And now...?

I have an issue with the expiry date situation. When I was looking for a baby capsule for Alyssa I went to Baby Factory and every single one of the brand new capsules was already 3 years old according to the manufacture date...and this was reflected by the expiry date stamped as well. I ended up buying one from Baby City which was less than a year old.

Anyway, my point is...if any of the baby capsules was sitting around any of these stores for the whole 10 years, are we saying they should be thrown away??!! I understand the expiry date relates to the fact that the plastic component in these seats is not guaranteed in quality after 10 years due to sun/heat damage from sitting in a car that whole time - but what if it was in the dark, in storage, surely the plastic doesn't degrade in the same way?

Obviously many of us wouldn't take chances and will buy one that has not expired, but I just think there should be more clarification about it all because it really does seem a waste to throw away a perfectly good baby seat. Perhaps they have some sort of test that could check the integrity of the plastic or something? Much like gas bottles have their own WOF type check every 10 years or so...

end rant.