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11:53 pm
June 29, 2011
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rstlme
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From their Facebook page:
Gerber Childrenswear
Did you know that Gerber cloth diapers can be used for diapering, burp cloths, lap pads or even dusting? How do you use them? Check out the selection of cloth diapers at Target: http://bit.ly/kGBqdI
Gerber diapers : Target Search Resultshttp://www.target.comShop for Gerber-diapers at Target. Choose from Gerber Gauze Weave Cloth Diapers (12-pk.), Gerber 3 in 1 Ribbon Diaper Bag – Blue and other products.
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8:32 am
June 30, 2011
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lapizuli
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When I used diapers 35 years ago, I only used cloth diapers. I couldn't afford anything else. They were thick and soft and really no problem at all. They were both diapers and burp cloths. I used them for years afterward as dust cloths. A few months ago I went to target to look at diapers again because mine were worn to shreds and was surprised at how thin they'd become. They may be just as absorbent, I don't know, but they just don't make 'em like they used to!
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10:44 am
June 30, 2011
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mikenikki
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Nothing is made like they use to. The price goes up and the quality goes down. I used cloth diapers with one of my kids but had to stop cuz he would break out in a rash every time it touched his skin. I tried every baby soap out there nothing worked. they were moved to the dust rag pile.
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12:18 pm
June 30, 2011
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rstlme
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Try ordering them online? I saw the Gerber pre-folded ones I had on Amazon.com. They were a bit more than the Target price.
I too had babies with sensitive bottoms. I tried everything, then two grandmothers tried and even GGranny tried BOILING the diapers. Boiling worked, but the smell was overpowering. All of the diaper brands gave them a rash with an added hazard of the plastic killing the skin around their legs.
I turned over the laundering to a Diaper Laundering Service at a significant cost of $24/month. That is around $80-90/month in 2011 dollars.
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10:07 pm
June 30, 2011
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lapizuli
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Oh my goodness… boiling diapers. I remember doing that once. Sheesh. I was lucky – my girl didn't ever have rash that badly.
I didn't mean to sound so old fashioned by saying they don't make diapers like they used to. (Yeah, and I had to walk to school in bare feet in the snow….) It's just that I can't imagine diapering a kid in the thin things I found last year. But maybe they're more comfy? Anyway, I'm not really as old as I sound! I've not yet hit 50, but I'm heading there.
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10:40 pm
June 30, 2011
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rstlme
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Do not worry about it. I thought you were WEARING the diapers as a baby 35 years ago. LOL BTW, It seems I am older than you. 
As an observation…Everything gets more expensive every year. At the same time, the cloth is getting thinner on the clothes, even in the expensive dress shops. I do better shopping the sale racks at Macy's than paying full price at Coldwater Creek or Lane Bryant.
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11:02 pm
June 30, 2011
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lapizuli
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It's discouraging, isn't it? I divorced a few years ago, and as a result had to buy kitchen stuff when we divided our household. I ended up buying a lot in antique shops (out of season in my tourist town, so sales were good!) because the quality was just so much better than brand-new. My prized kitchen possessions are a set of real cast-iron pans and a blender with a heavy glass container that I bought when I was 20.
Funny, when I was young my elders lamented that they don't make things like they used to…. I guess every generation will be saying the same thing!
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11:19 pm
June 30, 2011
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rstlme
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Things go up and down in quality. My grandmother's kitchen tools were so cheap. I could not imagine her using them! Then they got better and now, well there is a lot of junk for sale again.
But her cast iron pans and Waring Blender are fought over. They work!
Houses were built well before WWII, then the quality went to "cracker box" ticky tacky. Now the building codes and energy codes and all of those pesky inspections mean new houses are better built in recent years than they were 40-60 years ago.
Clothing during and right after the war were of poor quality, because cloth simply was not available. Then in the Post War period, they improved a lot. Now, clothes in nice dress shops are similar in quality to what we saw in the deep discount stores in decades past.
Twenty years ago, the average car on the road lasted 3 to 5 years or 50,000 miles and then went to the junk yard. American cars are now built to last longer than a decade or 200,000 miles.
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11:35 pm
June 30, 2011
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rstlme
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Yikes! I just visited the Gerber Childrens' wear site.
I had the Gerber gauze prefold diapers. They do not offer them in a prefold and the gauze is the PREMIUM product. Yikes! Still, it is a good product and I would rather sit there and fold the suckers than buy the birdseye prefolds.
If anyone buys these, do not launder them with Ivory Snow detergent. Wax will build up in the fabric. It is the Pantene of laundry detergents. Use Dreft or a baby formula detergent.
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6:21 am
July 1, 2011
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lapizuli
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Yes, you're right. Quality does go up and down, and thanks for reminding me of that. I remember buying a book once called something like "How to get you car to last 100,000 Miles." My last car, with regular maintenance, lasted 450,000 miles.
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10:03 am
July 1, 2011
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rstlme
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What make and model was it? Our Ford Taurus has 150,000 miles on it and needs its third transmission. 
http://www.target.com/Gerber-D…..tailbutton
I found my babies' diapers listed on the Target web site. Maybe I will stock up on them for possible future grandchildren? Three packages ought to be enough?
These diaper liners look like a good idea if going cloth. Has anyone used them?
http://www.target.com/Bambino-…..ub_2_title
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3:56 pm
July 1, 2011
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lapizuli
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My car was a 1994 Honda Civic. It got 42 miles to the gallon. I loved that thing. I had the engine rebuilt at one point and got another 150,000 miles out of it until it succumbed to rust. In the end I donated it to charity – it had some brand-new parts in it making it worth more than one might think. I went out and bought another Honda Civic, which is up to 260,000 miles now. I change the oil religiously, had breaks worked on once, and had the timing belt done twice. That's it. I swear by those cars.
Those diapers look good from the picture and the description. I say go for it!
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2:04 pm
September 8, 2011
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rstlme
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I will soon be searching for a transmission shop and a used Honda Civic.  if the Taurus cannot be fixed.
In case there is a search, The Gerber reuseable diapers I used with the diaper service were these:
Gerber Diaper Service Cloth Diapers $33/6 and the Gerber Premium Cloth Diapers $35/6 (NOT Birdseye or gauze)
Three packages ($99 to $105 total) with plenty of plastic pants should be enough for the 2 to 4 years they are needed.
Do not use bleach or put plastic pants in the dryer. Use white vinegar and or sunshine to sanitize plastic pants. Try to buy yellow plastic pants as they are going to turn yellow anyway. Wash diapers and plastic pants in baby detergent that is NOT Ivory.
Cloth training pants seem to be available in the stores.
These diapers are available on Amazon.com from different vendors. Target.com did have them in July and now they seem to be OOS.
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7:53 pm
September 8, 2011
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uggggghhhhh
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Can I chime in here…
First I'd like to say cloth diapers have come a LONG way from when I was little. Roughly 37yrs ago! hehe. We use them all the time in daycare, they come with snaps, velcro, rice paper and even an attachment piece for the toilet so you can just flush it. There are alot of brands out there now. Some which we hope to carry in a store my husband and I are hoping to open if everything falls in place in the next few weeks. <fingers crossed>. So you want more infor on it just pm me, I know about most brands other then gerber. When Sam comes in tomorrow I'll check his brand of prefolds.
Second if you need a good mechanic email me. I know one in the Medford area. He's honest to flaw.
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Early New Years Resolution… coupon my way to retirement!
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9:45 pm
September 8, 2011
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rstlme
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I am in the Water District of Latham, in NEW YORK STATE!!! I need transmission work done on an 1999 Taurus wagon. It has a ten year old engine and needs its third transmission.
How well do the snaps work on rice paper diapers? Hee Hee Hee. I know. Those must be the liners.
I am soooo jealous. I started to see those goodies in the magazines as my last bambino was approaching toilet training. He will be 30 years old next month. I wanted to buy some, but it was not cost effective so close to the end of their time of need. Organic cotton ones with disposable liners seemd like a good product. A lady was sewing and selling them out of her garage and posting ads in Working Mother, Baby Talk, et al.
Good luck with the business ugggghhhh.
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