Review of Safety 1st Boost Air Protect Booster Car Seat

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I bought this highback booster after another booster I had my eye on went up in price. I then asked myself, "Do I really want to spend another $100 on my 4th carseat?" (We have two cars and two kids). I immediately did some online research and came upon the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's 2010 Booster Bsst Bet list (The 2011 list is yet to be published). On this list, boosters are listed as "Best Bet", "Good Bet", "Not Recommended", or "Other Tested Seats" that are neither best or good bets or not recommended. After scouring the list of Best Bets, I found the Safety 1st Air Protect listed. I then checked out the great video on Safety First's website that demonstrates the research behind the Air Protect system and why it was developed to help keep children safe during side-impact collisions. I immediately used my 'Amazon Mom' membership to order up a new seat for my 4-year old and it was on my doorstep in 2 days! Now that it has arrived, I can say that I am impressed with the great quality of the seat and the amount of cushion and padding it has throughout. I looked at a number of boosters at the store, and many of them lacked plush padding for little bottoms. We like to travel, so I wanted to make sure my son would be comfortable. Also, the Air Protect technology at the headrest seems first-rate, and is also very plush and supportive. Not that my son falls asleep in the car very often, but I am confident that if he does, these headrests will help him from suffering that dreaded "droopy-neck syndrome". All in all, from one picky mom to another, I am very happy with my purchase and would highly recommend this booster seat to all!

* One additional note: The manufacture date on my booster is 2/4/11, so we have plenty of time to use with our younger child. I know that is a concern of some when ordering boosters online!

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We ordered this booster and delivery was flawless, as usual with amazon. However, upon opening the product, I already felt the poor construction. I put both halves together, and could move it several inches front to back while "locked". The manual stated that "a little play was normal", and I could have lived with that. I couldn't get it to snap into the second position. That again I could have lived with. The major flaw, however, was that the headrest adjustment does not stay up. Any movement will bring it down. Video reviews only show people moving it up and down with one hand. When my daughter got in the car seat, down went the head rest. Readjusted, and when she got out, same thing happened. Not only is it inconvenient, it is just unsafe. If the headrest was down or went down in an accident, it could really injure the neck of the child (my daughter is 6, 52 inches with a long torso. When the headrest comes down it really hits her shoulder/neck area). What a shame, as we had a wonderful car seat (Safety 1st Complete Air 65 Protect Convertible Car Seat, Silver Leaf) that actually protected our son during a major crash. The van was t-boned, flipped and dragged, our son didn't cry even once. The air feature really works, but it makes no sense to put a good feature on a terrible product. It is going back to Amazon this week.

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I've always bought Maxi Cosi so I was torn between this booster seat and the Maxi Cosi Rodi XR. After reading the reviews on each seat, and watching the AirProtect video on the Safety1st website-I decided to go this route. Not a good idea. I'm not sure if my seat is defective but I received it today and there were many things wrong-I'm thinking of returning this item.

A few of the problems:

1. The cloth covering the seat will not stay on-it keeps falling off.

2. The headrest adjuster in the back is extremely flimsy-every time the seat moves, the headrest falls down.

3. The cushions/pads that are on the headrest do not sit properly-it looks like they are sagging, I've tried to adjust but it didn't help any.

4. The arm rest pads keep slipping off.

Overall, I am NOT happy with this purchase.

I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 because my daughter says it's comfortable to sit in and because of it's safety reviews.

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Our daughter loves this seat. It is easy to get in and out of the car, and super cute. It does heat up in the sun as does any other car seat we have had.

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I am unimpressed with this booster seat. I purchased it after much research. It is flimsy and every time you pick it up it falls apart (head support falls off). The head support adjustment does not lock in well and so the head support does not stay in place. We have a Safety 1st Air Protect car seat and we really like it and it is a sturdy quality seat. I am disappointed.