Seriously.. if you can't afford $50 to make sure your child has an unexpired car seat something is fucking wrong with you
Update... I replied under the ad.. don't care if people get bitchy..this is what I wrote.
just an FYI its actually
illegal in Canada to use an expired car seat.. if you ever got an
accident you could be charged.. this is from transport canada "The
provincial and territorial laws also say that the children's car seats
and booster cushions must be certified to Canada Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards and must be used according to the manufacturer's instructions.
If you don't follow the instructions, or if you use them past their
expiry or useful life dates - you may be putting your child's safety at
risk and you may be found guilty of breaking the law. "
Best
thing to do is cut the straps.. write on it expired. and throw it in the
garbage.. car seats expire for a reason.. not worth it to save $50
Quoting jnttd:
It varies from seat to seat. If it's a date five years from now that's most likely it. Many seats have a did year limit and the seat could have been manufactured last year.
Quoting huntersmama711:
Quick question: is the expiration date 5 years from date printed on car seat? I only found one date on ds's car seat do I wasn't sure?
Ugh, definitely so illegal here in Canada. I sold my daughter's carseat on Used Regina. The lady who bought it told me she was needing a carseat because she got pulled over in a carseat stop check! The cops were checking car seats for proper installation and expiry dates. All 3 of her seats were expired. She got a ticket for 175$ PER carseat and was told to get new ones immediately.
I'm talking about the car's seatbelt that is supposed to be securing the carseat in.
The seatbelt straps appear to be made of the same material as carseat straps, yet no one advocates replacing them every 5 years. The housing where you secure the seatbelt in is plastic. If you check out the rollers that roll and unroll the carseat belts, they are made of plastic. The stoppers that stop the seatbelt from expanding are plastic.
Quoting jnttd:
Much of the interior of cars is metal. Most of a car seat is plastic.
Quoting mi4339mi:If the carseat straps and plastic degrade over time, what about the actual CAR'S straps and plastic? So you have to keep upgrading carseats but the 15 yr old car that the carseat is in is fine.*rolls eyes*
I think it's a bunch of BS to get people to constantly spend more money. Of course I wouldn't use a 20 yr old carseat, but if I had a 5 yr old carseat, you bet your ass I would use it.
The cops care.... It's illegal.
Quoting sqeegiemom2:
Free is better than none. Honestly if a carseat is in working order and has all the right parts who cares if it is expired? How the heck can a carseat expire anyway?
People amaze me!
Shoot my son has an Evenflo Maestro I bought at toys r us for 58 bucks..and it goes up to 100lbs! You can usually catch good deals on car seats if you shop around.
Quoting acaisha:the plastic and straps break down and they are no longer safe to use.. the thing is .. if its expired now.. how long is she going to use it? For $50 she could have bought the good one.. sorry.. no not better then nothing.. totally unsafe.
Not only do both of those seats look gross...
That Cosco that she wants $50 for doesn't even cost $50 brand new...http://www.walmart.com/ip/Cosco-Scenera-Convertible-Car-Seat-Quigley/19206610 Different print, but only $39...lol.
How did you find Cafemom?
- acaisha
on Apr. 26, 2012 at 12:45 AM