Customer Reviews

Ginsey Dora Soft Potty Seat

5 star:		(22)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(10)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(14)

 

 

My three year old son started training a year ago, on a stand alone potty.

The thing was good for when he was little, and a potty novice, but now its more trouble than its worth. We purchased this seat when he was 2 1/2 (SpongeBob, he LOVES Spongebob!)

PROS

- Its not overly expensive

- Comfortable to sit on for any ellapsed amount of time

- Has SpongeBob on it, this could be a disstraction, but it makes my son want to go more!

- Easy for a toddler to remove his/herself, and trust me this is a BIG deal to them! (with a stand alone they want to dump the contents, which never fails to leave a mess!)

- The splash gaurd is rather flimsy, so I attached a piece of velcro to the side that would touch the potty, and another to the part of the potty where the guard attaches. It is still removable, but not flimsy. Its also high enough to catch everything

- Its lightweight, easy for me or my son to carry.

- Easy to store, right on the side of the potty, and also easy for him to put on himself!

- Fits my oddly shaped toilet seats well.

CONS

- The seat is cushy and comfortable, but ours recently tore, and the rips hurt and annoy him, so I am now purchasing another from Amazon as I cannot find the SpongeBob one in stores.

- Its hard to find, I could only find Elmo (he LOVES elmo, but he thinks SpongeBob is a big boy show, and Elmos a baby show, he wants to be a big boy on the potty)

- The vinyl sticks to his bottom, and sometimes he wont get off because hes afraid of the sting when he gets up.

All in all I wish we would have used the SpongeBob seat from the start! Its so easy to use, and simple (eww, stand alones are kinda gross) and I defiantly plan to keep this seat around for my 5 month old son, but purchasing another one, with another charecter will be possible. I reccomend everyone to use this potty, kids love em', and you wont miss the mess!

I chose this seat because the package states that it works for both standard and elongated toilets, but it definitely does not work for the elongated toilet seats. It slips around a lot and has dumped my child into the toilet on more than one occasion--and we've only had the seat for 1 day. We'll be a long time getting past those scares.

It also seems generally flimsy and easily bent. The ring underneath is screwed on and there are lots of ridges and gaps, so I predict it will be hard to keep clean. Very disappointing. If I can return this thing, I will. Don't waste your money.

I bought this potty seat for my daughter and I took into consideration that this was supposed to fit regular and elongated toilets. The second I put my daughter on it she nearly fell into the toilet! The seat is not very stable and as far as being able to go on most toilets, that is a lie. My toilet seat is as regular as they come and it still falls through. A waste of money and a safety hazard!

I bought this for my daughter to use at her Nana's house. Nana's bathroom is really tiny and this little insert fits nicely under the sink. My daughter ADORES Dora so this was the perfect thing to get her. Sometimes she gets distracted looking at the pictures though. Very cushy, and light. My not quite 2 year old can put it up on the big girl toilet all by herself. Good value for the money.

I bought this seat so that my son would have an easier time aiming into the toilet. However, the pee cup only makes it more difficult. It does absolutely nothing to catch the stream, and instead provides even less room for him to aim down while sitting on the seat. The seats that have a tall, narrow cup are much better. I'm not sure who this seat is designed for.

On the plus side, we've had no problems with this seat staying firmly on the toilet.

I have the Diego and the Disney cars seat for my twin boys and would not recommend the diego toilet seat for boys as the cover that makes sure the penis goes into the toilet is not big enough cover. I like the cushion and handles though. I would rather recommend the Disney car toilet seat with a larger potty cover for peepee.

My daughter loves the seat because it's Dora, and it works OK. Doesn't fit on our toilet well. It slips and moves around.

My daughter liked the seat she had (Primo Ducka) but really wanted a seat with handles for pooping. This little seat seemed to fit the bill and was cheap enough that I didn't mind buying another seat.

Yes, it "fits" elongated toilets. But there is nothing to keep it from sliding around on the longer toilet seat underneath it - no clamps, no pegs, no rubber feet, nothing! Every time my daughter tried to sit down, the seat would slide 4 inches backwards - landing her on the pee guard. If I start with the little seat as far back as possible, it's too far for her to get on without help (she's nearly 3!) and once on, her feet don't touch her fairly tall step stool. It needs to be at the front of the toilet seat but it won't stay there. So I have to be with her to hold it in place so she can climb on. Not a problem if you are starting out - you need to be with your child - but this is a problem if your child knows how to use the potty and wants to express her independence and "do it herself".

Once she is sitting with the seat in the proper place, the biggest complaint starts. This thing collects pee. The little pee guard is pointless. From what I've seen pee guards are needed by some kids, not by others - regardless of sex. My daughter needs one - a decent one. This one just deflects her pee all over the seat, the floor, her pants, her shoes. In short, a drippy, nasty mess that has to be cleaned every time it is used with extra laundry. I shudder to think of the muck that is accumulating in the foam under the vinyl.

She wanted one with handles. Fine. I've added two simple drawer pull knobs to our Primo Ducka potty seat. She's pleased. This piece of junk went in the trash.

i just bought this for my 2 1/2 year old son. it slides ALL over the place on my elongated toilet and the pee catcher cup is WAY too short so it wont even catch the stream unless he leans way forward and hangs over the toilet. im taking this back tomorrow and i will definitely be ordering the lightning mcqueen one with the larger pee catcher cup!

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My daughter loves Dora so I bought this one for her. It is nice one but the little thing on the front for boys could not been removed. I am really careful to get her off the seat after each time use. And it seems does not bother her. Still use it and like it.