Graco Lauren Dropside Convertible Crib - Espresso Products and Promotions

5 stars

Reviewer:  Savvy Customer "Beth N"  See all my reviews

After searching for awhile I came across this crib and lived the style and color! It fits great into our baby decor. It was very easy to assemble. I have to agree with some of the other reviews, it is not readily available. At the store we went to first it was all sold out and we called the next closest store and they only had one left, so we were lucky!

4 stars

Reviewer:  Proud MOM of one & another on the way!!! "Joanna Fregoso"  (Inglewood, CA, USA)  See all my reviews

I'm 8 months pregnant, my husband & I purchased this crib because we wanted a crib that was nice looking, sturdy & inexpensive. It took us approx. 2 hours to assemble, the instructions were trouble-free, however, the illustrations weren't so good. When the crib was completely built we were both happy with the end product =-) The crib is worth its price! I only rate it ****4STARS because I haven't actually tested it yet, but it appears sturdy.

To avoid possibly having a bad experience you might want to sort & double check all pieces are included and not damaged.

5 stars

Reviewer:  Lil Miss New Mom  (Milwaukee, WI)  See all my reviews

We had to search high and low for this crib but we finally found it in a store and I just had to have it. When we got it home, it put it together right then and there and I loved it!! My son actually slept through the night in his new crib!

5 stars

Reviewer:  New Mom  (Dallas, TX)  See all my reviews

We just put together the crib and we love it. It fits perfectly in our apt. and is beautiful. Our only problem was finding a store which actually had it in stock. When shopping for your crib please make sure the staff checks the back of the store to see if they have the crib. You can also have guest services call other stores for you to see if they have the crib so you won't waste your time driving around looking for your crib. Also to get the side rails to lock you have to pull the lower part of the rail towards you when the rail is in the up position.

Dallas, TX

4 stars

Reviewer:  Miss C  (USA)  See all my reviews

I just recieved mine and got it put together in an hour or so all by myself. I'm 5 mo pregnant. I thought the directions were not too bad but when I wasn't sure I'd refer to the photo to figure it out and I'd get it then. I thought it was rather easy till I found out I had done something wrong! Make sure you know which way is the front/back of the backboard before screwing the square connecting blocks on. There are no screw holes for them so you will make a mess on the wrong side if your not careful. Those pieces were missing in mine and are on their way to me so I went ahead and put the crib together. The top rim on the back I had on backwards and since I hadn't glued the dowels on or screwed the connecting blocks I simply pulled it off and turned it around. You know which way is the front/back by looking where the screw holes are down the legs. I feel silly for missing that now but I think what confused me was the sticker for back was where the front of the "back" is instead of the back of the backboard. Well anyway. It is together now and I think it looks very nice. Not as heavy duty as more expensive ones but it does the trick and is worth the money. I just wish it did have a teething bar because the wood is easy to damage. A teething baby could put some damage on the rail with their teeth easily. Otherwise I'd rate it 5 stars.

4 stars

Reviewer:  Nolan's Mommy "Kayla"  (Wisconsin)  See all my reviews

This crib is beautiful! It is sturdy and so nice. This is the 2nd crib we bought due to DS's crib being recalled and they were the same price BUT this is most definately more sturdy and solid.

The directions were pretty difficult to understand but I figured it out.

All of my son's bedding fits just fine and it is a STANDARD size crib.

4 stars

Reviewer:  California Carly  See all my reviews

My husband and I just put this crib together and I have to say that it looks really nice; the color is beautiful. I will agree with others when they say that the wood is soft and chips/dings easily. We have little tiny "soft" marks on every piece of this crib; however, you'd only notice them if you were really looking for them. We got this crib at a great price so we weren't expecting anything absolutely wonderful, but it looks & feels as though it will do what it's made to do. I think it needs to be mentioned on here that this is NOT a standard-size crib! None of my crib bedding that I bought fits this thing; the bumper is too short and the quilts,comforters and crib skirts are all too small for this, so buy your crib set carefully if you plan on getting this product. It's very roomy, though, so you'll love it. I bought the matching changing table as well and together they look really good. Overall, I am giving this product 4 stars because we haven't been able to test it out yet.

4 stars

Reviewer:  C. Shaw  (Chattanooga, TN)  See all my reviews

My husband put our crib together, and he said that the fatal flaw in putting it together is that the parts are labeled in a funny way -- for example, it says to do something with part A, but part A is not labeled. Also the parts for the front and back are labeled, but that can be confusing. He had to restart over a couple of steps in because he had them backwards, but after that it was smooth sailing. He worked on it off and on for about 2.5-3 hours. It's very nice-looking, and the rollers will be handy for when we move it into the nursery.[..]. If you lose the directions, it's nice to know that Graco has them online on another website.

4 stars

Reviewer:  3rd time around "CARI"  (Oregon)  See all my reviews

I received this for my baby shower, it is such a great looking crib for the price. Im not sure about the negitive reveiws I read about scratches and dents must of been handeld badly, but you can return it if that was a big deal. For my frist son I bought a [..] crib and this is just as good as my old one. I gave it a 4 star rating cause it took my fiance 2hours to put it together because two parts were labeled wrong and we didnt realize it tell almost the end, then, we had to take it a part and put it back toogether. Over all its beautifull and worth the amount, I would pay more for this crib. I highly recommend this crib. If you do receive a crib thats damanged please return and order a new one,why would you keep a damanged crib, you wouldnt buy one at the store like that!

1 stars

Reviewer:  Target Sux "Target Sux"  (Illinois)  See all my reviews

I bought this crib last Wednesday night and as I was putting it together, the very last piece was broken! The receipt became misplaced because the clerk handed it to MY daughter who is 13, because I was pulling my van up to the front of the store. The store will NOT take the crib back because I paid in CASH and don't have my receipt. I spent over a few dollars in that store that day...now I have a crib that should be on the recall list...and I have to buy another one. I will never step one foot into a Target ever again!!! Hopefully their bad policies will put them right out of business! Still need alot more baby stuff...I am going to another retailer!!!