Flexible Flyer Wooden Baby Sleigh Product Review by ChristineMMASIN: B000050B0J
Full Retail Price: $75-$100
My Rating: 1 star out of 5 = I Hate It
Summary Statement: USELESS and DANGEROUS
We received this as a splurge gift from the grandparents. It LOOKS lovely and appears to be high quality however it is USELESS.
Neither of my babies (at sitting up independently stage) could not be pulled in the sled as the tugging of the rope caused the sled to tip backwards and dumped the babies out. DANGEROUS! I assumed it was due to their weight being too low.
I tried again in the toddler years when they were heavier and taller, thinking maybe then it would work but it didn’t work. It seemed stuck in the snow and would not pull. Then when we tugged harder or faster, again the sled tipped backward and dumped the child out!
I asked two friends about theirs (when I saw them being stored in their garages!) and was told they didn't work for them either, but they too were keeping them since they were gifts from the grandparents and were nice wooden objects; they felt guilty giving the ‘like new’ items away.
After allowing this lovely piece of woodworking to sit in my garage for twelve years I finally donated it to a thrift shop.
The most disappointing thing was this is not an inexpensive item and it is made by a reputable company FLEXIBLE FLYER yet it is completely USELESS and DANGEROUS!
There is a less beautiful, one piece solid plastic, brightly colored sled on the market for toddlers that actually glides in the snow and does not tip over, the PARICON 625 TODDLER BOGGAN
. Consider buying that one, it works and is safe. Someone gave us that as a hand-me-down and we used that with success.Disclosure: I was not paid to write this review. We received the wooden sled as a gift from a relative. We received the plastic sled as a hand-me-down. For my blog's full disclosure statement see the link near the top of my blog's sidebar.
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