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hkchoichoi
20 yrs ago
PM MdmButterfly
She is based in Taiwan and will be able to help you.
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www.lenoirphoto.com/joeysafe
I bought one - it's great.
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Hey i just got something that looks better than the joeysafe not sure if they sell it in HK but here are the detials of it.
Saftey 1st Tote'n'Go DX
http://www.safety1st.com/product.asp?productID=565
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Thanks Perthites, that one looks much better! I have the Joeysafe and have not been impressed (very awkward to put on and does not feel secure). Where does the seatbelt strap through on the Tote'n'GO? Thanks again for the recommendation.
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Dora the seatbelt goes thru the back of the tote 'n' go. It also comes with an extra clip to lock the retactable seatbelts.
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Thanks - will get 2 of them! Finally, an invention that might make travel with children easier!!!!!
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Do they sell them in HK? They sell them here in s'pore at a shop in Paragon called First Years on the 5th floor
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Have not seen them in HK, but will look in London or my husband travels a lot, so he can pick them up in Singapore (thanks for the details) or in the US.
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no worries hope you find one soon.
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Perthites,
this thing looks great but from what age onwards as i noticed it is forward facing, not rear facing as recommended for infants? and is it portable, as in size wise (can see it weighs very little)!
thanks!
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yes from 9kgs -18kgs. fits in bottom of pram basket
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fits in bottom of pram basket, sounds like a dream come true! i must make a trip to paragon soon!
although my bub won't be able to use it asap since he's still some way from 9kg!
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I wouldn't use it even then unless he is sitting upright by himself.
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no, he sits up with help but not by himself yet....nevertheless this product is definitely useful for when he is older...
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crj
19 yrs ago
Perthites,
Do you still use the ToteNGo?
Is it easy to get on the baby?
Do you have to put it over their head?
Thanks
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crj
19 yrs ago
Joshmomm - that was the exact review that made me ask Perthites her experience!! ha ha
Hopefully Perthites and Dora reply.
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perthites is off to australia (based on her latest posts) this morning so you'll probably need to wait for her to reply!
i think we'll need one of these too. the baby cannot sit still on my lap and keeps trying to eat the unused seatbelts!!
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Sorry, never managed to get hold of Tote 'n' Go, so cannot compare. Still not crazy about Joeysafe for my toddler, as he will not keep still. More confident that my daughter would be safer in it, but still lugging car seats around until I find something better. Sorry not to have been of more help.
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We have a joeysafe and I'm not impressed. It's difficult to put on and my toddler is still squirmy in it.
However, check out www.sitnstroll.com This is a great product for taxis, planes and simple strolling (IFC/airport/etc...) We have used ours around the world. It does take a bit of muscle to drop/raise wheels if your child is sitting in it, but otherwise it's been a good product for us. If you purchase in US, ship it through the post office with tracking/insurance, that's cheapest way. Good luck.
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The Joeysafe works very well for us - yes, it's a bit fiddly to put on, but nothing compared with lugging a car seat around. And worth it for the safety of my son.
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Agree with ainotna - I have the joeysafe and it serves a very good purpose in HK. Ideal for travelling in taxis with kids when you have no car seat. Better than sitting with child on your lap using one seatbelt over the two of you - so unsafe.
The joeysafe can be used with child on your lap, or using their own seatbelt, but you need to pull straps tight once they're sat in car. Nothing beats a real carseat though. We ordered ours from the US and it was delivered pretty quickly.
The key with both of these seems to be getting the kids used to them early. It's a bit of a fiddle but you get used to it. We leave our son in his if just going out to the shops or for a quick visit. He's so used to it he doesn't complain and just steps into it.
good luck
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mrsl
19 yrs ago
I have to agree with nyc schatzi. I think our Joeysafes are very disappointing. For our 4 year old, it is better than nothing, as she sits still. However, our toddler wriggles like crazy and I cannot begin to imagine what would happen on impact! So back to the car seats until someone comes up with something better......
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This reply is probably WAY to late for those who asked, but we've finally been able to compare the Joeysafe and Tote n Go. Although neither compares to a car seat, both beat depending on a seatbelt alone.
To cut a long story short, we prefer the Tote 'n' Go. It has a hard back (rather than just a little loop on the Joeysafe) and the seat belt feels much more secure when threaded through it. Once it is adjusted to your child's size, it is much easier to use. The children felt more stable in them when seated in the car (in the Joeysafe, they seem to rock all over the place). The only downside compared to the Joeysafe is that the Tote N Go is heavier, due to the hard back, bulkier (will not fit in a handbag) but MUCH lighter than car seats for taxi outings.
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hi dora!
we just purchased the joeysafe last week but haven't had a chance to try it out yet. our dry run at home has been pretty disastrous so far, my kid screams when i try to put it. ah the joy...
anyway will try it out soon in a cab and share my experience!
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crj
19 yrs ago
Hi
We have the Joeysafe now, and while as everyone says, it is not perfect, it is a great alternative to a car seat for taxis.
I have found two things that help:
1. Put it on at home, adjust it, and don't take it off again until we are back home.
2. I sit in the back with baby, and baby is on my lap/in between my legs, with seatbelt attached to the Joeysafe. Our baby is only 14 months, and much much too small to sit in the back alone in the Joeysafe.
I think the TotenGo looks nice for all the reasons Dora said, but we have the Joeysafe, and are happy to have it.
So far it has saved us twice where the alternative was nothing - once was when a friend offered to pick us up to go to out and another time was an emergency trip to the doctor.
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Don't worry Wheelymate, they adjust to it quickly. Cannot say the same for fathers though! We have our Joeysafes almost a year, and my husband still has not got the hang of them. The same can be said for carseats though - whenever we rent a car, I have to install the carseats. It must be the only area on which i am the technical expert!
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dora,
re: carseats and husbands...same situation here, as with the steriliser, folding our pushchair (a one hand fold model), the list goes on and feeding my son.....it was UK mummy's day yesterday and daddy was very nice to get up for kid...although he fed my child cold readybrek instead of warming it up in the microwave...yum!!! :)
crj, my friend told me it's much safer to seat the child on his own with joeysafe instead of having him on your lap with joeysafe - true or not?
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crj
19 yrs ago
WM - When I tried him on his own, he was thrown about too much - there was no way to make the belt super tight. So I felt it safest to be with me rather than to be thrown around (and I don't mean a little bit with HK roads and taxis)
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ah i guess i'll find out for myself soon - my guy is tiny, only 9kg at age one (triple his birthweight so not worried) so i reckon the joeysafe might not secure him that well if sitting on his own.
seriously though, i am nervous about using it because the cab drivers in singapore are generally quite impatient. they zoom off even before you have your safety belt on. that said, too bad for them - my boy is super wriggly in cabs these days he needs to learn how to sit still in a moving vehicle. funny thing is he's wonderful on buses!! :)
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WM, you'd hate the cabs in HK then! I LOVE Singaporean drivers by comparison. Those lovely clean Mercedes, drivers who understand me (I admit it is e who's at fault for not speaking Cantonese) and those who do not make me car sick. I seldom use cabs here, as I usually drive (which is why it's taken so long to try out the Tote 'n' Go); but the first time I ever got travel sick was being whisked around bends to the Matilda.
Once you've secured it on the child, the Joeysafe only takes a minute to attach to a seatbelt - much faster than a baby seat. Crj, we are like you, once the harnesses are on, they do not come off until we are back at the hotel. Led to quite a lot of pointing and staring on our last trip to Beijing!!
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