Svan chair score!

GoombaGirl_79 · May 2012

So happy, we found a Svan high chair in excellent condition on Craigslist for only $150! That might seem expensive for a used chair but they typically sell new for close to $400 and can be used until your LO is a pre-teen as a regular chair. They're also nice and small so they don't take up half your dining room, which was the big selling point for us when we got one for our first son (also used on CL). So if you are wondering what kind of high chair to get and want something small and will last many years - try a Svan chair! :-D

CountingUp · May 2012

Nicely done. Svan is our plan but we are going to check out keekaroo too...

hlc820 · May 2012

We just got a new one on albeebaby for 199. I'm so excited!!!

GoombaGirl_79 · May 2012

Ooo $199 nice deal! The only place near us that sells Svan chairs is Crocodile Baby and they seem to be rather.. ahem.. lofty in their price expectations. We didn't try ordering one online because the shipping $ was usually crazy.

jesselayne8 · May 2012

The complete version on Albeebaby is $249 plus $39 for the cushion.

hlc820 · May 2012

jesselayne8:
The complete version on Albeebaby is $249 plus $39 for the cushion.

True. We did not get the complete version. Duh. Sorry!!

NaturalBlond · May 2012

I just don't see a tween wanting to sit in a high chair.

GoombaGirl_79 · May 2012

Well it doesn't look like a high chair any more once it's a "tween" chair, it's like some kind of funky ergonomic wooden chair with no tray/straps/guard rail.. but even if he'll sit in it until he's 7 or 8 that's a lot longer than the use you get out of a regular high chair.

Ricola · May 2012

I hope my tween will sit in just a regular chair without needing a special chair!

We went with a $30 booster seat that straps on to a regular chair. Saves money, space, is portable and I can just hose it down in the shower after a meal. :-) But the Svan does look nice!

NaturalBlond · May 2012

Get the Svan because you like it for a baby. But when I hear people say "it's such a good deal because it will last through the teens!" I just have to roll my eyes. Because....

(1) what's wrong with regular dining chairs for anyone over 8?

(2) what's wrong with boosters for those under 8?

(3) why would you even want 5 regular dining room chairs and then 1 ?ber modern one?

(4) What 12 year old is going to want to be segregated in a "special" chair?

CountingUp · May 2012

The Svan won't become a dining room chair here. Once it is transformed we will use it as a desk chair for our daughter's room

iluvmylab · May 2012

Ricola:
I hope my tween will sit in just a regular chair without needing a special chair!
We went with a $30 booster seat that straps on to a regular chair. Saves money, space, is portable and I can just hose it down in the shower after a meal. :-) But the Svan does look nice!

This exactly. I love that it takes up no additional space and it becomes a booster. After that, a regular chair will do just fine for us. And it was $30.

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