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Cosco Alpha Omega Elite 3-in-1 Car Seat
Cosco Inc
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LATCH compatible. 5-point harness. 3-position front recline adjusts with 1 hand. Fold up armrests. Harness and headrest adjust together to never need rethreading.
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Customer Reviews
for Cosco Alpha Omega Elite 3-in-1 Car Seat --- Cosco Inc
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Wonderful carseat for the money
We purchased this 2 1/2 years ago for our daughter. With our second child on the way I will be purchasing another. Easy to install in all vehicles (and it has logged many of multi-state trip miles). Most of all our daughter can see around it, unlike the Eddie Bauer car seats that have huge wings on the sides not allowing the child to see around them.
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Pretty good car seat
This car seat is easy to use, and my baby likes it. The only thing I am not happy is the delivering company, GPS. The delivering guy didn't send the baggage on the scheduled time and left a wrong second-delivery message. I wasted a whole day waiting for the delivery. Besides, the baggage box is damaged, but luckily the car seat is still good.......
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Excellent Choice
Bought this for a grandchild and thought I'd have trouble installing it but managed just fine. It is luxurious looking and very soft and comfortable for the child. Saw almost the same one at the mall for double the price. We're very pleased
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Juju
This car seat is great!! It was very easy to install and very sturdy.
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It Has Everything, Watch the Instruction Video Included With Purchase!
I would purchase this carseat over and over again. I loved it. The straps are adjustable, my daughter was in this carseat from the time she came home from the hospital until 4 years old (then I had to get rid of it because we were in a car accident, we're fine). If I'd had the money to repurchase it, I would have. Oh and my daughter said "I'm O.K mom" immediately after the accident, which did $8,000 worth of damage to our minivan, it protected her beautifully. The head pillow is removable and the back shield of the carseat slides up and down for different heights. It also tilts and is the only carseat that my child has took road trips in without needing to get out due to being uncomfortable. If your vehicle has the space I would definintly buy this. The price is awesome, you can use this until they are no longer in carseats (up to 100 lbs.)
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Best Car Seat EVER!!!
We have purchased one of these car seats for each of our last three children and we LOVE it! It has a very secure harness and the latching system is one even the most nimble of toddlers cannot manage to get unfastened. This one was a gift to my soon to be neice or nephew, great shower gift.
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Great price but not the same as the one sold at Babys R us
I have been looking for a car seat for our 7 month old son and wanted to buy a car seat that will grow with him. I purchased the Cosco Alpha Omega Elite 3-in-1 Car Seat at Baby's R Us for $159.99. My cousin was looking for the same seat and found it here on Amazon for $89.99. I could not believe the price difference. In reading the reviews many mention it is the same as the one sold at Baby's R Us. So I ordered it from Amazon intending to return the one I bought for $159.99. I received the car seat yesterday. It looks similar has most the same features but one major difference. The $159.99 version Features EPP energy-absorbing foam which makes the seat much softer, yes it's a small difference and might not be worth $70.00. Also it is a different color and different model number then the Baby's R Us model. But I'm going to keep the one for $159.99 and give the other to a family member. I wanted to write this review to point out the difference so that anyone else wanting to buy this car seat knows that there is a difference between the two car seats. I do recommend this car seat just be aware for the differences.
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From an EMT's perspective
From a fire and EMS perspective, this chair is horrid in the rear facing position as far as installation goes. My husband just installed it this morning and he said if he encounters one in a vehicle accident he is cutting the car's seat belt to remove the chair knowing what he went through even without a kid in the seat.(EMS personnel don't remove the child from the seat, they remove the seat from the vehicle with the child in it)
He also said to start looking for a new car for him because he isn't moving the seat until it's time to put it facing front.
As far as performance, he thinks that this will be a good seat, if you can get it in your car without throwing it into traffic first.
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Great buy!
We had to move our 7 month old from his carrier type car seat as he grew out of it. We love this car seat so far. My husband took it out of the box and "played" with it, checking out how it worked and such. He had no problems installing it in my small car. We did use a car seat adjuster (just a more fancy pool noodle thing) so it was at the right angle. No problems getting the baby in and out of it, he really seems to like it...especially since he can now see out of the window. I would recommend this seat.
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Worth every penny!
Buy these at Amazon or other place online since they're almost DOUBLE the price at Toys-R-Us ($169 in Feb 2008).
We bought these car seats for our 1-yr-old (22 lb) twin boys and WE LOVE THEM!! They're really padded, cushiony and roomy, so they were very comfortable for the road trip we just took. Once I figured out how to use the hooks to attach to the LATCH bolts built-into my car (incl. in most cars built after 2002), it didn't take long to install.
They will be easy to adjust as our boys grow, and we're thrilled that we won't need to buy another car seat EVER. As a 3-in-1 car seat, they can be converted and used until the child is up to 100 lbs!
We agree that they'll be too big for small cars. In fact, our boys just barely met the limit to situate the car seat to be front-facing. If they hadn't, I don't think it would have fit in our Toyota 4Runner as a rear-facing seat.
The car seat itself isn't big. The problem is that it requires a lot of width (i.e. looks reclined) in order to be set at the safety level in the back seat.
Otherwise....we love it and would highly recommend it.
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good for the price
No complains so far. Good for this price. Only negative i can think is not easy to remove the recline position with one hand.
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Mixed feelings - strong on both ends
We decided on this seat after much "customer review" research. Although we were forwarned about the seat being "extremely large", we chose it anyway. I had a Pontiac Grand Am - took up half the back seat. My husband is 6 and a half feet tall, so he could never ride on the same side as my daughter if we had used it rear-facing. Luckily, I was able to use my infant carrier until the day my daughter turned 1. Then I purchsed a Buick LaCrosse which was a little bigger in the back - I still can't put two adults in the back seat. Basically, it fits a medium size adult, a child and the huge seat!
Over the last almost 2 years, the seat was great. Like many others mention, the straps are a pain when they twist, but we got used to that. My problem now is I have 4 months until my daughter turns 3, and she is just 30 lbs. Problem is is that she is about 38-39 inches tall - so the strap you pull to tighten the straps is almost gone. I can't grab it too easily. I can't even phatom putting her in the booster seat without the harness, but we are at wits end trying to tighten the straps each time she gets into the seat. Only gleam of hope is that spring is right around the corner, and we will be using a lighter weight jacket, so hopefully that will give me a little more pulling room....however, she is growing like a weed, so I may lose the battle.
All in all, I would recommend this as a forward-facing seat for a short to average height child.
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Confusion High Hopes and Disspointment
After agonizing about what car seat to get, between this and the Britax Marathon for a 35lb boy I decided to get this one. The price was great but not a key factor. Did not think the Marathon would fit in our wagon with its size and inclination,(my son likes to kick so the further back the better) though my greatest concern were reports about kids loosening the straps on the Marathon themselves. Tried it in store for myself and was shocked how easy it was compared to the Britax Roundabout we already have and love. So got this one and my biggest complaints are the seats angle that makes it fit better in a smaller car also makes it almost impossible to anchor tightly in my older Camry which has just the lap belt in the middle. Even at its tightest its still a little loose. The biggest problem is the constant twisting of the straps in the eyelets. I don't know if we just got a bad one or what, this rarely happens in our two other Britax seats. If I had to do it all over again I don't know what I would do, there just doesn't seem to be a good 5 point harness for bigger kids out there that works.
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Please, buy a better seat!
I own two. They were easy to install, easy to use. The straps were very twisty, and the buckle was awful if my kids were fighting me. Both kids outgrew the harness by 2 years old, which is WAAAYYYY too young to put them in a booster. Neither were ready/able to sit properly in a booster. Unless you have an incredibly short bodied child or don't care about safety, you'll have to buy another seat that has a higher harness slot height. Neither of my kids were even close to 40 lbs when they outgrew it, btw, I think they were around 30 lbs each. I've owned the first since my son was 4 months old, and he's just turning 5 now; his sister's been using the seat. She's getting a new seat. I bought the first one because it was simply the only one on the shelf way back then that rear-faced over 22 lbs, and at 4 months, my son was 25 lbs.
It also makes for a lousy booster - it's not very adjustible.
Please, the Evenflo Triumph Advance is $129, has a higher slot height, and higher weight limit. The Graco Nautilus (forward facing only) is $150, has a 65 lb harness/ tall harness slot height, converts to a high back booster and a low back booster.
Honestly? If you want to save some money, by a Cosco Scenera for $40 for the first two years of your baby's life, and then a Graco Nautilus.
I plan on destroying my current seats. I hate them, and I would never give them to a friend like I did my baby bucket that I loved.
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We hated this car seat
As I've read in other reviews: hard to install backwards; straps tangle easily; strap between legs is too short so it's hard to buckle and I pinch baby's thighs. Also buckle is round and black so it's hard to see where to insert the buckle thingies if you don't have good lighting. My daughter hated it. We bought model number 22158GRS, which isn't even listed on Cosco's website, which is weird. On the other hand, I don't think it's "too wide" like other reviews say--lots of seats are much wider. Just think twice about this one.
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great price but messy and big
A good price for the seat but is hard to keep clean and is a little to big for our back seat of the saab. We just can't use the reclining feature in the saab. I would liked to have seen a more cleanable material on the seat rather than that velour like material.
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Cosco Alpha Omega Elite 3 in 1
We currently have this seat installed rear facing for our 11 month old daughter behind the passenger seat of my Subaru Outback. It was easy to install, as easy as any rear facing car seat, with the assistance of our local Sheriff's Department. It looks great and our daughter appears to be very comfortable. My sister has the same seat in her SUV forward facing for her 18 month old daughter. She seems very comfortable, they used their local health department to help with quick and easy installation. We both agreee that with the seat in the rear facing position it seems to take up quite a bit of space, the person in the front seat can not recline the seat much. Once the seat is put into the forward facing position it does not seem to be a problem any more. I would recommend this seat to a friend. My husband also has the same seat in the back seat of his Ford F150, no complaints from him at this point.
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Great seat!
Prompt shipping. Somewhat difficult to get level when rear-facing and took more time than expected to install. Takes up a lot of room rear-facing. Once we switched it to forward, no compaints...easy installation and our daughter seems to love it!! I would definately purchase another one exactly like it!
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Very comfortable
I got the 2006 model and its so comfortable my kid loves it! Pillow is detachable and it reclines nice. Gotta say I have an Honda Odissey so although its big its not a problem for us.
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Works for us
We received the original Alpha Sport at our baby shower, which we put in my husband's car. Now that our son has grown out of the infant seat, we needed a second car seat for my car. This is a bit bulky to set up, but I like the fact that it has the 3 position recline while still having the stability of the base, so it was a little easier to setup. Also, to help keep the guide level to the ground, you may want to buy one of those foam levelers which are not that expensive (10) dollars which did help. Overall we like it. It looks really comfy and my son seems to like it. One con, the straps are (at least for me) very hard to tighten to my satisfaction; they always seem a bit lax and could be tighter, but overall we're very happy with the purchase. One other thing, it seemed more stable behind the passenger seat -- we have it rear facing -- so the front passenger can't be too tall.
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