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Graco Modes Element Travel System
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Apr 17, 2021
Reviewer name: Denrey
3 out of 5 stars
3 out of 5 stars review

Came out Damaged

Just received and couldn't even set it the stroller because the bar where the break is supposed to slide in is dented and it refuses to slide in. My husband managed to budge it in with a hammer but we are upset because it was definitely not an easy assembly. Don't even want to keep it anymore.

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Feb 11, 2020
Reviewer name: Wmsheppa
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Awesome, Flexible Travel System

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is a straight up excellent travel system - lightweight, flexible, and user friendly. Installing the carseat base was a breeze - literally the easiest installation I have ever attempted. I appreciated that the seat left plenty of space for me to comfortably position and recline the driver's seat as well. Where this system really shines though is the stroller - it combines the lightweight portability of a car seat frame with the benefits of a full size stroller thanks to the easily removable seat. I have been keeping the seat and the frame in my trunk and either using it as a rear facing stroller or a car seat frame depending on whether my son is asleep or awake when we arrive at our destination. The seat rear facing has been perfect for walks around the neighborhood too - this has become my default stroller, not something I usually associate with a travel system! The storage is amazing, not just for the size but for the accessibility. Large, bulky items easily fit into the carry basket without having to jam them under the seat and risk disturbing your sleeping infant. Thanks to the Stellar Product Testing Panel, who provided this item for free in exchange for my honest review.

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Feb 8, 2020
Reviewer name: Cori D
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Price for everything you need!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this product through the Stellar Product Testing Panel and am so thankful I did. We started using it when my son was a newborn. It was easy and quick to put together. The infant and toddler seat snap in very easily and quickly. The car seat is light weight which makes it easy to put in and out of the car and carry around with baby in it. My favorite features of the stroller are the smooth ride and how perfect it turns. It can do a full 360 in place which makes it super easy to maneuver tight spaces! I also love that it came with the snack tray and parent tray since other brands often have you purchase these separately. In fact, most other brands make you purchase the car seat separately as well; so, it was amazing that it came with everything and we didn't have to think about purchasing anything separately to add to it. In addition, I loved that the parent tray was solid plastic which was much sturdier and held my drinks better than the canvas ones I've had on other strollers. There is plenty of storage in the bottom of the stroller enough to carry the base of the car seat if you need to! It's also very easy to fold and light enough for me to pick up with one hand to put in my car. The only drawback (which is very slight) is that the infant car seat doesn't have a click on latch system; instead, it has a hook style latch. This is still easy and safe so I didn't knock off any points but I find it slightly easier and quicker with the click latches on other seats I have used.

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Feb 12, 2020
Reviewer name: AngieK152020
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Durable easy to use travel system

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this travel system from the Stellar Product Testing Panel. This travel system is very easy to use. It went together quite easily; my husband put it together with very little instructions. It is easy to change to the different modes available. The canvas material is a very good quality. I like the mesh peek-a-boo window. It's a nice size. The stoller worked for both my tall husband (6'4") and myself (5'5"). The car seat easily clicks into place in either mode. The tray for parent and child is very handy. The stroller folds easily and has nice sized plastic tires that can go over small changes in terrain. The car seat installs easily with LATCH. There isn't has much padding as other car seats, but still comfy for the little one. The only complaint would be that the straps on the stroller are a little difficult to change to different positions which is not a huge deal. The slits seem to be just a bit too small so you have to yank on them to pull them through. It's definitely a durable travel system.

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Feb 12, 2020
Reviewer name: SarahP19
5 out of 5 stars
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Travel System with a good stroller

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is an awesome travel system with a nice functional stroller that I've really enjoyed taking my son on walks in! The infant carrier fits easily into the body of the stroller and seems very comfortable for my 5 month old. I've also tried taking my 23 month old toddler on a walk in it in the toddler configuration, but (like in literally every stroller I've ever tried) she fights to get out. She did manage to stay in comfortably for the first and last 10 minutes of the walk though, which is better than in most strollers. The tray is good for holding snacks too! As a car seat, it's fairly easy to install and once it's in its easy to pop in the carrier and go. My favorite part of the travel system is the easy portability - it's not extremely heavy and it's easy to get around town with. I received the product through the Stellar Product Testing Panel and it has been wonderful!

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Feb 26, 2020
Reviewer name: JenR556
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Great all around travel system!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I received this travel system from the Stellar Product Testing Panel. I am a mother of two, 3 years old and 10 months old. I mostly used the stroller for my youngest. My three year old really likes to just walk beside us so my review is mostly based on using it for a 10 month old. Pros: I loved the ability to easily switch the toddler seat from forward facing to rear facing. the click connect buttons on either side of the seat were super easy to use and smooth. My little guy really loved to be able to face me during our walks. This was definitely our favorite configuration and feature of this system. The seat is very easy to recline and reposition upward. I loved the infant carseat. The straps are easy to adjust and my baby seemed very comfortable in it. It is a breeze to click in and out of the stroller. I liked being able to click it right into the frame of the stroller with or without the toddler seat on. I preferred to use it with just the stroller frame. The base was also easy to install into the car. The included instructions were thorough and easy to follow. The storage basket is huge. I loved being able to toss a backpack right in there. I like the double cup holders on the parent tray. My little guy didn't get much use out of the child tray due to his age. He used it mostly to pull himself up. The stroller is also very easy to close and I liked that it stands up on its own when folded. It is also really easy to push with one hand but is a bumpy and noisy ride. Cons: I struggled with the break assembly of the stroller. I was unable to push the pins in without my husbands help and I don't consider myself very weak. However the instructions were very easy to follow. The toddler seat was far too small for my three year old, who is not very tall. The back of the seat is rather short which caused her head to rest on the canopy. I couldn't extend it over her without it resting against her head, causing her to crouch down. The fabric of the seat is spot clean only and isn't machine wash friendly. This is a feature I would suggest they add in the future.

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Feb 12, 2020
Reviewer name: Anonymous
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Beautiful system, but with a big foot print.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We've used Graco products for years. Before receiving this system, we were using a Graco Verb stroller with the Snugride 30. I did compare the two systems a bit while testing this. PROS - the system is beautiful! It really looks rather classy when you're rolling it around. - the seat sits tall, which makes it easier to pick baby up without bending down as far. - the basket storage is massive! You can easily store, even some of the largest diaper bags and have room to spare. - the push handle sits high, which is great for us taller folk (I'm 5'9") - the sun visor is really large and really protects from the sun. CONS - the back wall part of the basket, the part that faces you, is very low. There were quite a few times where I was illegitimately worried that possessions would fall out of the basket. - when you fold it, you have to lean it forward. This might not be an issue for most people, but we've been using the Verb for the last year and with it, you just push the handle down toward the back wheels, and down it goes. With this one, you have to lean forward and push the handle toward the front wheels. This would be difficult if you were quite short. It's taken a while to get used to for us, since we were used to the other. - The Snugride 35 has a learning curve to connect it into the stroller when the baby is in it. Maybe it's because my daughter is already a year old and 22lbs and nearing the point of outgrowing the seat entirely, but I found it very difficult to get the seat into the stroller when she was in it. And the Snugride 30, which came with our Verb system, never would work. It's advertised that their travel systems are all supposed to work with both the 30 and the 35, but even empty, we could never get our 30 to connect to the stroller. - the front wheels have to be positioned just right to close the stroller properly. I know this is a consequence of larger wheels, but it was an annoying thing to pay attention to. - the lock when the stroller is closed, is really annoying. You lift it up to release it, instead of sliding it off like many of their other strollers. I felt like we had trouble getting it to latch on occasion as well. - There is no carry handle for the stroller at all. - the footrest sticks up awkwardly when the stroller is closed if you have the child tray off. When the child tray is on, it isn't as awkward. - the footrest/child tray stick out rather far in general, giving this stroller a really tall footprint when closed. We drive a 2015 GMC Acadia. For those unfamiliar with those models, they have three rows and are from the series of the larger body styles, before the redesign that shrunk them down. We found this stroller took up significantly more room in our vehicle. I know it seems like we found a lot more cons with it, but that is very probably because we had already been using something more compact for such a long time. The system was much higher quality than their Verb system, in my opinion. I've been recommending it to everyone already and we are excited to try for our last child knowing that we're already covered with something we really like for them to use. I received this travel system for free from the Stellar Product Testing Panel in exchange for an honest review.

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Oct 6, 2023
Reviewer name: Les11
1 out of 5 stars
1 out of 5 stars review

Poorly build

Bought this for my third baby and out of the other car seats/strollers I've had. This is by far the worst. The base for the carseat that stays in the car is not sturdy at all it wobbles everywhere. Sometimes the carseat gets stuck on there and I have to get in the car through the other side to get it out. Very bulky and when folded you have to carry it to take elsewhere since the handle and the wheels fold to the same side if that makes sense, so you cant roll it to put away elsewhere. Again I am a mom of theree now so I need all those extra little details that would make my life, and any other mom, life easier

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Feb 15, 2020
Reviewer name: Anonymous
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Give it a try!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I got this product for free to test from the Stellar Product Testing Panel. I was really looking forward to testing it as well! I first want to talk about the car seat...it has super easy installation and I love the new features that accompany it. It's unlike anything I have seen from other companies and I think that they are very useful. However, I have a particularly chunky baby who is still below weight limit and even with the belt loosened as far as it will go it's still VERY tight across her chest to the point it doesn't want to latch so unfortunately I didn't get to test her actually riding in the seat. It latches into the stroller wonderfully! And now for the stroller review!! I LOVE this stroller! It is so easy breezy! I love that you can turn the seat to face you, or turn it so they can face out. I love that you can put a tray on it for your child and they also were very parent friendly with the adding of the tray for small items like cell phone, keys and a drink or two! Let's talk about the storage space on this baby,too! Wowza! You've never seen a stroller with so much storage I promise you that. I also love that they were considerate of the different vehicles we, as caregivers , drive. You can pull more of this apart for a more compact storage or leave together if you have space and I just love that throughout this whole set you can definitely tell parents we're behind designing it and we're considering convenience!

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Feb 13, 2020
Reviewer name: dellafavorite
4 out of 5 stars
4 out of 5 stars review

Good Travel System for price

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Assembly could have been made easier if parts were preassembled in a bigger box. The directions needed to be more clear for assembling the wheels and axels and the corresponding pins should have been clearer as the pins were in a bag in a larger bag that could easily have been thrown out. Assembly issues aside the stroller is easy to push. It navigates well and my toddler is secure in it. I also really like the storage space on the bottom of the stroller. It's huge while still taking up a small foot print. Having a car seat that can be moved from car to stroller is extremely useful. This is a great system, especially considering it is very affordable compared to other travel systems. While I received this product as part of the Stellar Product Testing Panel my opinions are my own.

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