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  • Britax Decathlon Recalled
    August 24, 2007

    Britax Decathlon Recalled

    My hair is going gray this week, I swear it. A customer gave us a heads-up today that Britax has issued a voluntary recall of the Decathlon. I’m wondering why, in the flurry of e-mails that I’ve received from Britax...

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  • August 22, 2007

    Clek is here!

    I loved this booster when I saw it at the JPMA show, and we’ve finally received our first shipment. Now that I’ve had a chance to spend some time with it, I’m particularly impressed with the padding on the seat....

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  • August 9, 2007

    Como is a-coming

    I just got an e-mail that the Midnight Desert and Beige Como seats from Recaro should be shipping out to us next week. Cobalt and Blush are still in transit and are scheduled to ship in the beginning of September....

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  • July 18, 2007

    Radian in living color

    When the Radian 80 car seat came out, the color selection was almost comical. There was Manhattan, which was mostly gray, and Supercool, which was entirely gray. But there’s good news for Radian fans who also like colors. They’ve just...

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  • Britax Regent Product “Update”
    July 10, 2007

    Britax Regent Product “Update”

    I just received an announcement from Britax that they will be offering a free product update kit for all Regent car seats manufactured between November 10, 2005 and June 18, 2007. This kit will “enhance the performance” of the Regent...

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  • Ready, Set, Safeguard
    June 25, 2007

    Ready, Set, Safeguard

    Safeguard is a relatively new name in the car seat industry, as far as the public is concerned. But in reality, IMMI, Safeguard’s parent company, has been manufacturing components for several major car seat brands for two decades. A couple...

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  • Quinny Newsflash
    June 21, 2007

    Quinny Newsflash

    Good news and bad news. The good news is that Dorel has made some nice improvements to the US version of the Zapp. They’ve adjusted some of the functional design and they’ve added (drumroll, please) a storage basket. The bad...

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  • May 28, 2007

    One car seat to go…

    The past ten days have left my family a bit travel weary. We’ve been to Chicago, New York and now today, back to Boston. My sister-in-law got married last night, and we’ve been celebrating with her and getting my girls...

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  • May 15, 2007

    Recaro update

    I just got a call from my representative at Recaro. We have pricing and projected availability information for the new seats, as follows: Vivo, MSRP $99, avaliable in June Vivo Lite, MSRP $89, available in June Como, MSRP $249, available...

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