o_mom
10-19-2005, 08:34 AM
Had a friends DC overnight last week and had to drop off the next day. They left the carseat for me and I went to install after they left. It was the dreaded Alpha Omega. The DC is approaching 40 lbs, but not quite there. (They use a booster in the second car)
First thing I notice it the headrest is in the top position. Thanks to the techs here, I knew to look and sure enough it is marked (not well, BTW) as Booster Only. So I call and ask if they are using it as a booster - no, still in harness. OK, so I drop the headrest a notch and check the straps are still a smidge above the shoulders.
Then I notice the bigger issue - They threaded the straps through the slots and then ignored the big giant lettering which says to route them OVER the metal bar. They were just straight down from the slot. I was shocked - I mean the booster position I could understand - it is stamped on the back in the same color as the plastic, but this is a huge sticker with the warning and picture on it. I didn't even call them on this one, just rethreaded the harness and mentioned it (along with the headrest position) on drop off. The mom thanked me, but I don't think she quite got the danger involved....
Thanks to all the wonderful techs here, I knew what to look for, and hopefully have made a child a bit safer.
First thing I notice it the headrest is in the top position. Thanks to the techs here, I knew to look and sure enough it is marked (not well, BTW) as Booster Only. So I call and ask if they are using it as a booster - no, still in harness. OK, so I drop the headrest a notch and check the straps are still a smidge above the shoulders.
Then I notice the bigger issue - They threaded the straps through the slots and then ignored the big giant lettering which says to route them OVER the metal bar. They were just straight down from the slot. I was shocked - I mean the booster position I could understand - it is stamped on the back in the same color as the plastic, but this is a huge sticker with the warning and picture on it. I didn't even call them on this one, just rethreaded the harness and mentioned it (along with the headrest position) on drop off. The mom thanked me, but I don't think she quite got the danger involved....
Thanks to all the wonderful techs here, I knew what to look for, and hopefully have made a child a bit safer.