After going to several stores and testing out different car seats. I wasn't happy with the selections. I wanted a smaller seat, those 30/35lb limit ones were just too large for me to carry around (especially once a baby was in it). So I decided to go with this one hoping it was decent. It is perfect. The colors are neutral (we dont know the gender of the baby) and very comfy. I am completely happy with my purchase. And yes you need to adjust straps in the back, but I don't feel that is a big deal at all. This is my 3rd child and our previous Graco did the same thing. I would adjust the straps before I placed them in the seat. You don't need to hang the seat upside down to do tighten it. Glad I took the risk and ordered it without seeing it firsthand. No regrets!

I can not attest for its claims to safety, but I really dislike this car seat for a number of reasons. It seems poorly designed. Compared to other car seats it seems very bare bones. It is however cute and light weight.

My chief complaints are:
- The handle is extremely difficult to move. It is squeeky which wakes a sleeping baby and difficult to adjust.
- The shade is flimsy and does not shade well. Others can adjust and this one stops half way.
- It is not soft. My baby is usually quite uncomfortable. The head rest is quite flimsy, but that was easily alleviated by purchasing a new one.
- Others have pads that you can take out in case of a blow out/spit up incident. This one does not.
- The straps only adjust from the back, which is a pain. A friend of mine has a chico one where they easily adjust from the front.

I would not purchase this again and I would steer others away from it as well.

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!!!!!!UPDATE!!!!!!

When I contacted Graco regarding this product, they wrote back :" This product is not certified for use outside of the U.S. We recommend no longer using it". Then why is Amazon shipping to APOs AND AAFES on base/post is selling it as well????

This has got to be the worst car seat available on the market, yet to my dismay it gets good ratings. Either people do not bother to write reviews or do not bother to look out there for different ones... I purchased it from Amazon because I live overseas and it was not available in stores. Boy, did I make a mistake!

The car seat looks cheap! The plastic is terrible, it's extremely bulky, and the buttons on the side to move the handle SQUEAK! Yes, they SQUEAK and LOCK! So each time my son was asleep, I could not press them to move the handle or he would wake up.On top of it all, it has no padding! How can you have a car seat without padding???? The way it fits in the car... Read more