Better Built
Written: Jun 07 '03
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Pros: No recalls
Cons: Could not buy in stores
The Bottom Line: With the recall list I've included, I'm proud I bought a Babee Tenda safety table and converting crib.
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| allboyzamtired's Full Review: Feeding Table |
We’ve owned Babee Tenda (not Baby Trend) for 12 years. The safety feeding table and converting crib has taken enormous abuse from 4 strong boys, countless relatives kids and still came out looking new.
Cleaning is easy. The table tray and sides, and the crib head and foot boards are covered in formica so it cleans like my kitchen counter tops. The only things that can stain are the cushion and teething strips (but what doesn’t stain with kool aid or spaghetti sauce) and those can be replaced for about $15, so even after 12 years the table can look new again.
I have found that Babee Tenda furniture can be ordered from baby safety classes or catalogs but unfortunately not in stores. It would probably be way to expensive with a store mark up added to the price.
The seat can adjust to a reclined position for a new baby and has at least 12 other adjustments for older kids, so a large 4 year old can use it. There aren’t any weight limits on the table since it is not plastic. We didn’t have to buy from the store; an infant seat, highchair, or walker because it replaces their functions. The table is only 24 inches wide and we can adjust the height 3 positions. Since it is made out of hardwood versus softwood or plastic, it is very tough.
The down side is they are expensive. The tables are almost $500 new and $300 for an old used table 10 to 20 years old. I’ve watched bidding on Ebay start at $50 and in the last hour of bidding jump to $350 for a 5 year old table and the Babee Tenda converting crib is the same, $800 new and $500 used on Ebay.
The real kicker for me is Babee Tenda has been around for 70 years making the same furniture without a recall. Here is a list of just some of the more recent recalls I’ve found due to accidents or deaths.
The following came from safetyalerts.com (infant/child recall section) and the list seems to grow each day I’ve looked at it.
Cribs
Babi Italia/LaJobi Has Recalled "Tiffany" and "Josephine" Crib Drop-Side Rails -
Baby's Dream Furniture Has Recalled Cribs -
Hufco-Delaware and Evenflo Company Have Recalled Gerry® and Evenflo® Portable Wood Cribs
Vermont Precision Woodworks Has Recalled Cribs
LaJobi Has Recalled Cribs
Dorel Juvenile Group Announce Recall of Cosco Playpens
Simmons Recalls Cribs for Repair
Generation 2 Worldwide Recall to Repair Pisces
Baby Cribs
Cosco Recall to Replace Crib Mattresses
Firms Recall Bedside Cradles
Century to Repair Fold-N-Go® Care Centers
Baby's Dream Furniture to Repair Cribs
B&B Stores Mesh-Sided Cribs
J.C. Penney Francisca Full-Size Baby Cribs
Cosco Announce Repair of Full-Size Baby Cribs
C & T Int'l Inc. to Repair Side Rails on Baby Cribs
Coaster Company of America Inc. Baby Cribs
Strangulation Hazard -All Our Kids Portable Cribs
COSCO Inc. Crib Recall
Lanacional Recall of 2,288 Infant Cribs
Safety 1ST Model #177 Bed Rail and Flashlight
Gerry Baby Products Issue Warnings for Cribs
Welsh Juvenile Products Crib Side Rail Recall
Okla Homer SmithFurniture Crib Side Rail Recall
Baby Trend Crib Recall
Playskool Travel-Lite Portable Cribs
Graco Children's Products Converta-Cradle
The Smith Cabinet Mfg. Co. Childcraft Cribs
"Giggle-See" Bumper Pads
Comfort Products, Infant Cushions
Tailored Baby "Comfort Cushion" Infant Cushions
Hollander Home Fashions "Mothers Helper," Infant Cushions
Infant Swings/Stationary Entertainers/Walkers
Playskool Has Recalled Magic Start Crawl 'n Stand Toys Sold at Wal-Mart
Kolcraft Has Recalled Toy Attachments on Baby Walkers Nov 21
Baby Trend Has Recalled Infant Swings Sold at Toys R Us Nov 21
Oriental International Trading Has Recalled Baby Walkers Oct 10
Bikepro Has Recalled Baby Walkers Oct 10
Little Tikes Has Recalled Pop 'n Scoot Ride-on Toys June 12
Graco Has Recalled Toy Track on Activity Centers June 12
Fisher-Price Has Recalled Infant Swings
Little Tikes Recalls Lobster Toy Attached to Stationary Entertainer
Little Tikes Recalls Swings
SunTome Trading Corp. Recalls Infant Walkers
COMBI International Corp. Recalls Child Activity Rockers
Cosco Recalls Bungee Baby Jumpers
Kolcraft Recalls Tot Rider Walkers
The Betesh Group Recalls "John Lennon" Crib Mobiles
Kinderkids™ Recalls Inflatable Playrings for Babies
Fisher-Price Recalls 2.5 Million Lift 'n Lock Swings
Fisher-Price Recalls Get Up & Go Walkers
Safety 1st Recalls 170,000 Baby Walkers
Child Injuries Prompt Fisher-Price to Recall 882,000 Baby Jumper Seats
Graco Recalls Tot Wheels® Entertainer® Infant Walkers
Kids II and CPSC Recall Infant Bouncer Seats
7 Million Older Graco Infant Swings Recalled
Fisher-Price 3-in-1 Cradle Swings Recalled
Reward for Previously Recalled Lil' Napper Infant Swings
E and I Inc. Bungee Baby Bouncer
Graco to Repair Stationary Entertainers
Graco to Repair Carrier/Swing Seats
Century to Repair Lil' Napper Infant Swings
Graco Seat Rings on Stationary Entertainers
Cosco to Repair Quiet TimeTM Infant Swings
Little Tikes Cozy Highback Swing Recall
Playskool Recall on 1-2-3 Swing
Playskool Repair Program for 1-2-3 Swing
The Little Tikes Company High Back Toddler Swing
Graco Carrier Swings and Convert-a-Cradle Swings
Newco, Inc. "Swing-N-Slide" Teddy Bear Swing
Walk 'N' Roll Baby Walkers
"Swing 'N Cradle" and "Swivel 'N Snooze" Cradle Swings
Graco Children's Products Converta-Cradle Swings
Century Products Wind-Up Infant Swings
Graco Tot Wheels II Walkers with Play Tray
High Chairs
Safety 1st Recalls Fold-Up Booster Seats
Peg Perego USA Recalls 325,000 High Chairs
Graco Recalls 860,000 Highchairs
Cosco Inc. Recalls Options 5™ High Chairs
Playskool Restraint Bar of the 1-2-3 High Chair
Playskool to Repair the 1-2-3 High Chair
The First Years to Repair 3-In-1 Booster Seat
Peg Perego's High Chair/Youth Chair
Pansy Ellen Products Additional Graduate Booster Seats
Pansy Ellen Products, Graduate Booster Seats
Strollers and Child/Infant Carriers
Kolcraft Has Recalled Toy Steering Wheels Sold on Strollers May 21
Safeline Kids Has Recalled Sit-N-Stroll
Evenflo Has Recalled Triumph Convertible Child Restraints
Graco Recalls Convertable Child Seats
Peg Perego Recalls Infant Car Seats
Maya Wrap Announce Recall of Infant Carriers/Slings
Injuries Prompt Kolcraft Recall of 115,000 LiteSport Strollers
Primo Viaggo and Pliko Infant Car Seats/Travel Systems Recalled
Century Products Co. Recalls 4-in-1 Strollers
Kolcraft Recalls 25,000 "Ranger" Strollers
Century Recalls 4 Million Infant Car Seats/Carriers
NHTSA Warns Against Using Carrying Handle On Certain Century Infant Car Seats/Carriers
Gerry TrailTech Backpack Baby Carriers Recalled
Child Bicycle Trailers Recalled
Baby Trend Inc. Recalls "Road Runner" Jogging Strollers
BOB Trailers Inc. Recalls Jogging Strollers
Fisher-Price 3-in-1 Cradle Swings Recalled
InSTEP LLC. HEALTHRIDER Brand Jogging Strollers
Kelty K.I.D.S Backpack Carriers
Kolcraft Infant Car Seats/Carriers Recalled
Cosco Inc. Arriva and Turnabout Infant Car Seats/Carriers
Evenflo and Hufco- Delaware Snugli® Front & Back Pack™ Infant Carriers
L.L. Bean Inc. Backpack Child Carriers
Cosco Recall to Repair Two Ways™ Tandem Strollers
Regal + Lager to Repair "Baby Bjorn" Infant Carrier
Cosco In-Home Repair of VoyagerTM Strollers
Century TraveLite SPORT Strollers
Backpack Child Carriers
Graco to Repair Carriers and Carrier/Swing Seats
MTS Products Inc. Infant Carriers
Gold Bug Carter's Infant Carriers
Playskool Baby Fold N' Travel Infant Carrier
Gerry Baby Products Company Infant Carriers
Gerry Baby Products Umbrella-Style Strollers
Petrus Umbrella Strollers
Graco Strollers
Play Yards
Kolcraft and Carters Brand "Corner Suite" 3-Sided Play Yards Recalled
Fisher-Price Bounce 'n Play Activity Domes Recalled
Play Yard Recalls Due to Strangulation Hazard
Evenflo Happy Camper Portable Play Yards
Evenflo Houdini Portable Playyards
All Our Kids Portable Playpens
Century Model 10-710 and 10-810 Playards
Graco To Repair Mesh on Playards
North States to Repair "SUPERYARD" Enclosures
Baby Trend Playpen Recall
Baby Trend and Baby Express "Home and Roam" Playpens
Baby Trend is not Babee Tenda or Baby Tenda as I’ve also seen it spelled. Maybe they were trying to play off of Babee Tenda’s very old reputation.
The above list is only a year or so old. Babee Tenda has never been recalled and that is why I’m proud I bought Babee Tenda furniture, converting crib and safety feeding table. It was a lot more expensive to begin with but definitely worth it when you read why all that other furniture was recalled(deaths, strangulation, collapsing, choking, skull fractures, etc.).
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