High Chairs

Consumer advocates Denise and Alan Fields test many of the products featured in this excellent baby-gear book, and parent interviews also factor into the ratings. The book includes shopping tips and reviews… of selected manufacturers, along with ratings and a section of top picks. At the close of the chapter devoted to high chairs, there is a chart comparing 19 models with ratings for overall quality.

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Editors at this Australian publication test nine high chairs for safety and durability. While some models are not widely available in the United States, there is careful and detailed discussion of what… features are important and which ones aren't as significant when choosing a high chair. While most of the high chairs reviewed here aren't available in the U.S., one of the recommended models, the Inglesina Zuma, and another reviewed model, the Bloom Contemporary, are. Also available are the results of the previous high-chair test, conducted in June 2007, which includes coverage of some models available in the U.S. as well.

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Epinions.com has a few high chair models that have earned more than 40 reviews, although many of the models listed here haven't had any reviews at all, and some have been discontinued. The best bet is to… narrow your list to a handful of favorites, and then see what these parents have to say. The Fisher-Price Rainforest High Chair is one model maintaining an average rating of four stars out of five with more than 50 consumer reviews, while the Fisher-Price Space Saver High Chair also maintains an average four out of five star rating but with just over 15 consumer ratings.

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Cookie magazine selects the best high chairs in various categories, providing each with a rating between one and five stars for cleanability and durability. The article refers to testing, although specific… methodology isn't described. We'd rate this review higher if it were updated more recently. The Stokke Tripp Trapp is the only model reviewed that receives five out of five stars for both cleanability and durability.

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Diapers.com, the official store for popular baby and parenting tips site BabyCenter.com, allows parents and caregivers to post reviews on and purchase a variety of baby-related products. There aren't as… many high chairs available here as on other sites such as Amazon.com, and many products haven't been reviewed. High chairs receiving over 15 reviews and maintaining a high rating include the Stokke Tripp Trapp High Chair with an average five out of five star rating, and the Fisher-Price Rainforest High Chair, which maintains an average rating of 4.5 stars out of five.

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This site's reviews are largely based on parent/user input without any nods to specific testing methods or explanation as to how comments from users were evaluated. The editors offer a top performer in… three price ranges, including the Peg Perego Prima Pappa, the Fisher-Price Rainforest High Chair and the Graco Easy Chair Highchair. They also highlight a few other models for good measure. However, a search for more individual reviews leads straight to a website selling high chairs and containing only a few parent reviews. One significant flaw is that this site has not been revised in more than four years.

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BobbysBest.com offers product reviews and recommendations for a variety of consumer products, including many baby-gear products. This review is of the Baby Trend High Chair, and although it's implied that… this high chair is recommended over other brands, direct comparison testing isn't conducted. The review itself is detailed, however, and the author notes that he prefers the Baby Trend High Chair over the popular Fisher-Price Rainforest High Chair. Each review on this site includes a "devil's advocate" section, which sometimes contains negative aspects of the reviewed product. In this case, it merely mentions that the Stokke Tripp Trapp High Chair is another model worth considering, depending on your space constraints.

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LilaGuide.com is another feedback site for parents, operated by the same company as TheBump.com. It's becoming a decent place to look for baby-gear reviews, and there are entries on dozens of high chairs… including the Fisher-Price Rainforest High Chair and the Stokke Tripp Trapp. The site is fairly easy to navigate, but the reviews themselves tend to be much shorter and less detailed than those on Amazon.com or Epinions.com. The most heavily reviewed high chairs here include the Fisher-Price Space Saver High Chair, which earns an average rating of 4.5 stars out of five, based on over 60 reviews, and the Prima Pappa Rocker High Chair, which has accumulated more than 70 consumer reviews but garners an average rating of only 3.5 out of five stars. The Svan High Chair with Tray Cover, Fisher-Price Rainforest High Chair, Baby Trend High Chair, Chicco Polly and Stokke Tripp Trapp have also accumulated a fair number of reviews and maintain high average ratings.

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This informal review is more of a product list than a comparison review. The author discusses five high chairs with modern styling and the best features offered by each. The reviews are fairly balanced, as… some negatives are mentioned, although the high chairs aren't ranked in order of performance. The author doesn't appear to have personal experience with these high chairs, mentioning that in the end she chose the Stokke Tripp Trapp and has been pleased with it. This review is useful for parents specifically looking to compare high chairs that have a modern look.

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