The Evenflo Big Kid Booster Seat provides your child the comfort they need along with the adjustability for a great fit. The one hand full-body height adjustment allows the seat to grow with your child. Dual cup holders and pivoting armrests provide the added convenience. The back easily removes to become a no-back booster. The Evenflo Big Kid is recommended for children 30-100 pounds and up to 57" tall.
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I went to the store to buy the Graco Turbobooster for my daughter. When the Graco seat turned out to be a higher price than what I expected from my research, I looked at the other seats in the store and noticed that the Evenflo Big Kid seat was on sale for $29.50. The Evenflo had some features that the Graco did not. I'll summarize what I know of both seats here:
ReplyDelete1. Graco TB's armrests are fixed in place; Evenflo's rotate up and out of the way
2. Evenflo's armrests install at 2 different heights, which I love - some seats the armrests are impossibly high or low
3. Graco TB's cupholders are very shallow; Evenflo's are deep enough for drinks and supplies
4. Graco TB's lower price-point seats have no padding at all; Evenflo's has better padding for an even lower price
5. Graco TB reclines, but I think this is only useful if the seat where you install it actually reclines, as the back of the booster should be flush with the seat. Evenflo's does not recline.
6. Graco TB's back and seat do not connect to each other (the back pulls out immediately if you lift the seat). Evenflo's clicks together and releases easily, but not when you don't want it to.
7. Graco TB's seat gets taller by pulling the headrest up from the body, in essence making a long "neck" of the seat. Evenflo's seat gets taller by pulling the entire body up from the seat. Evenflo's design makes more sense to me, as in general when a person grows, their head stays relatively the same distance from their shoulders. Graco's seat, when fully extended, puts the shoulder molding of the seat way below where the child's actual shoulders would be when sitting in the seat.
Hope this helps in your selection. I was pretty surprised to not come home with the Graco I had researched, but I am very happy with my choice. My daughter loves it too.
We already owned two graco turboboosters with backs, which are also fine. However, we found that the evenflo big kid had a much better ease of use rating with the National Highway Transportation Safety administration. In addition, the seat has more padding and the dual cupholder/snack trays have great capacity for drinks, snacks, and rock collections.
ReplyDeleteThe kids love the seat!