Car seat hire prices

I think ours is about $50 but if you are getting a base or the wheels it costs extra and there is also a bond. (which you get back if its all ok at the end) We are in Tauranga tho so yours will probably be different, can you see if there is anything online? Also I know our baby factory does rentals as well, do you have one in Nelson you can ring and ask how much?

We're trying to cut down on stuff to take to Aussie, they always have great garage sales there and my family are on the look out for stuff we will need there.

Yes, I'm thinking I will buy it as $50 seems to be the price for hire in many towns.
Thanks for the advice ladies

I hired the gremlins ones then regretted it coz I could have bought ex-rentals cheaper from The Baby Factory, which is what we planned to do this time till we came across a brand new one on sale for $99 so bought that.

$50 is good, I'd buy it.

Also, FYI it's illegal to sell second hand carseats in Australia so if you don't take one with you, you will need to buy a brand new one when you get there. Mum and Dad were going to buy a second hand one for when we visited when Maya was born but ended up having to buy brand new, and carseats there are more expensive than here.

No probs. It's pretty dumb if you ask me, coz you can sell pretty much anything else second hand and some of those old lead-painted cots are waaaay dodgier than a second hand carseat!

Unless things have changed since I had Maya which is entirely possible. But I do know that second hand stores still don't sell them coz there is a lady up the road from mum and dad's who runs a shop for the local twin club and Mum and Dad have bought all their baby stuff from her except the carseats, even as recently as when we needed a second one for the gremlins (mid last year) she said it was illegal to sell them.

Interesting what you say about the GoSafe too as Mum ended up buying a Mothers Choice one from Kmart there that is exactly the same as the GoSafe ones. Bonnie (CRS) would know which ones meet both Oz and NZ standards tho.

The one I'm getting meet the Aussie and NZ standards so I should be set there.
Rianna, that 2nd one looks so cute and fancy!

Hehe Yeah it is really cute . What part of aussie are you moving to?? Each state has different regulations and guidelines.
I'd say if it says it meets NZ and AU standards you should be ok assuming it hasnt been in an accident or past its expiry date.

We're going to Perth. Do car seats have a 10 year expiry? In that case it's good until 2012.

AandR'smum I would have thought it would have been ok, but then again its Aus and they have some weird regulations.
Here is a web site that might be useful if you are ok with hireing.

Queensland Govt - Child Restraint hire