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Bubbli 3-in-1 Playpen BB31PLYPENA review

6-sided playpen. Priced at $100.

CHOICE Expert Rating

46%

What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?

CHOICE Expert Rating

This is the product's overall performance score, based on key tests conducted by our industry experts in the CHOICE labs.

Good points

• Foldable.
• Can be configured into a hexagonal or rectangular playpen, or reconfigured into a smaller rectangular playpen.
• Can be setup in other configurations, e.g. a safety barrier, and includes parts for wall mounting.
• Has a gate, so there's no need to lift the child over the sides, and the gate latch is easy to operate with one hand.

Bad points

• Serious safety failure: Playpen has a catch on the gate that is a potential snagging/strangulation point.
• Minor safety failure: Minor limb entrapment risk.
• It's not compact when folded (or requires a bit of disassembly before folding to be more compact).
• Feels heavy for moving around, and tends not to keep its form well (easily misshaped).
• Extra care must be taken to avoid the finger pinch points when partially folding (gathering) the panels together.
• Conflicting instructions stated, "never add a mattress, pillow, comforter or padding ", but it also stated, "use a hexagonal mattress or pad with a side length no more than 58cm and no more than 14cm thick".
Recommended View more details.

Products we've recommended have passed all our safety and durability tests. We sometimes find that no products pass all our safety tests, so that we can't recommend any, but usually find some models with only minor failures that are still worth considering.

No
CHOICE Expert Rating View more details.

The CHOICE Expert Rating consists of 70% performance score (including safety tests) and 30% ease of use score.

46%
Performance score View more details.

Whether the playpen passes our safety requirements. We look at footholds, head/limb entrapment, security and more.

40%
Ease of use score View more details.

How easy the playpens are to set up and pack up, and how easy it is for a carer to access a child in the playpen.

60%
Passed key safety requirements View more details.

Models that pass key safety requirements have no serious issues. Ones that score around 60-65% for performance may have minor hazards such as a door that doesn't self-close or edges/projections that could injure if a child runs into them. Serious failures include detachable small parts, snagging/strangulation hazards, climbing footholds or failure of the limb or head entrapment requirements of both Australian cot and European playpen standards.

No
Availability
Tested model
Price View more details.

This is a typical retail price, but you may find it cheaper by shopping around.

$100
Shape View more details.

The main shape of the playpen. Some can be configured into different shapes. We generally test with the largest shape.

6-sided
Material View more details.

What the playpen is made from. Your options are generally metal, wood, plastic, fabric/mesh, or some combination of these.

Metal
Height (cm)
76
Width (cm)
90
Length (cm)
124
Dimensions when set up (cm, H X W x D) View more details.

Our measured dimensions, which can vary if the playpen has multiple configurations.

76 x 90 x 124
Weight including accessories (kg) View more details.

Overall weight of the playpen. Individual panel specifications may vary.

10.7
Country of origin View more details.

Claimed country of origin.

China
Website
N/A
Mattress View more details.

Whether the playpen comes with a mattress or padded base, which can add comfort and may be an optional extra.

No
Gate View more details.

A gate is handy to avoid bending over to take your child out. Unsafe playpens don't have sufficiently childproof gates.

Yes

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