Originally Posted by jsmith16

They were different shops. Agree that would have been a huge red flag.

This is the child seat I have with a little bit about its requirements: Child Bike Seat | safe-T-seat by iBert | Will the iBert safe-T-seat Fit Your Child and Bike?

The child seat isn't absolutely necessary and I'd rather get the best bike possible with my money as I'll be riding it solo 99% of the time, but if there were comparable bikes and one of them could hold the seat that would be great.