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01-23-2013 at 10:05 AM
TMWarren85
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Graco Smart Seat?

Does anyone own the Graco SmartSeat? I have seen it in person a few times and looked at it online and it seems to be the perfect seat (theoretically). It has the base like an infant seat so it would allow for you to have one seat in two cars, and it goes from a RF infant seat to a FF belt-positioned booster. DD is almost 4, and she has been through a lot of seats- started in a Chicco Keyfit30, then transitioned to a Graco MyRide65 at about 10 months, and then when she was almost three we put her in the Graco Argos. She's good on a seat until she outgrows it. We have since given both sets of grandparents the two MyRide65 seats that were in each of our cars so they would have good seats for this LO. I put the Graco Size4Me on my registry so that I could buy it with the completion discount to have when this LO outgrows the Chicco Keyfit- but my MIL surprised us with buying it for us for Christmas. It was something that I wasn't expecting, and knowing that we will have to buy another one for DH's car when we get to that point, it has me thinking maybe I return the Size4Me she bought us, and use the credit to buy the SmartSeat with an additional base since we would be out the additional money anyway it's almost a wash. And the thought of two carseats through the entirety instead of three, it saves $$ on the additional seat. 

Sorry if it's long winded, just trying to think it through- 


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01-23-2013 at 11:18 AM
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I have not tried the seat, but it could work depending on your situation. For us, DH and I need to have two seats. He generally only picks her up or drops her off when I cannot for some reason (dr appointment/go home sick/stuck in traffic/etc). Having one seat with two bases would mean I would have to meet him somewhere to give him the seat.

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01-23-2013 at 12:56 PM
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From what I understand it's basically a jack of all trades, master of none. It's really big and heavy so lugging it with an infant would not be fun. The shell is not particularly tall, so it won't last as long as you would think either RF or FF. And the booster fit isn't great and is outgrown quickly, so you will almost without a doubt need to buy a dedicated booster later.

The size4me is actually one of the best seats for RF on the market and has a tall shell, so it will be great both FF and RF. I would do that over the smartseat any day. The concept of the smartseat is great, but in practice it's not terribly useful.


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01-23-2013 at 1:08 PM
TMWarren85
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Thanks ladies! Another thing I thought of is that seats expire in six years and with the car seat requirements through 8 or 4'-8" I would have to buy another seat in 6ish years anyway... I think I'll stick with what I've got and buy another one when we need it!

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01-23-2013 at 6:40 PM
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We had the chicco keyfit30 and DS outgrew that and we got the graco smart seat and we love it!  I don't ever take it out of the car. Because eyes it is heavy but it is extremely safe! 


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