Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

(2 year update below) I like this seat a lot. We have been using it for about 5 months now, and it's worked quite well for us. The seat looks to be fairly comfortable and there are enough belts to keep it secure on the chair and the baby secure in his seat. And this seat allows you to stash everything that goes in the set on or under the seat, which is an awesome feature -- that way you don't ever misplace any of its parts. That said, it's got a major issue with the tray: it is impossible to clean it properly. The tray is flat on the top and dome-y on the bottom, and so there's empty space inside the tray. This, in of itself, is fine. But the problem is that the mechanism that allows the try to latch on the seat creates openings to the interior. This means, you can't wash the thing without getting some (or a lot) of water into it. There's no way to completely drain the thing. The first time I found the issue I stood there shaking the water out of the tray for probably half hour. Even then, I could still hear sloshings inside. I did set it out to dry but that doesn't do much, especially, if you live in a humid climate as I do. Most of the time we resort to wiping it than washing, but that only gets you so far especially when you are dealing with an infant, who by nature is incorrigibly messy. The worst about it is that after 5 months I think mold is now growing in that space. I want to open it up to clean it well, but that's impossible. I really don't get it how a infant item that is used for eating could not have been designed for easy cleaning. I wish there was a way to open it up and give it a good scrub. Now with mold growing in it... I am not sure what to do. Do we stop using it? Or do I just wipe what mold is peeking out of the holes and just ignore the issue? Gross. I want to give it 5 stars, because I do like this chair. I really do. But this cleaning thing is really bad. And mold just made it worse. Not sure I would recommend this to others. I'd probably urge my friends to reconsider -- especially those living in humid climates. [2 year update:] After the post we did our best to clean the try and continued on using the seat and tray for another 3 month or so. 2 years later, now that we have another child nearing the age of 6 mo, we pulled it out for use. Again, the seat is just fine. The tray, though, is not just moldy but the springs inside have rusted and crusted (lost their spring) likely from not being able to fully air out and dry. This also means that the latches won't work anymore, so the tray is 100% useless. I confess I'm sad and disappointed. After a lot of debating, we decided to order a new tray for this multi seat --- as much as we hate the tray, we like the seat so very much. It was 13 dollars including shipping (don't leave online-email message; call their 1800 number instead. much faster turnaround). And THIS time, you bet we we will be wiping it clean instead of dunking in water or washing under running water. What pain, but ah well.