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No high chair is going to keep your baby from throwing food on the floor, but some high chairs can make mealtimes more pleasant than others. There are chairs with a reclining back, a built-in toy, wheels and what have you. With so many models - how will you know what to spend your money on? This Choozza helps you choose the high chair that is right for your needs.
What's the perfect choice for you?
Last updated by Nimo, on 21/7/09
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Graco Contempo This sleek and stylish yet functional high chair is a great choice for parents who need a space saver high chair that can fold up extremely slim. The Graco Contempo High Chair folds significantly slimmer. When folded it stands upright on its own and can easily fit in narrow spaces such as your pantry, broom closet or even next to your fridge. When open, this high chair is very easy to use and clean, and has convenient features such as 6 height adjustment and 3 one-hand seat recline positions, premium padded leatherette seat that is a snap to wipe clean (chair also comes with an extra fabric cover), dishwasher-safe pull-out tray insert, etc. And it comes fully assembled, so can be used straight out of the box. This high chair is intended for use with child up to 3 years of age, not to exceed 40 lbs (18 kg). |
Safety 1st Vineland Safety 1st's Vineland solid wood high chair is designed to fit in dining rooms of all styles. It has a classic, wooden look with pleasantly polished cherry finish and a machine-washable, removable seat pad to match. The food tray is plastic, which makes sense as it is a lot easier to clean than wood. It is adjustable and has four positions and a one-hand release mechanism with a special safety feature to prevent your baby from kicking it off. When the tray is removed, the chair remains with a fixed snack tray for desserts. The chair has a three point harness system, and is quite stable on its sturdy wooden legs without being too bulky. All in all, this is a pretty good high chair for babies who can sit on their own. |
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Style: Today's high chairs come in many designs, patterns and colors. Some have cheerful, vibrant colors and cute prints, others have a chic, modern design that can blend with your dining room d?cor. |
The Graco Contempo has a contemporary, sleek and stylish design, and it comes in a variety of modern patterns and more neutral colors. |
The Vineland looks very attractive with its elegant, rich, dark wood finish,
The wood and the seat pad both look quite good and are of natural, neutral colors.
The colors make the chair blend nicely in almost any dining room, regardless of the
wall or dining table colors. Unlike many other high chairs, that always look 'baby-ish',
the Vineland becomes almost like a real piece of furniture. When you first lay your eyes on the Vineland it looks a little too bulky. This feeling goes away once you get used to the high chair. When you start using it, you'll find that when it's pulled up towards the table, it is like any other chair - only more sturdy. The Vineland is not perfect in terms of style. Like many types of wooden furniture, the high chair's wood is soft and may scratch easily. Additionally, some buyers complained that the chair's colors are not exactly as asvertised. The seat pad and removable tray are neutral cream color,unlike in some of the photos. |
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Entertainment for Baby: How do you keep your child busy, happy and most of all - out of your way, when you are fixing their meals or cleaning their post-meal mess? Some high chairs offer an integrated solution. |
The Graco Contempo doesn't come with any toys. You can purchase toys separately from Graco's Mix n' Match series. |
The Vineland does not have any toys or something similar to entertain your baby when sitting with no food. |
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Ease of Set-up: How easy will it be for you to assemble the high chair you just bought? |
One of the highlights of this product is that it comes fully assembled and can be used straight out of the box. |
The Vineland requires a little assembly after you buy it, and it is sold with clear instructions
and all the tools you need. While this is a very sturdy high chair, it is still a breeze to set up. You will usually need 5 to 10 minutes to assemble the chair, and most buyers report that they had no problem whatsoever with it. The only problem you may encounter with the Vineland's set up is a slight wobble to the chair after assembly is complete. Watch out for this as you put it together and you'll be fine. |
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Ease of Use: As parents, we don't only wish to make mealtime an enjoyable experience for our children, but also to minimize the hassle and mealtime madness. An easy-to-use high chair can help us achieve that. |
This high chair gets very good reviews on its ease of use. The 6 height levels allow you to have your baby at table height or at your level. The easy to use recline provides body support for infants and a comfortable position for feeding or an after-meal bottle or nap. There is also a soft infant head support, for extra comfort. The double tray is an advantage. You can use both the snap-on top tray and the bottom one. The 5-point harness is also very easy to use and designed for quick removal of the baby when the harness is unsnapped. There are excellent reviews from parents on the recline feature, the height adjustment mechanism, and the overall ease of use of the Graco Contempo. According to reviews the wheels are easy to roll, although may be squeaky sometimes. Very few reviews mentioned any problem with the castors (wheels) locking system. Some reviewers mentioned that it may be too easy for toddlers to pull up the top tray and spill food. Also the un-adjustable footrest is not very functional. |
The Vineland is usually easy and reliable. It is very sturdy and does not topple over easily like some other high chairs. However, it is not adjustable for up or down reclining, and the back of the chair is at amost a 90 degrees angle. This makes the Vineland not very suitable for young children who can not sit on their own. The food tray has four adjustments and a guard that will not allow a child to put his feet into the tray's adjustment handle. This ensures that your baby will not accidently remove the tray while eating. The food tray fits well on the chair, and can be adjusted so it is closer or further away from the baby. It is usually quite easy to pull out for cleaning, but doing it single-handedly - while holding your baby - may prove a little difficult. The three-point harness is confusing for some parents, and may seem low quality. These seem to be isolated incidents and not a recurring issue with the chair. The seat pad is a little on the thin side, and some parents commented that it could be a little thicker. However, you need to remember that this is a chair for baby, and the thin cushion is probably enough. The seat is attached with velcros, and is easily removable for cleaning. The Vineland's base is not much broader than its top, meaning that there is ample leg room around it for when you need to put your baby in or take her out of the chair. You don't have to stoop to do it like with some of the other high chairs. |
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Ease of Clean: After every good meal comes the cleaning-up. With mashed food, spilled drinks and grubby hands everywhere within your child's reach and beyond, cleaning can be a dreadful chore, or a piece-of-cake. How easy will it be to get this high chair clean of the post-meal mess? |
The Graco Contempo is easy to clean, with features like a dishwasher-safe pull-out tray insert (some versions come with 2 insert trays), and easy to wipe-off base tray, quality machine-washable upholstery and a spare seat cover. According to reviews, the removable seat pad is easily wiped clean and can be machine-washed separately. Some parents commented that it is a bit difficult to get the cover off for washing and to put it back on again. Also, the extra seat cover provided is fabric, rather than vinyl. Food can sometimes get caught between the trays, which means the base tray needs to be wiped-clean because it doesn't fit in standard dishwashers. The straps are not removable and cannot be washed in a dishwasher or washing machine, just wiped clean. |
The vineland is not an easy to clean high chair.
The seat cushion is cloth, so not so easy to wipe down like the vinyl ones. This means that more
washings are required for cleaning, especially if your child is a messy eater. The removable tray is dishwasher safe, so in theory, you can wash it with your other dishes, saving time. In practice, the way the chair's trays snap on to the chair and on top of each other, makes it harder to clean than you would expect. |
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Ease of Storage: How easy will it be to store this high chair when not in use, and where can you stash it? |
One of the highlights of this high chair is that it is a super space saver. It is very compact, stands upright on its own (no need to lay against a wall), and fits where other highchairs don't. According to reviews it folds remarkably flat and when folded, can easily fit in a pantry or broom closet of even be slid next to the fridge. |
The Vineland doesn't fold neatly away like some of the other baby high chairs. Rather, you'll find it is quite sturdy, but not as big as you'd expect it to be. In fact, the Vineland is comfortable enough to store without folding, as it doesn't take up a lot of space. Its modest size is a good fit even in a small apartment kitchen. |