Britax Galaxy?!

firemomof3

New member
So, I was at a high-end baby store today just looking around :rolleyes: and I saw this strange looking convertible seat with some type of anti-rebound bar so I went to go check it out; a Britax Galaxy for $239!! I have never heard of one! Anyway, I looked and it had a dom of 2002! They also had some Britax bodyguards...The salesman says "I have new ones still in their boxes" I tried to explain about the 6year expiration and he just didn't get it :mad:
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wendytthomas

Admin - CPST Instructor
Staff member
Sad.

When I tell people about expiration dates I tell them to call Britax (or whoever) to double check.

"Sir, this seat is no longer safe to use and you could be held liable. Before you sell it maybe you should just double check with Britax that you're not asking for trouble before you sell it."

Wendy
 

firemomof3

New member
That is a very good way to put it :) I will be going back to this store tonight so I will tell him exactly that, thanks!
 

calebsmama03

New member
I clicked this thinking, "WOW, they're making them again?!" We have this seat and love it - so easy to get it rock solid with the anti rebound bar. That said, mine is about an inch from expiring and I'm so sad to not be able to use it RF with future babes. :(

ETA: Pathetic that they were trying to sell it with that DOM, and for that price (even if the seat didn't expire for a few years, I paid $150 for mine)
 

capeKO71

New member
Yeah - we had 2 - they were awesome seats. Loved the rebound bar. :)

But definitely not a good idea for a store to be selling them!
 

firemomof3

New member
Update!: I went back to the store tonight and the Galaxies are still there! I wrote an email to the parent company...so we'll see
 

dhardawa

Active member
If you'll PM me the name of the store, the city and state, and the DOMs of the seats, I'll make a call to Britax and see if they can get his area rep to pay him a visit.
 

cathysizer

New member
I'm going to play devil's advocate here, other than checking with the MFG to see if they are unsafe by way of design improvements (meaning it wouldn't be safe to use that style because the newer ones were improved upon safety-wise), I would say they might still be safe to use. If the MFG were to agree that degredation would not have occurred in a climate-controlled store, and if the seats had been kept in their boxes out of light and kept in a temp controlled store, they ought to be safe but for how long? The store would be opening themselves up for liability selling an expired seat anyways... FWIW if I were the store owner and if britax wouldn't allow me to return for credit, I'd donate them to needy families ASAP and write off the loss or sell them at cost to get them OUT OF THERE.
 

Maedze

New member
I'm going to play devil's advocate here, other than checking with the MFG to see if they are unsafe by way of design improvements (meaning it wouldn't be safe to use that style because the newer ones were improved upon safety-wise), I would say they might still be safe to use. If the MFG were to agree that degredation would not have occurred in a climate-controlled store, and if the seats had been kept in their boxes out of light and kept in a temp controlled store, they ought to be safe but for how long? The store would be opening themselves up for liability selling an expired seat anyways... FWIW if I were the store owner and if britax wouldn't allow me to return for credit, I'd donate them to needy families ASAP and write off the loss or sell them at cost to get them OUT OF THERE.



Welcome to C-S.org :)

Unfortunately, the seats are absolutely not safe to use, regardless of temperature control. There is a reason there is a six year expiration on most Britax products. These seats expired sometime last year.

Donating them to needy families sounds like it's a good thing when in actuality it isn't. There are many organizations that keep and donate SAFE UNEXPIRED products, which these are not.

The seats are good for two things. They could be used by a CPST for training programs, OR they need to be destroyed and trashed or recycled. Under no circumstances are they safe for child restraint use.
 

wendytthomas

Admin - CPST Instructor
Staff member
Because it has very little to do with use. It has to due to plastic degradation. And that happens whether or not it's been used at all.

Have you ever left a plastic toy outside for a few months? Then you go and step on it and it's brittle. The same thing happens. After six years Britax doesn't guarantee that the plastic won't react in the same way during a collision.

Wendy
 

brittany741

New member
I've come to the conclusion that some presents are not gifts.

Hopefully Britax will step up and take action. Perhaps they will be able to do something, anything, to get these seats out of circulation. I can't see them allowing him to continue being an authorized distributor if he is selling expired seats.

"Just because Milk is unopened, doesn't mean it won't spoil."
 

firemomof3

New member
I have yet to get back a response from the email I send to the parent store. So, I'm debating on whether or not to start the process with consumer safety?
 

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