt in (much easier for their nimbler fingers) and b) you do it after the belt is buckled, which helps eliminate any slack getting caught, though you do tighten it up once they are through- the belt will still slide enough to let you do that.

I bought one on eBay for my daughter (4 yr old) for our trip to Mexico in Feb. We use private transport to resorts from the airport and I really don't like those gross carseats they provide (which is too small anyway) and we really didn't wanna carry around our Britax plus an infant carseat for my baby boy all the way to Mexico.

Bottom line is: this booster seat is amazing! It perfectly guides both lap and shoulder belt and keeps in position. But one thing to remind is that US version and UK version is slightly different. We own US version and it comes with a shoulder belt guide which I found very handy for smaller users (4-5 yr olds?). Also, materials are really sturdy and strong (it's kinda like high quality life jacket material, so I don't think it will pop easily. It has rubbery bottom, so it won't slide around, and takes few seconds to blow up.

It has some foam inside, so it's a little difficult to squeeze the air out, but that's pretty much the only complaint I have. We are not using it at the moment, because it's not approved to use in Canada yet, but I won't hesitate to use it anytime. It really is better than any other backless boosters because of awesome seatbelt guides. Maybe not too comfortable for long car rides (haven't tested yet...our ride to the resort was only 30 mins), but I can see I will be great for grandparents car or when my daughter need to be picked up by someone else than me. I can put the seat in her bag for whoever to blow up and use for her!

Hope this answered some questions in this thread!