SafeFit Safe 'N Secure Shopping Cart Safety Seat Review

Just before HRH turned one, trips to the grocery store became so difficult I considered ordering all our food on the internet until she enrolled in kindergarten. When I saw this simple harness at Babies 'r' Us, I tossed it in the cart because it was inexpensive and had a five-point harness. This seemed like just the thing to keep her safely harnessed in a shopping cart, and maybe even entertain her a little.

This seat cover folds up to about the size of a greeting card and kept my daughter away from the grossest parts of a shopping cart, which are the handlebar and the straps. Since the harness goes over the child's shoulders and between her legs, she can't stand up or twist her body around in the seat. HRH must have been comfortable because she didn't struggle to get out. When we were shopping in a store with free samples, I often let her eat them, and everything wiped off the slick, non-absorbent material.

There are a few problems you should be aware of before buying. Unfortunately, the handlebar cover will not stretch out far enough to fit an oversized shopping cart, and we do a lot of shopping at Costco. The harness still works if you leave the handlebar cover off, but then you have that dirty handlebar right at your child's fingertips. The sides of the shopping part are still exposed when using this, and to some moms that is a total deal breaker. There is no cushioning in this and the fabric is not very cozy, so using this safety seat isn't any more comfortable for the baby than using nothing. Personally, I wasn't interested in paying upwards of one hundred dollars to carry an enormous, quilted shopping cart cover that would drape over the whole seating area. These items are popular, though, so obviously many moms will settle for nothing less.

I'd recommend this to anyone with a child between six months and three years who isn't always an angel in the shopping cart. If you are considering buying a shopping cart cover, ask yourself first if this simpler product might solve the problems that bother you most. If your goal is not to move your baby around in a germ-free nest of Dreft scented softness, this is a great option that has worked out very well for me.