Evenflo Porte Bebe Premier Soft Baby Carrier

Pros: Convenient 'hands-free' carrier for transporting our son around the track.
Cons: Wife reports some occasional difficulty getting son in and out of carrier.

When the staff at the gym informed us that we could no longer use or stroller on the inside track my wife and I, were not happy campers. When were told that the University’s policy prohibits baby walkers and were told we could use a baby carrier or ...

Pros: Comfortable for baby, secure, strong materials
Cons: Difficult to get baby out, baby not as secure when outward facing

While selecting products for my baby registry, I went to the local R'us store and tried on all of the front carriers. I narrowed the selection down to this carrier or the Baby Bjorn, which I had heard was the best. The Baby Bjorn was VERY expensive...

Pros: Soft and easy to use (until the top button stopped fastening)
Cons: Apparent lack of long-term reliability

My wife and I decided that the 'baby bjorn' and the evenflow 'premier' carrier looked to be the two most promising front carriers at the local 'babies r us' (apologies for the lack of capitals but one arm is occupied w/the 8 month old as I type...). The evenflow carrier turned out to be comfortable and easy to use -- it is soft and seemed comfortable for the baby as well. Furthermore, the materials from which it is constructed seemed durable. What a bummer to discover today that one of the 'snap' buttons at the top (which contribute to keeping the baby in the carrier (vs on the ground)) had ceased to work. Grrr...and after only 6 d of use. Given this, I find it difficult to recommend the product.