TechnoGranola
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Met Foonf today at a local baby boutique. First off, Chris is awesome. Great guy, patient, knows his stuff. He doesn't sound like some lame sales guy who's rattling off what someone else told him to rattle off. He knows his stuff and genuinely loves his product.
I learned a few things today that I did not know from other threads. I could have just missed it though but in case it's new to anyone else, here goes.
I think that's it for new stuff I learned. Hopefully this is new for you too!
I learned a few things today that I did not know from other threads. I could have just missed it though but in case it's new to anyone else, here goes.
- Foonf is going to be manufactured in Canada! :thumbsup: Currently, all parts are North American and assembled in Mexico. Assembly is being moved to Canada…but I'm not sure if this is for ALL Clek seats, or just Canadian ones. I *think* it's for all NA seats.
- Cleck recycles seats! Not sure if it's just the Foonf, but sounded like it was for all seats. You can call and buy a prepaid label to ship it to them and they make the fabric into pet beds and the other parts are used for other stuff (ha, ya mommy brain had me forget!)
- minimums for rear facing are 6 months, 14#, 26" and holding head unassisted - TechnoBaby is 3.5 months old and fits on the bottom slots nicely. But, she doesn't meet the weight, height or age requirements. LOL She's 24" but long torsoed, somewhere over 13#.
- we all know that the anti-rebound bar can only be used in the reclined position, and the weight limit is 45#. So I asked if the seat met Canada's rebound standard in the upright position RF since the anti-rebound bar can't be used. Chris wasn't completely sure yet since it hasn't undergone production testing yet, *but* suspects that it will only pass with the 33#, 3 year old dummy so can be used to 35# RF in upright mode. Now, now, before everybody starts saying BOO-URNS, remember that this seat is NOT designed for infants, so right off the bat it's not designed like the Radian to have a boot that forces the seat to 45° in every vehicle known to man. LOL In my vehicle, the reclined position seemed good and fine for older ones. I believe it will be okay to use the seat in upright mode to 45# in the U.S. though...so...
- the upright RF position has a minimum of 1 year of age
- like April said, the pics make it look super high, and even though it is higher than other seats, in real it doesn't seem as high as the pics make it look
- while the fabrics are going to be removable, it sounds like it's more for the purpose of swapping colours when you're bored or for a new kid. Sure for washing as well, but apparently that Crypton fabric is completely amazing and stuff just comes right off. It's used in hospital beds and can take puke, poop, coffee, you name it. So you can sponge it right off with water...maybe water and something else, again, mommy brain forgetting!
- release date is looking like August (not sure if that's just for Canada)
I think that's it for new stuff I learned. Hopefully this is new for you too!
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