Customer Reviews

Evenflo Discovery 5 Infant Car Seat, Confetti Aruba

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(7)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Just bought this car seat a few weeks ago for our daughter who came home from the hospital almost a month after she was born due to a heart condition that required her to have open heart surgery at a week old. As far as car seats go, this one is amazing. Not only is it adorable, durable and easy to hold, but it makes me feel so much better to have her in a car seat that doesn't jostle her when we are walking or driving thanks to all the padding and sturdy design. For a delicate baby like ours, or any baby for that matter, this is perfect.

This seat was purchased for us from our registry. I had shopped for seats since finding out we were pregnant. The weight of this seat and the shape of the handle and of course the color sold us. We have used this seat(without the base) once or twice a week for three months. Took it apart to clean spit up and discovered lots of stress marks in the plastic. This is a brand new car seat, but appears that it has been through a lot. I posted pictures and notes. I have always loved the evenflo discovery and was so excited to get this one for MY baby (have used evenflo discovery in the past with nieces and friend's babies). So disappointed. I guess the quality is not what it used to be.
UPDATE 6/23/2011:
I wrote the evenflo company and received a response stating that all the white "stress marks" are simply discolorations from uneven temperatures in the plastic and coloring agent during the molding process. I do not believe that ALL of the white spots are simple discolorations, however, I decided to update the review to give them the benefit of the doubt.

This has been a great car seat for our little girl & the price sure did help this out; however, the harness straps are a bit difficult to get tight enough on her body. I'm sure over time these will get less stiff & easier to tighten, but with a newborn a person wants to be extra gentle anyway.

This looks sooo cute in person! It also seems really comfortable. We bought a support cushion to put into this car seat to make it more comfortable for baby but it's already surprisingly cushy! Anyway, aside from comfort and looks, it also seems very sturdy. It seems to be well made and secure with great instructions. So long as you follow the instructions exactly as you are supposed to, it seems to be very secure and solid. The handle is awesome! Definitely a plus if you intend to carry this thing around at all. Also, I was not aware that this item CAME WITH the convenient base! I was considering ordering it so I'm glad I didn't! What a great deal! The base alone is $20 if purchased separately! One reviewer here complained that the front is too difficult to unlatch from the base and I would just like to say that while it does seem to like to hang onto it a little bit, you just have to tilt it at the right angle to get it off and I would MUCH rather that that front clip do its job a little too well than not hang onto it well enough, y'know?? It's there for safety, it's got to have a good latch on it. So I'm happy with that, personally. Seems like you just have to pull it off correctly if you want it to let go. Which, of course, involves tilting the car seat forward to a reasonable degree. Another complaint I've read is that the top straps are SO difficult to tighten or loosen from the back. Well, I disagree. There are two lever-like button things in the back right where you pull the straps tighter or loosen them and you HAVE to push on those in order to release the straps for tightening or loosening. If you don't, yeah, it's a lot harder to get them to move. But of course it is. That's why those things are there - to keep the straps secured in place. If you read the directions, it explains all of this very clearly. I had no problem loosening or tightening the straps while using that feature. I also didn't know that the seat comes with a metal clip if you need one for your particular type of car. It's snapped into little clips on the seat underneath in case you need it, where the directions are also kept. Another bonus - I didn't realize that the seat came with a little adjustable, removable awning! Very, very cute! I also love that the cover is removable for easy cleaning and appears to be made from a good material for messy little babies. I couldn't be happier with this car seat. And I couldn't imagine thinking that it's too feminine for a boy, BTW! Or too masculine for a girl, for that matter. It's an aqua color with little white, blue and green dots. I would consider this seat perfectly unisex and perfectly adorable! :) Highly recommended!

This car seat is so cute and perfect for my first baby girl. The bases for this car seat are around $30, so I bought one for my husband and baby sitter. Also, I got another car seat just like this one at Wal-mart in a different color. All the car seats and bases are interchangeable.

The straps are very easy to adjust, and if you use the latch system, the car seat is easy to install. I just drove my car to the fire department and they installed it for free.

This carseat is great!! I have recieved so many complements on it. It is easy to adjust the straps and take apart for cleaning. It meets all safety requirements and has a very easy to use base. Would deffinetly recommend to anyone needing a car seat.

We just love this car seat. The bright color, while not necessary, is a great addition to the usual ho-hum car seat fabrics. This is lightweight and easy to use. Easy to install. Belts are easy to fasten even when baby is squirmy. The sun/rain shade is a bit of a pain because it doesn't stay in one spot; it moves around when you are putting the seat into/out of the car. Otherwise a great product overall.

Very pretty bright colors easy to clean got compliments every time out. Very comfortable and roomy hate he out grew it don't want to give away. Color fits a girl & boys giving mines to niece she loves it also. Light weight easy to carry and fits easy in car secure straps. and snap on shopping carts.

Works well, easy to carry. This was cheaper online then in my local area stores. would by from them again

I bought this along with the Evenflo - Discovery 5 Infant Car Seat, Pink Pearls as I am expecting boy/girl twins next month. I really like this car seat, however, the color is very misleading. To me, in the picture, it looks like it is mostly blue with green and white polka dots. In person, it is a teal color with different colored green polka dots. My five year old said "that can't be for Charlie because it is a girl's one". I feel that it will still work, and we have a blue JJ Cole bundle me that still will look good with it, but wish it were more like the coloring I see online.

with that being said, I like the design of it (previously used Graco Snugride and BabyTrend car seats). It seems to be light...and comfortable....our 22 month old climbed right in and loved it.

Can't wait to see how it looks with its pink counterpart!

Also, planning on using these with the BabyTrend Double Snap-N-Go stroller.