Graco Snugride 35

[LoveBeingMrs]

Has anyone seen the Snugride 35, yet? I heard that it'd be available starting toward the end of this month. This is the response I got from Graco:

We are coming out with a new SnugRide 35 car seat. The car seat weighs about 9.75 pounds with out the base. It will hold a child up to 35 pounds and 32 inches. Yes, the new SnugRide 35 will fit with the same Graco products that the SnugRide 32 fits. The SnugRide 35 will come out in new colors. However, we do not have the pattern details yet. If you need further assistance, please contact us again.

What else are you waiting for? It'd be so much easier if all of these companies would just give us a solid date instead of the usual vague answer. My wait list:
-Uppababy Vista 2010
-Graco Snugride 35
-BabyBjorn Travel Crib in SILVER (introduced during ABC Expo 2009)

[Joolsplus2]

Don't sweat it, when they DO give us a solid date, they are inevitably late, and it's just more disappointing. I can't wait to see their new fabrics, though! I'm not in love with most of their current ones. Though the Teutonias are a lot softer and prettier, IMO, I might go with one of those (you don't need the extra weight limit, 35 pounds is an average 3.5 year old, and most kids are too tall for these seats at 18 months old or so).

:)

[LoveBeingMrs]

I was looking at Teutonia car seats as well.. their colors are more basic, which is what I'm looking for. I just wish Graco would get the hint.. I mean, isn't the Graco Snugride Platinum one of their bestselling infant car seats? I think the reason for that is because it's neural and very basic (no crazy colors/patterns)!

[lorinick]

Don't sweat it, when they DO give us a solid date, they are inevitably late, and it's just more disappointing. I can't wait to see their new fabrics, though! I'm not in love with most of their current ones. Though the Teutonias are a lot softer and prettier, IMO, I might go with one of those (you don't need the extra weight limit, 35 pounds is an average 3.5 year old, and most kids are too tall for these seats at 18 months old or so).

:)

I'm with you Jules they really do have ugly patterns. Have you seen the new one BRU just got really really ugly.

[Joolsplus2]

Hmmmm... hard to pinpoint the exact shade of ugly you are referring to, Lori, lol..which one do you think is worst?

[AshleyAnn]

I'm dying to get the new SR35. I'm due in Nov and need a seat but I HATE all the available patterns. Rittenhouse is survivable but I'm not spending $60+ dollars over what every other identical seat costs.

I agree with Julie, Which one do you think its ugly? My BRU has had the same 2 seats for over a year, bombay (ugly brown and red) and Lemongrass (black tapestry fabric with green circles). I can't imagine buying bombay. Ick.

[vonfirmath]

I didn't sweat the pattern on the infant car seat. It wasn't going to be used THAT long in the scheme of things. Many things more important than a pattern.

[LoveBeingMrs]

I heard that some parents used their SnugRide 32 until their kids turned 2 years old. :applause:

[AshleyAnn]

The SR32 tends to last at least the first year and while the pattern isn't that important once you have determined a certian seat meets all your needs it seems reasonable to me to want to pick one that is live able.

[GraceH]

I heard that some parents used their SnugRide 32 until their kids turned 2 years old. :applause:

oooo, ooo -- that's almost me! (we're at 23 mo., and we have the 'Ionic' pattern SS1) :yay:

[LoveBeingMrs]

I hope that'll be me, too! =P

Do you think it saves money or just delays having to buy another (convertible) car seat?

[LoveBeingMrs]

I'm dying to get the new SR35. I'm due in Nov and need a seat but I HATE all the available patterns. Rittenhouse is survivable but I'm not spending $60+ dollars over what every other identical seat costs.

I agree with Julie, Which one do you think its ugly? My BRU has had the same 2 seats for over a year, bombay (ugly brown and red) and Lemongrass (black tapestry fabric with green circles). I can't imagine buying bombay. Ick.

I was looking at the Rittenhouse one, too! I heard that line was discontinued (http://www.weebabystuff.com/alicia/posts/32-graco-rittenhouse-line-get-it-while-it-s-hot). Also, why do they have a tan car seat base for a black and white pattern? Couldn't they have stuck with the color scheme and gone with the gray one?!

[LoveBeingMrs]

Wow, I finally saw the new Snugride 35 patterns!!! I like the Flint collection! :yay: I'm not too sure about the new infant inserts, though...

Here's a link to the photos (http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?p=1002104).

[Joolsplus2]

Oooh, prettttty...and soft! I think people may feel less compelled to use untested aftermarket products if their infant seat is actually cozy and supportive. I think those new pads will probably work better than the rainbow rolls (that you can see in the SR22) :)

[LoveBeingMrs]

Oooh, prettttty...and soft! I think people may feel less compelled to use untested aftermarket products if their infant seat is actually cozy and supportive. I think those new pads will probably work better than the rainbow rolls (that you can see in the SR22) :)

The Flint one looks a lot like the Teutonia in gray!

I was hoping that they'd use the infant inserts that they were using for some of the Snugride 32 (http://www.buybuybaby.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&WRN=-1824251820&SKU=16258482&)s (similar to Chicco's inserts)

[AnnieW625]

Wow, I finally saw the new Snugride 35 patterns!!! I like the Flint collection! :yay: I'm not too sure about the new infant inserts, though...

Here's a link to the photos (http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?p=1002104).

OOh that Flint pattern looks really nice, and cushy. I lam not sure what we are going to do when we have FK2, but Elisa's Marathon expires in March, 2012, and the Triumph 5 expires in Sept. 2012 so if we have a kid in the next year or so and if we got one of the higher weight infant seats Elisa would be able to stay in her Marathon until it expires (I doubt she'll out grow it before she turns 6, which is 3 wks. after the seat expires) and then FK2 will have a new seats for both our cars, and we could use the T5 as a travel seat as needed until it expires. It's all hear say but for us I could potentially see a big benefit to getting a higher weight limit infant seat.

[GraceH]

I hope that'll be me, too! =P

Do you think it saves money or just delays having to buy another (convertible) car seat?

...well, we're being naughty and turning DS at 2yo :36: , so we got 2 Nautiluses on Target clearance for $84 apiece... so, for us it saved quite a bit of money. Even if you're RF longer, the delay in expiration dates could save a decent bit, especially if you have more than 1 DC.
I will definitely miss the infant seat though, having the option to take it inside through two Chicago winters was wonderful and the transfer between cars when I returned to work at 11mo was so easy, even without the base.

[LoveBeingMrs]

...well, we're being naughty and turning DS at 2yo :36: , so we got 2 Nautiluses on Target clearance for $84 apiece... so, for us it saved quite a bit of money. Even if you're RF longer, the delay in expiration dates could save a decent bit, especially if you have more than 1 DC.
I will definitely miss the infant seat though, having the option to take it inside through two Chicago winters was wonderful and the transfer between cars when I returned to work at 11mo was so easy, even without the base.

Good points! Thanks!

[AshleyAnn]

I was looking at the Rittenhouse one, too! I heard that line was discontinued (http://www.weebabystuff.com/alicia/posts/32-graco-rittenhouse-line-get-it-while-it-s-hot). Also, why do they have a tan car seat base for a black and white pattern? Couldn't they have stuck with the color scheme and gone with the gray one?!

OMG and my husband thinks I'm the only one with that complaint!

French Roast (? I think) is brown and is on a grey seat! WTF? Who designs this???

[AshleyAnn]

I hope that'll be me, too! =P

Do you think it saves money or just delays having to buy another (convertible) car seat?

It saves money is regards that the idea that you pay nearly the same price and use the seat twice as long compared to a snugride22. I've also notice that SS1 and SR32's sell for a much higher price used than the SR22 so if you're into reselling your stuff you can get a bigger portion of your costs back too.

[LoveBeingMrs]

OMG and my husband thinks I'm the only one with that complaint!

French Roast (? I think) is brown and is on a grey seat! WTF? Who designs this???

Nope, definitely not the only one!! :waving4:

[christiedavid3]

We were able to use our SS1 til 18 months, and DS is a big boy! :applause:

[AshleyAnn]

Its available on pishposhbaby.com for preorder. Its $159 with free shipping. Its not scheduled to ship until Jan 2010.

The site says its closed until the 15th for upgrades.

[LoveBeingMrs]

Its available on pishposhbaby.com for preorder. Its $159 with free shipping. Its not scheduled to ship until Jan 2010.

The site says its closed until the 15th for upgrades.

Thanks for the info! I think I'm going to wait and put it on my registry, since I'm not due until February. Otherwise, I'd totally preorder it. I decided to contact Graco about this, and they replied:

"Thank you for contacting us. The Flint pattern is a new pattern for 2010 and will not be released until the end of 2009."

[LoveBeingMrs]

It seems like a lot of the baby companies are waiting until the new year to release their new models. I first read that the Snugride 35 would be phased in toward the end of September, but now it looks as if we're going to have to wait until December/January. The same thing with Uppababy- in previous years, they released their new models in October, but this year they're waiting until January. :sulkoff: