Customer Reviews

Evenflo Discovery 5 Infant Car Seat, Confetti Aruba

5 star:		(15)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

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 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 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 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!

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.

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 car seat did not meet my expectations for my child's safety. The seat was very light, which is good for carrying, but seemed somewhat flimsy compared to other seats as far as safety is concerned. I did not feel confident this wold protect my child in the event of a car crash. I thought the handle shape would make it easier to carry, but in fact made it more difficult for me. The latch that holds the seat into the base was very rough and jarred the entire seat every time I put it in or took it out of the base. So every time I moved the seat, I woke up the baby. Also, the area in front where it latches into the base was very rough plastic and when out of the base, it scratched my baby's feet if I wasn't extremely careful. I had to keep a blanket under his feet all the time. Also, the seat was high profile than others and would not fit well into a small vehicle - it took up quite a lot of space in my minivan without giving baby any more room. The only plus - the cover is thick and well padded, as well as the finish of the cloth repels water a bit while still being breathable.

This is our fourth baby out of seven children, so we have used several different infant car seats over the years. When I first opened the box, I noticed how cheap the fabric of this seat is. It is very similar to the feel of chintzy outdoor furniture and is rather stiff. There is almost NO padding in this car seat compared to similar infant car seats. We will have to purchase polyester batting to go under the cover in the back or our baby will continue to be VERY uncomfortable in this seat with her little backbone up against the ultra-hard styrofoam. I don't understand how one reviewer said that this was a very cushy car seat?? Also, for a 6-pound baby, the straps cut into the sides of her neck, so we'll be needing some strap covers, which we have never had to purchase for any of our other children.
The straps were super-easy to adjust from one set of holes to the next, and also to adjust the length of, but the interval between the holes is just a little bit too long. The lowest setting is too low, even for a small newborn, and the next setting is simply too high, even for an average newborn. I can't understand why they have the lowest setting where it is, because it's too low even for our daughter's 15-inch doll! Our last infant seat had 4 settings, which was perfect. This seat leaves a lot to be desired...

The canopy is cute and does the job it is expected to do, the seat is very easy to latch and unlatch out of the base to get it in/out of our 12-passenger van. The handle is basic and easy to carry. The color is adorable and very unique compared to most infant car seats out there, but I really dislike the feel of the cover because of the cheap fabric used. Overall, I would not recommend this car seat to a friend, and I'm on the fence as to whether I should return it or not.

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.

This car seat has worked very well for us. The design of the handle makes it easy to carry. We never had any issues with adjusting the straps nor with attaching the seat to the base, and I felt good about the safety ratings as well as the price. For the person that purchased the seat for their 25lb baby and gave it a 1 star review: This car seat is made only for babies to sit rear-facing 5-22lb!