PixieEMT
New member
I received a call from a woman that lives in the town where I'm listed as their CS technician. She wanted to ask me about expired seats. Apparently, a local thrift store has been selling expired seats. She approached the store owner about it and she said "Well, if people drop them off , I will sell them." :thumbsdown: Apparently she has some junky expired OHS too! The lady told me she bought a couple to get them off the market.:thumbsup:
The woman that called wanted to know if it was illegal (Crimial) for her to sell them. Unfortunatley it is not. It is more of a moral issue. I'm sure someone could bring a civil suit against the shop owner if their child would get injured. It's America, you can sue anyone for anything lol!
So we started talking. She's not a tech but wants to get certified. She ERFs her 2y/o! She told me she had her seat checked by another local CPST (I know of this tech) and she told her to FF him b/c his legs were touching the seat....."his legs will break" hogwash!
We talked a bit about ERF and HWH seats. I recently contacted the local paper about doing a 2 part series on Expired Seats and Rear Facing past 1y/o 20lbs. She said she would give a statement to the paper and allow pics of her son RF! I figure having another person joining the ERF movement would help draw more attention to it. Sometimes you need strength in numbers!
The woman that called wanted to know if it was illegal (Crimial) for her to sell them. Unfortunatley it is not. It is more of a moral issue. I'm sure someone could bring a civil suit against the shop owner if their child would get injured. It's America, you can sue anyone for anything lol!
So we started talking. She's not a tech but wants to get certified. She ERFs her 2y/o! She told me she had her seat checked by another local CPST (I know of this tech) and she told her to FF him b/c his legs were touching the seat....."his legs will break" hogwash!
We talked a bit about ERF and HWH seats. I recently contacted the local paper about doing a 2 part series on Expired Seats and Rear Facing past 1y/o 20lbs. She said she would give a statement to the paper and allow pics of her son RF! I figure having another person joining the ERF movement would help draw more attention to it. Sometimes you need strength in numbers!