Why You Should Always Register Your Car Seats
This past week we stepped up to the next size car seat for the little one. Attached to the installation instructions was a product registration card, which I started to slide into the fold of the ‘how to’ booklet. I was about a half second away from forgetting I ever saw the card in the first place when I noticed big, bold print telling me why I should register my car seat.
When you register your car seat you give the manufacturer a method to contact you in case of a product recall. While you should be reading The Week in Recalls here on Inside Fatherhood, registering your car seats and other child-related products makes sure you are aware of any notices or warnings that materially effect your child’s products.
They only take a minute to fill out and are often postage paid, so when dealing with children’s products registration cards are a quick and easy way to ensure your child’s safety.
You know I have always ignored it as well. Thanks for the tip though, will definitely register my next one.
Great to point that out. A lot of people don’t want to fill those out because they don’t want to be contacted for marketing reasons, but we (Graco Children’s Products and other car seat manufacturers) are not allowed to use that information for marketing purposes. Thanks for bringing this to people’s attention.