Safeguard Go bought by Dorel

JOII

Active member

• Aug 28, 2009

• #1

Dont recall if this has been mentioned yet but I just saw it on the spillingthebeans blog.

http://mbeans.com/spillingthebeans/baby/safeguard-go-going-to-dorel/

The Safeguard Go car seat has been off the market for the past few months while IMMI, the company behind the brand, looked for a new distribution partner. According to a letter we received yesterday, their search has ended and Dorel will be distributing the product under the Safety 1st brand....

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LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Aug 28, 2009

• #2

I'm not quite sure how to react.

But thanks for posting!

 

M

Maedze

New member

• Aug 28, 2009

• #3

Well. Um. I hope they don't wreck it. :twocents:

 

AtTheSouthDam

New member

• Aug 28, 2009

• #4

Maedze said:

Well. Um. I hope they don't wreck it. :twocents:

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Look what they did to Bertini...
I don't hold much hope now

 

bobandjess99

Senior Community Member

• Aug 28, 2009

• #5

Maedze said:

Well. Um. I hope they don't wreck it. :twocents:

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Oh, i'm sure they can figure out a way......maybe they could rate it for birth+?

 

gecikuh

Senior Community Member

• Aug 28, 2009

• #6

bobandjess99 said:

Oh, i'm sure they can figure out a way......maybe they could rate it for birth+?

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:ROTFLMAO:

 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Aug 28, 2009

• #7

bobandjess99 said:

Oh, i'm sure they can figure out a way......maybe they could rate it for birth+?

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gecikuh said:

:ROTFLMAO:

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:yeahthat:

 

ZephyrBlue

New member

• Aug 29, 2009

• #8

don't we have a barfing smilie?

ugh

 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Aug 29, 2009

• #9

It's like finding out that Denny's purchased the Cheesecake Factory.

(They didn't. It's just an analogy. I'm hungry.)

 

strollerfreak

Senior Community Member

• Aug 29, 2009

• #10

Ugh...that blows...seriously ANYone but Dorel...I do NOT buy products from them, and the Go! is such a good one...

 

Splash

New member

• Aug 29, 2009

• #11

bobandjess99 said:

Oh, i'm sure they can figure out a way......maybe they could rate it for birth+?

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Grandma already did that.

 

gsdguenter

Well-known member

• Aug 29, 2009

• #12

I love the Denny's Cheesecake Factory analogy! Can someone tell me more about the Safeguard. I've never heard of it except it's always advertised up top.

 

M

Maedze

New member

• Aug 29, 2009

• #13

gsdguenter said:

I love the Denny's Cheesecake Factory analogy! Can someone tell me more about the Safeguard. I've never heard of it except it's always advertised up top.

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The Safeguard and the Safeguard Go are two different seats.

The SafeGuard go is a forward facing only harnessed seat from 20 to 65 pounds, and converts to a backless booster.

It has a soft back and must be installed in a position with a top tether, because the harness is suspended from the anchor. It can be stored folded up because there's no plastic shell.

It can be used with LATCH up to 65 pounds, and it can be LATCHed in backless booster format.

Great for travel if you know you have a LATCH equipped seat at your destination, but obviously not FAA approved, and no good in older cars.

 

ketchupqueen

CPST and ketchup snob

Staff member

• Aug 29, 2009

• #14

IF they would just take the same design, manufacture it the same way, re-brand it, and not change anything else (except maybe lower the price to $130 or so) it wouldn't be a bad thing. (I wouldn't mind a fabric change, if it resulted in a lower price, and maybe prettier options.)

I have a feeling they'll mess with it somehow, though...

 

M

Maedze

New member

• Aug 29, 2009

• #15

ketchupqueen said:

IF they would just take the same design, manufacture it the same way, re-brand it, and not change anything else (except maybe lower the price to $130 or so) it wouldn't be a bad thing.

I have a feeling they'll mess with it somehow, though...

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I'm thinking of the Tote-n-Go with a sick pit in my belly....

 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Aug 29, 2009

• #16

LOL. Poor Dorel. They're trying so hard and doing so many things right, yet people still hate them. (Including me--I'm certainly not attacking anyone.)

They're like the unloved step-child.

ETA: They're also doing many things wrong. Didn't mean that their reputation is totally unearned. Just wondering how many "right" things they have to do before they catch a break.

 

M

Maedze

New member

• Aug 29, 2009

• #17

If they'd stop calling the AOE and Summit, etc., 'boosters', I could forgive them.

 

LISmama810

Admin - CPS Technician

• Aug 29, 2009

• #18

Maybe we should start a new thread called, "What does Dorel have to do for you to not hate them?"

 

M

Maedze

New member

• Aug 29, 2009

• #19

Money might help. I like money.

 

Pixels

New member

• Aug 29, 2009

• #20

Maedze said:

Money might help. I like money.

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Sellout.