Unsafe Child Car Seats - It's time for change!

It's time to take action - I have had enough!

Everytime we go out in the car, our 3 year old daughter manages to release her arms from the shoulder straps on her car seat, thus being restrained purely by a lap belt.

And everytime I see her do it, my heart skips a beat, for should I have been involved in an accident, she surely would be killed.

Now before you point me to the RoSPA safe car seat guide, let me tell you as an engineer and a father - there is no way on earth those straps could be fitted any tighter! The seat is fitted exactly as recommended, and there is no chance we are doing anything wrong!

In America, they are allowed to use a second device to connect the chest straps, however for some reason European legislation states that a second buckle (ie. a chest strap) must not be used, as this gives a 2nd latch to be undone in case of an accident.

Let me tell you this now... I would rather spend another 30 seconds releasing a second buckle from my living child, than release my dead child quickly. This is surely common sense?

Now my child is 3 years old and should maybe be disciplined that it's not OK to do this? That's all well and good, but my child has Mosaic Down Syndrome, which means that she is a little less likely to take on board the discipline, and will go ahead and release herself anyway.

But this is not restricted to children with special needs, as I have spoken to hundreds of parents with children of all sizes and abilities that do the same thing.

So what do I propose?

A change in the legislation that allows the PARENT to decide if a chest buckle or strap can be used to give additional restraint to their child.

Of course sufficient warnings to the dangers should be defined, along with stringent safety testing to ensure that the device cannot cause harm. But I know for a fact that there are products available now in the USA that will solve this problem, but are illegal to purchase in Europe.

How can we make this change?
Well the new coalition has removed the e-petition section of the website, so in lieu of this I have created a TWITTER ACCOUNT and a FACEBOOK PAGE which you can support by becoming a fan or following.

As soon as we receive a combined following of 1,000 people, the names will be transcribed into a petition and sent to No.10

Please help me by supporting this campaign, and lets make car travel safer for kids.

Shnuggle - New Designs Launched!

Quick update to share some news with you all!

You can now get FREE DELIVERY on all orders over £50 at our online shop! Combined with a fantastic 10% off all Shnuggle Baskets - Hurry though as stock is limited!



We are also pleased to annouce the release of our new Dotty range! This range comes with a fantastic trio of colours to chose from:- Dotty Sage Green, Dotty Rose Pink or Dotty Powder blue! This range comes with a soft cream fleece lining, a beautiful dotty hood trimmed with fleece, and a soft fleece blanket with dotty backing.



These baskets make a beautiful first bed for your baby, or a perfect gift! Stock is limited so place your order now!

WWW.SHNUGGLE.COM

Snowball has started rolling!!!

Well, lots of news!

Finally have the full production batch of Shnuggle baskets ready for dispatch, if you want to know, this is what a stack looks like!



We have also been accepted to pitch again at the Northern Ireland Halo Network, which is like Dragons Den, but without the celebrities, and a shed load more investors!

Hopefully we can get a great partner on board to take Shnuggle to the next level!!!

Will keep you all updated!

Fumigation Implications...

Here a thought for the day...

When the concerns about health of our babies is at the top of everyone's agenda, making sure we have organic fabrics, and pesticide free food, and BPA free bottles - did anyone stop to think about the fumigation of Moses baskets???

The definition of fumigation :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fumigation

Fumigation is a method of pest control that completely fills an area with gaseous pesticides—or fumigants—to suffocate or poison the pests within. It is utilized for control of pests in buildings (structural fumigation), soil, grain, and produce, and is also used during processing of goods to be imported or exported to prevent transfer of exotic organisms. This method also affects the structure itself, affecting pests that inhabit the physical structure, such as woodborers and drywood termites.[1]

So, the very first bed you put your baby into is NOT ORGANIC, it has been doused with pesticides to kill off nasy bugs such as PALM LICE and DUST MITES!


So, are you convinced that Shnuggle, the Hypoallergenic, Pesticide Free Moses basket is the best Moses basket for your baby? We are!

10% Off Everything in May

Wow! We are offering an amazing 10% discount off everything in out online shop for the month of May - just add code May10 into the basket when you checkout your order.

New webshop online now!!!

Well, it's been hard work, but we have our new webshop live now! Our great Flash site is still live under shnuggle.co.uk/flash.html, and our holding page either sends you into the shop or the flash page.

Try it here www.shnuggle.co.uk

Let us know what you think?

Thanks,
Adam

Shnuggle Online Store going on-line soon!

Exciting times here at Shnuggle HQ! We are just waiting for our first shipment of Shnuggle Modern Moses Baskets to arrive, and in anticipation are almost ready to open the doors to our Online Store.

If you want a sneak preview, or to pre-order a Shnuggle now, you can visit the store at http://shnuggleltd.netdirector.co.uk/