Horrible user images of Snugrides

wendytthomas · Dec 22, 2006

My SIL is due in February with her first. Her shower is January 7. So of course I trudge of to TRU to get the carseat she wanted. Snugride Windsor, not the travel system.

They don't have it, but if I want to go to BRU (three days before Christmas, 25 minutes away) they probably do. So I didn't get it today.

I looked online, though, to see what the Windsor pattern is so I'll know it when I see it, if it isn't obvious. On amazon's site they have pictures of it, as well as user pictures. Those user pictures are scary!!!!!!!!!! I don't think any of them have the kid in properly.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/cu...32440?ie=UTF8&s=baby-products&index=0#gallery

This one is my favorite, so far.

*shudder*

Wendy

chelle80 · Dec 22, 2006

LOL, hubby was looking with me and when we saw this one he said, "d**n, you'd kill me if i left it that loose"!!! I'm about to turn him into a car seat nut

!!!!! Lately he's even been known to call the highway patrol when he see's kids not buckled into their carseats!!!! Go Hubby!!!!!!

wendytthomas · Dec 22, 2006

Yay hubby!

The only thing that one is doing right is not using an aftermarket head positioner. That's the only nice thing I can say about that one.... Let's give them the benefit of the doubt and hope that the child is in the house on the floor snoozing away.

Wendy

SPJ&E · Dec 22, 2006

The only thing I can say is...wow...I don't think I seen a single 1 of those babies buckled correctly! One looked close to being right, but I couldn't tell for sure from the angle.

tchrgrrl · Dec 22, 2006

ACCCCCCKKKK! My DH and I are looking at these with our jaws hanging open! And then I decided to start looking at Britax seats! *shudder* Besides loose straps, there are so many chest clips nowhere NEAR the chest - are they now belly button clips?

And little bitties that appear to be FF'ing.

abacus2 · Dec 22, 2006

Don't buy that Snugride; this one has major problems with the handle sticking to the point of being nearly impossible to move. My sister has one and many of the reviews describe the same handle problem hers has.

Splash · Dec 23, 2006

The first baby in the bunny outfit was at least tightened and had the clip and the right spot. And I don't get bent out of shape over thin harness covers like the little kid in the roundabout. Parents are going to do it, it's highly unlikely that anything bad will ever come of it, I just don't worry about it. I just gave a friend of mine Charlie's harness covers off his BV to use on their Roundabout, so I'm just as guilty. However I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that nothing bad will happen due to it, so I don't feel bad.

Simplysomething · Dec 23, 2006

(the bunny coat IS cute though.)

wendytthomas · Dec 23, 2006

abacus2 said:
Don't buy that Snugride; this one has major problems with the handle sticking to the point of being nearly impossible to move. My sister has one and many of the reviews describe the same handle problem hers has.

Why this one pattern and not others? Just curious. She's not signed up for a travel system or a carrier for the seat, so I think she's planning on doing what the other Thomas gals did and sling the baby, so once the seat is in it may be in (and as she's full term a week after the shower, guess who's going to volunteer to get it in. I don't know how much I'd trust her to get it right and my BIL is legally blind). I will get a receipt for her, though, and tell her of the problem you mentioned so she can exchange it if she wants. Depends I guess how often she's going to want to move it out.

Wendy

Patriot201 · Dec 23, 2006

From what I could see, a few (two-three?) of the kids looked okay.

It is hard to see anything in the photo of the twins on the double snap n go. You can't see how those kids are harnessed. But a few of the others look okay or pretty close to okay. Others are TERRIBLE!

Patriot201 · Dec 23, 2006

This one looks fine to me. Am I missing something?

This one doesn't look TOO bad. It chest clip needs to be pushed up a tiny bit and the harness tightened a little bit, but this isn't too bad compared to the others!

I can't tell anything about this one. It might be okay.

This one is also hard to see anything. But it looks like it might be okay.

Here is another one where the harness needs to be tightened a little bit and the chest clip moved up a little bit, but it isn't too bad compared to the others.

*I just saw, when I went back to look at the links I set, that the harness straps are above the babies' shoulders in most of those pictures. Sorry, I just saw that.*

Jewels · Dec 23, 2006

Did you see this one? The straps are under the arms and the chest clip isn't even done up! http://www.amazon.com/SnugRide-Infa...6?ie=UTF8&sort=quality&index=0&page=5#gallerySorry I don't know how to add it. It is image 37

abacus2 · Dec 23, 2006

I don't know if any other covers are affected by the sticky handle problem, but my sister has this problem and several of the reviews specific to this cover mention the problem as well. My Snugride has a handle that's easily twice as nice as the standard one (unfortunately, it's an older 20lb/26" limit one).

If I were buying a Snugride, I would purchase one of the Quatro Tour Systems available only at Babies R Us that include the Snugrides with nicer handles. I can't figure out why Graco doesn't put this handle on the higher end Snugrides that can be purchased individually; it's so much nicer. You can sell the stroller (retails for $130-$150) if you don't want it.

Jewels · Dec 23, 2006

wendytthomas said:
Why this one pattern and not others? Just curious. She's not signed up for a travel system or a carrier for the seat, so I think she's planning on doing what the other Thomas gals did and sling the baby, so once the seat is in it may be in (and as she's full term a week after the shower, guess who's going to volunteer to get it in. I don't know how much I'd trust her to get it right and my BIL is legally blind). I will get a receipt for her, though, and tell her of the problem you mentioned so she can exchange it if she wants. Depends I guess how often she's going to want to move it out.

Wendy

I had problems with my snugride handle sticking and graco replaced the seat (not the cover) 4 times! My handle was very tight at the begining and eventually just wouldn't move after ds was 2 weeks old. I sent it back to Graco and they sent a new shell (I had to use the old seat cover & canopy every time). They did say that they found a problem with the seat.

I would just test the handle out in the store to make sure it isn't sticking there! Mine was stiff right from the start, so if you try it at the store and there isn't any problems then I think it will be okay.

tchrgrrl · Dec 23, 2006

Splash said:
And I don't get bent out of shape over thin harness covers like the little kid in the roundabout. Parents are going to do it, it's highly unlikely that anything bad will ever come of it, I just don't worry about it. I just gave a friend of mine Charlie's harness covers off his BV to use on their Roundabout, so I'm just as guilty. However I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that nothing bad will happen due to it, so I don't feel bad.

My concern wasn't as much the covers but how high the harness is!! Doesn't that look high even if that little bitty is FF'ing?

honeybee03 · Dec 23, 2006

Patriot20171 said:
This one looks fine to me. Am I missing something?

This one doesn't look TOO bad. It chest clip needs to be pushed up a tiny bit and the harness tightened a little bit, but this isn't too bad compared to the others!

I can't tell anything about this one. It might be okay.

This one is also hard to see anything. But it looks like it might be okay.

Here is another one where the harness needs to be tightened a little bit and the chest clip moved up a little bit, but it isn't too bad compared to the others.

*I just saw, when I went back to look at the links I set, that the harness straps are above the babies' shoulders in most of those pictures. Sorry, I just saw that.*

The 3rd and last ones, the straps are way above the shoulder height.

Splash · Dec 23, 2006

Guh, look at this one! You could tie those straps in a knot! http://www.amazon.com/SnugRide-Infa...7?ie=UTF8&sort=quality&index=2&page=5#gallery (number 38)

Oh, and this one! http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/cu...2?ie=UTF8&sort=quality&index=0&page=5#gallery (number 36)

And what are the puffy pink tumors? http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/cu...2?ie=UTF8&sort=quality&index=0&page=4#gallery (number 30)

lovinwaves · Dec 23, 2006

Ok, so this thread got me thinking about pix of my DD in her SnugRide. OH MY

Ok, just remember this is pre-finding this forum. I don't think I did *that* bad. I just needed to tighten the harness a bit. what do you guys think?

lovinwaves · Dec 23, 2006

UH OH, then I found this picture. I can only hope I adjusted that chestpiece once I put her in the car

SPJ&E · Dec 23, 2006

lovinwaves said:
Ok, so this thread got me thinking about pix of my DD in her SnugRide. OH MY Ok, just remember this is pre-finding this forum. I don't think I did *that* bad. I just needed to tighten the harness a bit. what do you guys think?

I don't think it looks too bad (I mean especially compared to all the others pics we're seeing, lol)!

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