I have several friends in Austin that I communicate with via a local chat board. This morning, one of them asked "what's the next step in carseats?" since his little boy is 7 months old and about to outgrow his infant carrier (a SnugRide, I think). So I told him a convertible seat is the next step, and defined that for him. He asked for examples, so I told him about the EFTA and the MA. Told him those would be the two that I would choose from, and told him the RF and FF weights for both, etc etc. One of our other friends (also my husband's ex-girlfriend...whee) piped up with "we have a spare RA you can use." I just casually mentioned then that carseats expire after 6 years. So she was like, "you're welcome to use it, but it's probably "expired."" Both of her kids are in Cosco Alpha Omega seats that were passed down to her (one of those seats is at least 6 years old b/c I know the little girl it came from).
Grr...I hate that people think that carseat expiration dates are just a ploy to get you to buy new seats.
And so now...this little boy is going to end up in the likely expired RA. The ex girlfriend said that the cover is navy with a white animal print. Anyone have any idea what pattern that might be or when it was made?
I shouldn't let it bother me, but ugh.
Grr...I hate that people think that carseat expiration dates are just a ploy to get you to buy new seats.
And so now...this little boy is going to end up in the likely expired RA. The ex girlfriend said that the cover is navy with a white animal print. Anyone have any idea what pattern that might be or when it was made?
I shouldn't let it bother me, but ugh.