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Absolute Junk, January 31, 2011

I bought this for my girls (10 months and 22 months). The package was missing a piece, the walls are flimsy and the plastic will bend and bow at the slightest pressure put on them by a child weighing less than 30 lbs. The knobs do not stay tight, so the play yard is always being shifted and moved around, and it loses is hexagonal shape (which is dangerous, because if the walls move too close together without the support of angled corners, it will tip over). The gate opens at the slightest touch because the latch is too short, which my daughter (not yet two) has figured out. Both girls can also move the entire play yard around to wherever they like because the plastic is so lightweight it poses no obstacle whatsoever. My 22-month-old can also lift the bottom of the play yard up, and crawl out. How wonderful!

The missing piece is a one of the eleven knobs that are supposed to secure the play yard in place. Instead of going through the hassle of returning it (exchanging would be more of a pain because K-Mart got one of these in the last six months and I bought it), I used a small piece of rope tied through the joint to keep it together. Even if I had the part, (which I will try to get directly from the company), given the fact that none of the other knobs stay tight, I don’t see it making a big difference. Looking at the images, it may be possible there is no missing piece, if this is the case, then there are only a small set of teeth on the bottom (along with the unreliable latch on top) holding the “gate” in the closed position. This is a very weak link, one girl (22 mos) intentionally pulled it apart and crawled out. The other (10 mo) rolled and fell into the corner of the gate and the bottom corner popped right open. We’re talking about an 18 pound baby opening this thing with her weight alone, which is absolutely ridiculous.

I can tell you with certainty, the two girls in the image posted for this product would have this thing all over the place and completely out of shape inside of five minutes.

This not what I expected having dropped the on this thing (not at all worth the price, mind), with all the flaws I have encountered, this play yard not only fails to do what it is designed to do, it is also poses certain dangers to children.

Boo, Summer brand! This will be the last item I buy from a generic company. Shame on you for selling such a piece of crap. DO NOT buy this play yard unless you enjoy throwing away your hard-earned money and like posing dangers to your children. Purchase a play yard from a more reputable company.

I hope this review helps people avoid the pitfall I did not.

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A bit too light weight, February 1, 2011

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C. Meeks “Mommy from SLO” (San Luis Obispo, CA) – See all my reviews

  

I bought this play yard to take camping to confine my 2 10 pound dogs. It will work for that. It’s okay, but I probably wouldn’t have picked it if I saw it in person before I bought it. This one was priced a bit high for the quality. If you are looking for a play yard for your kids I would get something better. This one is very light weight and flimsy. It’s a bit too light weight. When my daughter was small I had a different play yard – a super play yard – with taller panels and a much heavier weight plastic. I liked that one much better.

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decent, December 18, 2010

This play yard is ok. I use it for my rabbit so it works great for my purposes but i don’t think it would be sturdy enough to use for a child/baby.

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