A lot of the complaints are silly
Before I purchased this seat I read-over all the reviews. Upon receiving the seat I messed around with it quite a bit to "test" the most common complaints. There are a few funny quirks with it but I think a majority of the complaints are due to improper use or unrealistic expectations. This seat is the best bath seat on the market; the only legitimate "issues" it has are issues that would be shared with most any bath seat because of the general nature of restraining a floating child. I'm going to addess the most common complaints based on my experience.
1. The seat can float and it moves or doesn't stick: Well sort of. If you stick the seat to the tub and then fill the tub with water it traps air under the seat which can break the force of the suction cups and make the seat float. However if you partially fill the tub before putting the seat in you trap much less air underneath and it sticks just fine. Once the air is out the seat barely moves at all. If you push firmly on the seat you can get it to slide a little but that's kind of how suction cups operate when they are wet. I don't think the movement is worth the worry; my 2-yr old braced himself on the seat to stand up and it didn't move.
2. The plastic is hard and cuts into the skin leaving marks: There are no sharp edges on this seat and it doesn't really dig into the skin. The one issue I did see is that the leg openings in the t-bar are small and designed to securely hold the lower thigh or knee. If the baby is sitting all the way back in the seat with his back pressed against the back-rest portion this is not an issue. BUT as anyone with an infant can attest a baby's bottom wants to float/slide forward. My son ended up with his chunky thighs squeezed in there because he wouldn't sit back in the seat. It was tight fit as my son is 20lbs and he did end up with red marks on his legs. This bothered me however he could have cared less. He was so happy "free-sitting" in the water that he didn't seem to notice the tight fit. Also I think it's important to realize that the seat is a restraint designed to keep a very buoyant baby from floating or tipping over. Please tell me what seat restraint wouldn't leave some red marks? Or what design would prevent the baby from sliding forward?
3. The suction cups break off: This is the most ridiculous complaint that I read. First of all the cups are SCREWED to the bottom of the seat. Like with metal screws. I'm sure if you just grabbed the seat and ripped it out of the tub you *might* be able to tear the suction cups off. However I think we all know you aren't supposed to remove suction cups that way. The seat has four large cups each with an easily-accessable release strip. If you pull on each strip the suction cups pop right off.
4. The T-bar locks are difficult to operate: Freshly out of the box these latches are incredibly difficult to slide. I was anticipating a huge struggle when it came time to get my son out of the tub. However I discovered the that latches slide so much easier once they are wet. It's still slightly awkward to unlatch because of the angle but not impossible or overly aggravating. And honestly I would rather have the latches be a little tight then have them pop open on their own.
Bottom line: This seat makes bath time soooo much easier and is well worth the purchase (BTW I got it for $15 less at Wal-Mart). Four stars only because the locks are a little annoying.More detail ...
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