Some Graco strollers have a safety issue which needs a fix to protect your kids. If you go to the Graco website you can see how to get that “fix” if you need one. But I wouldn’t bother. I have one of the affected strollers as shown below:

So I ordered the hinge covers, as is required to make the hinges more safe. I received them in the mail very quickly and I installed them today as per the instructions that was included. They didn’t seem to fit correctly so I watched the install video here. I have the covers installed correctly but now I can’t open my canopy and when I fold the stroller the velcro comes undone so each time I unfold the stroller I will need to re-attach the cover!!! This is not a good fix at all. I don’t plan to use it since it will be of a hassle than it is worth. I have used that stroller for over 4 years and never has a finger gotten anywhere near the hinge so now I will just keep a good eye on my children’s fingers.

This safety issue is not going to stop me from using Graco products in the future or recommend them. They have about 75% less recalls than Evenflow has, which is a brand I will NEVER buy!

See larger image Graco Quattro Tour Deluxe Stroller, Zurich (Baby Product) List Price: $159.99 USD New From: $158.96 In Stock Release date October 7, 2008.

As you may already know, from previous posts, I bought my son a Leapster 2 for Christmas. I also bought him one game, but as an extra bonus I got him another game for 100% free!

How? Well it started with Amazon having a sale where the game was just $9.95. That was a great deal but I had no money. I then remembered that Opinion Outpost offers Amazon Giftcards as rewards (you can chose an amazon giftcard over cash, which is mailed in the form of a check). So I go to Opinion Outpost and find that I have enough cash available. I request a $10 Amazon giftcard and a few minutes later I get an email with the giftcard info! So I go to Amazon and use the giftcard! Fantastic!!!

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What do you think of product reviews on blogs? I’ve just been getting into reading/viewing them. I think they can be a great way of learning about a new product. I was thinking about posting my own reviews on the blog. It wouldn’t be anything regular, just when I experience a really great or really horrible product.

Anyway I have joined two sites that will give me products to review. SheSpeaks and Expo. At both I can get free items to try and review about. At Expo I already got myself a $15 Amazon Gift Card which I used for Christmas shopping.