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| Evenflo Triumph Advance™ |
Well, the time has come to upgrade Kaleb to a new car seat! I've been extremely happy with the 2½ years of use I've gotten out of our Evenflo Triumph Advance™ (Ours was mint green and tan instead of light and dark brown.). But, as with anything else associated with kids, this seat has reached the end of its usefulness for us and is starting to show those wear-and-tear signs that signal the seat may not provide as much protection as it did when it was new.
I've been doing lots of online research on car seats currently available and have also gotten some input from several of my mommy friends. I've compared brands and safety standards as well as prices. I want the best protection I can find for my Little Guy, but I also have to find one I can afford to buy!
Once I had all my options narrowed down to a few real possibilities, my friend Sharra and I went to Toys 'R Us (since we don't have a Babies 'R Us) to "play" with the demo models. One of the things I love about car seat shopping at Toys 'R Us is that they don't strap their demo models down to the shelves, like so many stores do. That means I was able to haul any seat I want off the shelves and onto the floor to inspect and test out all the features. It got me a strange look or two from other shoppers. And upon watching me heave one of the seats back onto the shelf, the sales clerk joked that he guessed he better stay out of my way. But, none of that bothers me when it comes to choosing a safe seat for my son.
