352 people entered this giveaway, with 647 entries in all. The winning entry is #44, which is Darcy. Congratulations Darcy, I’m sending you an email so you can claim your prize!
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All In One Diapers Cloth Diapers Giveaway One Size Diapers Pocket Diapers Sized Diapers Snap Closure Velcro/Aplix Closure
Bumgenius Cloth Diaper Giveaway U.S./Canada (CLOSED 6/10)
As you may know, I started a new Facebook page for Change-Diapers.com. The Change-Diapers.com vs Fitteds and Pockets and Snappis, oh my! seemed too confusing, and I wasn’t able to change the name of the Facebook page. So, the new page is exactly the same, only now you can use @Change-Diapers.com to tag me! Unfortunately, I had about 1,300 “likers” on the old page, and only 523 on the new page.
I’ve been promising a self-sponsored giveaway to bribe encourage people to follow me to the new page, and to thank those who already have. I really haven’t received a whole lot of feedback on what I should give away, and the suggestions I did get were kind of all over the place!
Last night I finally decided that Bumgenius pocket diapers were really the start of this blog, since I started my stash with just 3 diapers, shortly followed by three more. They’re not only what got me hooked on cloth, but they are really still my favorites, especially after the Bumgenius 3.0 vs 4.0 improvements and experiencing the great Bumgenius warranty.
So, that’s what I’m giving away this time!!
I am sure I will do another self-sponsored giveaway in the future, so if there’s something you want to win, or something that you’d like me to review, let me know!
Giveaway: One winner will get their choice of a Bumgenius 4.0 one-size pocket diaper, a Bumgenius Elemental Organic AIO or a Bumgenius 3.0 XS/Newborn AIO (for those who wanted a newborn diaper!) Winnner chooses color/print and closure where applicable. ARV $12.95-$26.95 depending on winnner’s choices.
Here’s how to enter: All entries go in the form below. I love comments (great way to remind yourself you entered) but comments do not count as entries. One entry per person please (not per day.) If other members of your household enter, I ask that they enter for themselves and that you do not enter on anyone else’s behalf.
Mandatory entries include your name and email address. You may receive a bonus entry if you “like” The NEW Change-Diapers.com Fan Page. Please remember that this is a new page. Make sure you “like” the NEW page and NOT the old page. There are still 1,221 people who haven’t moved over to the new page!
I will accept entries until Friday, June 10th, 2011 at 9:00 P.M. Eastern. I will select a winner using random.org’s true random number generator and notify him/her by email. Winner has 48 hours to respond before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is chosen. View my giveaway rules page for complete details. This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada.
# of entries received as of giveaway close: 647
FTC compliance: This giveaway is not endorsed, sponsored or approved by any cloth diaper manufacturer or retailer. I was not compensated for this post, and all opinions are my own.
Disclosure: This giveaway is not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, nor associated with Facebook. By entering, you release Facebook from any responsibility and understand that the information entered on this form will not be disclosed to Facebook.
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300 people entered this giveaway, with 300 entries (since there were no bonus entries!)
The winning entry is #270, which is Laura Olson. Congratulations Laura, I’m sending you an email now so you can claim your prize and choose your color and closure!
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I promised you a giveaway to thank you for sticking with me through my hosting switch (and e-mail downtime!) so here it is.
Most of you know that Bumgenius pocket diapers were my first-ever cloth diapers. In fact, they were the first cloth diapers I’d ever seen in person, unless you count the Gerber burp cloths prefolds many people use as burp cloths!
The new Bumgenius 4.0 pocket diapers have a slightly larger design than the 3.0, improved velcro closures, new pastel color options (the brights are back now too!) and they are now available with snap closures as well. I did a Bumgenius 3.0 vs 4.0 comparison last year if you haven’t seen it.
So here’s the giveaway: One reader will receive one Bumgenius 4.0 diaper in his/her choice of color and closure (ARV $17.95.) I will purchase the diaper from the reputable cloth diaper retailer of my choice, and ship it to the winner (therefore your shipping address will be shared for the purposes of prize fulfillment.) The purchase may be made at one of my affiliates including, but not limited to: Kelly’s Closet or Diaper Junction.
Here’s how to enter: All entries go in the form below. I love comments (great way to remind yourself you entered) but comments do not count as entries.
Mandatory entries include your name, and email address.
I will accept entries until Tuesday, April 26th, 2011 at 9:00 P.M. Eastern. I will select a winner using random.org’s true random number generator and notify him/her by email. Winner has 48 hours to respond before the prize is forfeited and a new winner is chosen. View my giveaway rules page for complete details. This giveaway is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada
# of entries received as of giveaway close.: 300
FTC compliance: This giveaway is not sponsored or endorsed by, nor affiliated with any cloth diaper company or retailer. I was not compensated for this post, and all opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links.
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If you need cloth diaper help, on Mondays, I answer reader submitted questions, and ask my other readers to weigh in as well.
Questions don’t have to be cloth diaper related, just email maria at change-diapers.com with “Mailbox Mondays” in the subject, or Fill out my contact form for readers, which you will always be able to find on my Contact Page.
No submissions this week, so I figured I’d ramble about things & stuff.
I have said over and over again that I think it’s wise to “diversify your stash,” rather than having a whole stash of just one diaper. Even so, I often wonder hmm…what would I choose if someone said “I’ll buy you a whole stash of cloth diapers, but you have to choose just one brand.”
I have a lot of favorites that I love for various reasons, but I actually think I would choose Bumgenius 4.0 if you held a gun to my head and made me choose (after I told you it was a little nutty to put a gun to my head over cloth diapers of course.) If you’d throw in a stack of Knickernappies Loopydo and Superdo inserts, I’d be really thrilled!
Why do I love them so much? Well, maybe I have a little soft spot since they (Bumgenius 3.0) were the first 6 diapers I bought. 3 of those 6 diapers were replaced under the amazing Bumgenius/Cottonbabies warranty, two are in serious need of aplix replacement, and one still looks and works just about like new, aside from a little pilling etc. That’s after 18 months of use, and during several months of that, those six were washed one or two times every day.
The Bumgenius fit really well and don’t leak. They are what I grab for if I know we are going to be out and about. They are super, super easy to use and are the first my husband reaches for. The improvement of the Velcro on the 4.0 version really sealed the deal for me. They don’t come in tons of colors, but those that they have are nice. I’m very glad the brights are back! When I first started cloth diapering, $17.95 for a diaper seemed spendy, but now it’s really a pretty good deal.
How about you? What would you choose if someone offered to buy you a full stash of just one brand?
So that leads me to the other thing I was thinking about. Cost.
I guess since Bumgenius is sort of my benchmark or gold standard when trying other diapers, I also compare others to their price point. If a diaper is one-size and under $20, I’m there. When it starts creeping up to the $20-$25 range, it had better be cute and have a great track record. I would consider a diaper in the $25-$28 range, but I would honestly be pretty hesitant to spend that much. Especially since the most expensive diapers I’ve ever bought, the Goodmama One and Blueberry Minky (before the price decrease that came with the change to microfiber inserts) turned out to be the most disappointing and biggest wastes of money, leaving a bad taste in my mouth for pricey diapers!
Now, I will admit that I would probably pay more for a diaper that I already knew I loved (like a few WAHMs that are my favorites) that was in a print I was obsessed with (like this Guerilla Fluff diaper I’m still pining over more than a year later. Boo-hoo!!) Or a really special diaper as a keepsake, like baby’s first diaper or something.
What really made me think of this was a lovely newborn diaper that a manufacturer/retailer posted on Facebook Friday. It was a lovely diaper, with a gulp inducing price tag of 35 smackaroos! I think using cloth in the newborn stage is wise, since you can spend a hundred bucks on sposies before you know it, but cloth can be used for multiple children and resold. You can do it the frugal way with prefolds and a few covers, or I guess you can go all out and spend close to $1,000 on some $35 newborn diapers.
What I think is reasonable is hard to define. Just to clarify, by reasonable, I mean reasonable for me. If you have the money and desire, feel free to spend $200 on one of these limited print diapers people collect!
I think it’s one of those things that is difficult to say $xx is reasonable while $yy is not, but if you hear a price, you can say whether it’s low, OK or high. For me, anything over $15 for a newborn diaper makes me thing “jeez, this had better be good!” Of course, the only newborn diapers I have so far I’ve won in giveaways (except one I bought as a second for cheap!) I’d love to have a FuzziBunz X-Small in my stash, but the price tag of $16.95 is pushing my limit. The same really goes for the Happy Heinys mini one size, but at least that has additional sizing possibilities.
Anyway, I’m figuring if I get to cloth diaper a newborn, I’d buy one of each on my wish list (probably enough for a day or so of cloth diapering) and see what I like, then buy a few more (maybe gender specific colors) of what I like best after the baby is born. So far, I haven’t had huge babies, but maybe my excitement over these adorable cloth newbie dipes would get me a chunky 10 pounder ready for one-size diapers at birth, hee hee.
So how about you? Do you have price limits in mind when you’re shopping for cloth? Do you have different limits for newborn diapers? Do you have a particular diaper/print you’re dying for that you’d be willing to pay more for?
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Maria wants to live in a world where cloth diapers are the norm and moms can make parenting choices without judgement. When she’s not chasing her 18, 14 and 11-year old kids around, you might find her checking out the latest gadgets, organizing something (again) or exercising in the fresh air. 
