Customer Reviews

Eddie Bauer® Pop-Up Booster Seat

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

The idea is great. But the materials this booster seat is made of can't be good to breathe in for anybody, esp. kids. It smells hurrendous. I aired it outside for a lot of hours - it didn't help. I put it out in the garage. It still smells horrible after a week. I am planning on writing to the manufacturer to request some info on the materials this seat was made of.

Update: after more than a year this seat is still smells unbearable. I contacted Eddie Bauer with the question about the materials and they couldn't help me.

Several friends loved this seat so I bought it too. But it was a mistake. Materials are of poor quality. Both nylon clips for strapping it down to the seat and back of the chair broke within 12 months. One broke after just a few months but the other eventually did too .. cheap plastic. Also the seat caved in long before our son reached 30 pounds.
The 'first years' booster we own is much older and none of the clips on it have ever failed so it isn't us. It's this seat and its poor materials.

This seat is very convenient and it's always in our car, but the smell is just really toxic and terrible. i thought it would air out but it's been over a year and it still smells like the inside of a plastics factory. 5 stars for usability, 2 for "wtf! this is for kids" .. use better materials!

I purchased this booster seat with the intention of using it on our upcoming vacation only, but it has come in very handy while visiting family and friends as well. It is easy to set up and take down and is very compact when folded. My son weighs 16 pounds and my nephew weighs approximately 25 pounds; both have used it and neither one seemed uncomfortable in any way.
We've only used it a handful of times so far, but I can't think of one bad thing to say about it. We're very pleased with our purchase!

We received this chair as a baby shower gift. We love it!! My son is now more than 2&1/2 and we still use it all of the time. If fact we used it tonight. He is close to the weight limit of 30lbs now and it is still working well. We get so many compliments on the chair people just think it is so neat...and it really is.
Pros: 1. Your child doesn't have to sit in a dirty restaurant highchair or booster. 2. Very portable, folds up almost flat, lightweight, and easy to use. 3. Keeps your kiddos secure and still. 4. Very comfortable (or so says my son) 5. Cons: 1. A little hard to clean (*see below). 2. You can't use it in a booth. 4. It would be nice if there were a place to store the straps that attach to the booster to the chair so they didn't just hang down when it is folded up. 5. It is a little awkward to attach the booster bottom straps to the bottom part of the chair, you have to get down on your knees or stick your butt up in the air. (In fairness, any chair like this would have this problem) We just never buckle the bottom strap anymore and it still holds my son just fine...but I wouldn't do that with a baby or a wiggly kiddo.

*Tip for cleaning: I take mine out on the back porch, hose it down with water, use a tiny bit of Ivory dish soap, and scrub it with a small kitchen brush similar to a toothbrush but a little larger. This method seems to get it pretty clean. The fabric has proven very durable.

After close to three years of use I'm impressed with this little seat. The pros far outweigh the cons and I would purchase this product again without hesitation. It is well worth the money so much, so we will be getting one soon for our new daughter.

I got this as a gift from my germ phobic sister. I thought the idea was great, since your child is not hanging off the side of the table. I never was afraid that he would fall out or slip off the table - plus the wait staff were a little more receptive to it, since they were not hunting down a booster or highchair and they didn't have to store a random chair. The straps were super easy to adjust for each chair. My only complaint is that it's a little hard to clean, since babies can be messy eaters and you can only surface clean. We used it a lot more than I thought we would and not just going out to eat. It was used at family and friends houses without little ones. Very light, very easy to transport; it has now been passed down to the newest baby in the family to get many more months of use.

We have an 11 month old son. We tend to eat out a lot, either in restaurants or at friends houses. I have never liked the wooden highchairs at restaurants as they are usually broken and my baby finds them uncomfortable.

And while visiting friends or family we used to have to hold him in our lap while we eat (as most of our friends don't have loaner highchairs for us). This booster seat is wonderful.

We just got it this weekend, we were visiting some friends in another state. We used it in several restaurants, it was super easy to use and we used it on many different kinds of chairs. The padding makes it really comfortable and the straps that secure it to the chairs work really well.

At our friends house it was nice to have a special sitting spot for him, without a bulky highchair.

The chair folds up small and I could easily carry the baby, the diaper bag and the chair with out feeling too bogged down.

Two thumbs up!

This is a wonderful portable seat or even a great booster for the dining table. I went with this one verses the first years because the gray color is subtle and goes with more then the bright colors. Fits our outdoor chairs and will probably fit any chair you want. It is also the perfect height for my daughter. She is smaller and she can eat right from the table. Highly recommend!

This little seat is great. It's sturdy and handy. It doesn't wipe clean, so I wouldn't recommend it as a primary seat. My guy didn't sit until after 7 months, and it took another 2 months for him to be comfortable with it. Restaurant highchairs were no good for him (neither were shopping carts). This kept him supported and sitting up when his sitting was still emerging, after he outgrew his infant carrier. I keep it in my trunk, so I never have to worry about whether there'll be a highchair available. (You do need to strap it to a chair, obviously, not a booth.) There's even a little pouch to keep table toppers and bibs. It's not looking too good these days, with food smears on it, but it doesn't smell, so who cares? I once used it in the back of a shopping cart, when I had my neice in the cart seat.

I didn't register for this item, but ended up receiving it from a friend. She must have known how much I would end up liking it! We've used it to go out to dinner and my daughter will sit in it for the whole meal. It is much better than those wooden high chairs that most restaurants have. It sets up and folds up very easily and is very lightweight. I highly recommend this item!