So today, while the Abbigator is napping (her dad gave her that nickname - 2 guesses what she's going to be for Halloween this year! You only get 2 guesses instead of 3, because, c'mon, it's SUPER obvious!), I'm spending some time looking for ways to try out a bunch of different cloth diapers without having to take out a second mortgage on our house. I'm starting with your basic Google search, and we'll see where it takes me!
Diaper Junction
This website was the first result that showed up after I typed "cloth diaper samples" into the Google search box. There is then an actual category on the site entitled "Try Cloth Diapers" - well, heck, I know what link I'm clicking on! Now, this isn't a free sample like you'd get at the grocery store or at Sam's Club (my husband and I often go there on Sundays (prime freebie day) and can almost eat a complete meal by going around to the different old ladies at their tables!) - it's a little more complicated than that. What Diaper Junction offers is a risk-free 30 day money back guarantee on these diapers. Here is their return policy:
30 DAY TEST DRIVELook for the seal on qualifying product pages or visit our Try Cloth Diapers page for the full list.
Buy these products, TRY these products, WASH these products. You may return these products within 30 days of receipt if you are not completely satisfied!
To return, simply obtain a return authorization either by logging into your account and completing a return authorization request or by Contacting Us.
GET A FULL 30 DAYS TO TRY CLOTH DIAPERING!
Return packages on these products must postmarked within 30 days from the day you received it NOT the day we shipped it. Please Contact Us if you do not know this date. Because we use delivery confirmation/tracking on all packages, we know when you received it. Any packages that are not postmarked within this time frame will be refused and returned to you.
Returns on orders received with free shipping are subject to initial shipping charges.
Diaper Packages must be returned complete. If package is not complete then full retail charges as if purchased individually will apply.
Any free gift or promotion that may have been received with your order must be returned in new/unused condition.
Diapers must be washed clean and free of any odors including detergent and/or smoke, residues including diaper creams, lint, pet hair, in order to be accepted. If the diapers are not within this standard, they will be refused and returned to you.
Please allow up to 10 days for processing.
I read that whole thing over a few times, looking carefully for asterisks and loopholes - I'm not a lawyer or anything, but I'm fairly intelligent, so I can say with a fair amount of certainty that this seems legit and fairly straightforward. You buy the diapers, get your child to poop and pee in them (that should be the easiest part of this whole deal!), wash them, and if you hate 'em, you send them back and you get your money refunded (minus shipping charges - c'mon, did you really think this would be TOTALLY free?!).
Not every diaper on the website is available for this offer. Diaper Junction gives you 14 options for this 30 day diaper test drive - the diaper(s) that qualify have this badge somewhere in the description:
There are 6 different brands available: bumGenius!, GroVia, Happy Heinys, FuzziBuns, Flip, and Econobum. I'm sad to see that gDiapers aren't on this website for the test drive, but I'll look around more.
There are pocket diapers, one size diapers, an AIO, and bumGenius! even offers an organic option. You have the option to get just a single diaper, or to get an entire package (which can have anywhere from 3 to 24 diapers). I'm going to stick with just the single diaper for now - even with the risk-free return, the idea of buying more than one is just a little too scary!
So let's start at the top and figure out which one to get!
Brand #1: bumGenius!
- Type: One Size Pocket Diaper
- Price for 1 Diaper: $17.95 (organic option is $24.95)
- Weight: 7 - 35 lbs.
- Fastening Options: Snaps or Hook and Loop
- Colors: Blossom, Bubble, Butternut, Grasshopper, Noodle, Sweet, Twilight, and White
- Comes With: 1 shell (the diaper itself), 2 microfiber inserts (1 newborn size, 1 regular)
- Type: One Size "Pocket" Diaper (this is not a true pocket diaper - instead of putting an insert into the pocket, there is instead a detachable "soaker layer" that snaps in and out of the shell of the diaper - this type of diaper does NOT need a separate cover)
- Price for 1 Diaper: $24.95
- Weight: no weight given, but the description says the diaper will take your child from "infancy to toddlerhood"
- Fastening Options: Velcro
- Colors: Vanilla, Mandarin, Kiwi, Blackberry, Ice, Cosmos, Wildflowers, Blue Birds, Seaside Stripe, and Sunset Stripe
- Comes With: 1 shell, 1 "soaker layer" (made of organic cotton)
- Type: One Size Pocket Diaper
- Price for 1 Diaper: $18.95 (all the colors listed after Orange cost $1.00 more)
- Weight: 7.5 - 35 lbs.
- Fastening Options: Velcro
- Colors: White, Red, Pink, Blue, Periwinkle, Baby Blue, Aqua Blue, Spring Green, Sage, Yellow, Butter Yellow, Orange, Bright Flowers, Cheetah Spots, Butterflies, Peace Bears, Silly Monkeys, Groovy Squares, Cows, Blue Hibiscus, Pink Hibiscus
- Comes With: 1 shell and 2 inserts
- Type: One Size Pocket Diaper
- Price for 1 Diaper: $19.95
- Weight: 7 - 35 lbs.
- Fastening Options: Snaps
- Colors: White, Buttercream, Mac 'n' Cheese (cute name!), Cotton Candy, Crushed Berries, Grape, Tootie Frootie, Big Sky, Blueberry, Cocoa Truffle, Kumquat, Watermelon, Mint, Apple Green
- Comes With: 1 shell and 2 4-layer microfiber inserts (1 large and 1 small)
- Type: Insert/Prefold and Cover
- Price for 1 Diaper: $16.96 ($19.95 for the organic cotton insert)
- Weight: 7 - 35 lbs.
- Fastening Options: Snaps
- Colors: Blossom, Butternut, Grasshopper, Moonbeam, Ribbit, Twilight, and Zinnia
- Comes With: 1 cover and 1 insert
- Type: Insert/Prefold and Cover
- Price for 1 Diaper: $9.95
- Weight: 8 - 35 lbs.
- Fastening Options: Snaps
- Colors: White
- Comes With: 1 cover and 1 prefold
Things To Keep In Mind:
- Many of these diapers cost less per diaper when you order several at a time - once you've chosen the diaper of your dreams (there's a thought, huh, ladies?), keep that in mind when figuring out the cost. Also, this is just one website - you can always shop around for a better deal!
- If you are looking for a 100% organic option, your choices will definitely be limited - and more expensive. But you already knew this, didn't you? ::smiles::
- Velcro may be a messy option once your baby figures out how to open her diaper by herself! I personally think snaps are the best option, but velcro seems to be the more prevalent option, so, in the interest of fairness, I will try one diaper with snaps and one with velcro - just for the heck of it!
- All of these options (except for the GroVia) can be purchased "certified pre-owned" on this website - look around for other places to do this! You can save a significant amount of money this way. I'm not sure if I'd be comfortable buying pre-owned inserts/prefolds, but I'd have no problem getting a gently used cover!
- #1 w/ snaps, in Blossom
- #3 w/ velcro, in Periwinkle
- #5 w/ velcro, in Blossom, with the Stay Dry Insert
I searched more on the world wide interwebz since the Abbigator is down for the night, and, as I keep saying, there are TONS more options out there. This blog isn't meant to be a cloth diaper blog - that's my focus at the moment, but it won't be the only thing I write about. So there's no way I can research and write about and try every single freakin' cloth diaper out there - this is just meant as a rough guide.
I can't wait for my diapers to arrive (THERE'S a sentence I never thought I'd write!) - I'll try them out (and have Abby model them for you!) when they arrive!
-Jen
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