Epinions Recent Reviews for jmmatlock

Fantastic Big Kid Booster..if it doesn't fall down

Sun, 14 Oct 2007 14:27:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - We purchased the Graco Air Booster for my oldest son in June 2007. He had been using the Graco Turbo Booster but it was way to short in the legs for him and he complained that it was making his feet fall asleep. We went to several stores and...

AZ Technolgies Tightride: Tight-Ride may be the last ride...

Mon, 2 Jun 2003 11:32:55 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - Any product that does not come with your car seat or vehicle is considered an "aftermarket" product. It is never recommended that you use anything extra with your car seat without the express consent of the car seat manufacturer. Here are the...

Mighty-Tite Car Seat Belt Tightener: Real life problems with Mighty-Tite...

Wed, 19 Feb 2003 17:06:20 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - 1. Mighty-Tite is misleading consumers with it's marketing.

Example 1: The Mighty-Tite website states that Mighty-Tite "has been successfully crash tested in accordance with FMVSS 213 crash testing procedures for a 60 lb child. In addition,...

Wanna take Advantage? (I do!)

Wed, 1 Aug 2001 21:53:49 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - I must be honest - I don't own this seat. I have played with it for endless hours (please forgive me, all you patient ladies at "Baby's Room"). I have tried it out in my car, tried it out with my son (sorry, Aaron, for making you sit in it for nearly...

Eddie Bauer Auto Booster: Proven unsafe in real life...who needs crash tests?

Wed, 31 Jan 2001 16:11:53 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - As much as I dislike the "Eddie Bauer" line of Cosco car seats (also known as "pay double the price of the regular seat for the colored fabric/shell" seats), I HATE this shield booster thousands times more. Or, to be more accurate, I am angry that this...

The "All-in-one" seat that doesn't do anything well...

Wed, 20 Sep 2000 12:29:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - "This is the only car seat your child will ever need." Maybe...if...

1. If your baby is large to begin with, because the harness won't fit until they are tall enough for their shoulders to be even with or above the lowest harness strap...

Fisher Price Safe Embrace Infant: I'll rate it...but can you find it?

Fri, 15 Sep 2000 01:18:10 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - Let me be clear - the Fisher Price Safe Embrace Infant Seat is one of the best - it just isn't made anymore. That's right, the FPSE infant seat is discontinued and has not been produced by Fisher Price since late 1998. The odds of finding a new one are...

Maxi-Cosi Priori: Meeting a Higher Standard...

Thu, 24 Aug 2000 15:16:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - Did you know that the United States has lower standards for child restraints than any other nation? Did you know that the US requires child restraints to only meet criteria in a Frontal Collision, and that child restraints aren't even tested for...

A big tipper...

Fri, 18 Aug 2000 00:41:01 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - Who is this fun for? Really? A stuffed animal is fun, yes, as a playmate, special toy, or tea party guest. But really, for a child who is bored with the two thousand, forty-eight point six toys they get for Christmas before the day is over, how long...

I just wanna understand why they buy them...

Thu, 17 Aug 2000 00:27:13 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - Okay, I'll be the first to admit that I live in an upper-middle-class area. Lots of SUVs and foreign (BMW) cars. And I feel a little out of place - like a little kid playing dress up or something. What does this have to do with Huggies? More than...

What a SAFE seat!!!

Mon, 8 May 2000 16:26:33 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - We bought this seat in December 1997 for our son who is now three. In two years, I've yet to find a better seat.

FP has designed a safe, easy to use, fairly inexpensive seat that installs easily and seems to be very comfortable. The safety...

Nothing like a toy that makes you doubt yourself...

Wed, 23 Feb 2000 19:28:52 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - After reading most of the reviews on this toy, I had to wonder what I was doing wrong. We received this as a present for our second baby and I took it out of the box, excited at all the descriptions of what it could do...and was unable to do them. I...

A jewel in the middle of cornfields...

Wed, 23 Feb 2000 18:54:41 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - If you want to go to a big, impersonal school, where the class sizes are so big, the teacher couldn't pick you out of a line-up, where the campus is spread out across many city blocks, and the atmosphere is themed "all for me, none for you",...

Not a babysitter, but a great way to entertain...

Wed, 23 Feb 2000 17:32:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - We didn't get one of these for our first child because I was worried that it might become something that we would overuse. I think that the potential is there, and you have to be very careful that you use it as one of many things to entertain baby, not...

This could be a lifesaver...

Wed, 23 Feb 2000 17:18:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - ...or another thing to trip over, depending on your child. We bought this for our first child, who never spent more than five minutes in it a day. He simply preferred to be down on the play mat we had. I had begun to think it was a waste of money and...

Nothing grand about it...

Tue, 25 Jan 2000 21:33:25 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - I wish I could sit down and talk to every person who even considers buying this booster. I'd tell them the stories of the kids who died when they were thrown from them in accidents. I'd demonstrate how the shield could cause injuries. I'd show how...

Family car? Apparently these enginners have never seen a a real family...

Mon, 3 Jan 2000 03:35:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - The Buick Century is being touted as the "Safe Family Car" for those who can't afford the luxury of a Lexus or Cadillac. It even has built-in tether anchors for your car seats. What they don't tell you is that your car seat may not fit in...

No Driver's License required...

Sat, 1 Jan 2000 16:57:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - V-tech toys are Terrific. This particular toy has been enjoyed by my son for over two years - and it never sat around collecting dust.

What he likes: Two different settings - one with words (fire engine, bus, etc.) and one with music (Skip...

Baby Stimulus, version one

Thu, 16 Dec 1999 05:01:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - Many people look at this and say "what a dumb toy...it just sits there". Well, so did the books we read while we were growing up. The thing is, I don't think this was designed to be a "toy" in the usual way - but to provide...

Light and Sounds Carrier Toy Bar: Great idea - BIG problem

Thu, 16 Dec 1999 04:47:23 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - The idea behind this toy is great: Entertain, stimulate and provide exercise for baby. The manufacturer neglected to think it through very well though. This is a toy designed to be put on the handle of an infant carrier. So how many parents are going...

Century Ovation 5-Point Harness System: The best of the bunch is not so great

Thu, 16 Dec 1999 04:36:35 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - Century designed three versions of the "Ovation" car seat: The T-shield, the overhead shield, and the five-point. I picked out the five-point simply because I knew that they were recommended as the safest type of harness. However, as...

The first and ONLY pregnancy book you'll need.

Sun, 12 Dec 1999 21:31:56 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - Everybody runs out to by "What to Expect When You're Expecting" when they're pregnant, thinking that it has all the answers they want and need to get through the next nine months. WRONG!!! This book does.

Glade B. Curtis is an...

Cosco Umbrella Stroller: I have a hunch...

Fri, 10 Dec 1999 20:12:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - Oh, wait. That would be my son - the hunchback - who got that way from riding in the stroller. LOL!

I have to admit that I love how easy it is to use this compared to the big, bulky, hard to steer, takes up lots of space, heavy Evenflo On...

Evenflo Playcrib: Have PlayCrib, Will Travel

Tue, 7 Dec 1999 00:08:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - We had the Evenflo Happy Camper for our first son and it was, shall we say, "mishandled" by the airlines and one of the side locks broke. Even though it wasn't technically their fault, Evenflo replaced it for free with their new Play Crib. I...

Swing into dreamland

Mon, 6 Dec 1999 23:49:35 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jmmatlock - I grew up babysitting kids in the crank type of swings and vowed I'd never purchase one. Just about the time baby was drifting off to sleep, the swing would wind down and need to be cranked again - waking baby and starting all over again. Graco has...