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The Winner of the “Light it up Blue” diaper is….

Posted by on July 15, 2011 Leave a Comment

Julie G!

Congratulations Julie! I sent an email to you requesting your shipping information.

Thank you, as always, to those of you who played in this week’s giveaway. Your participation helps spread the word about cloth diapers, and this week, about Autism advocacy!

We are really excited about the “Light it Up Blue” diaper and the support it brings to autism awareness. Ecology, cost savings, and autism are all very big issues in our society today. The “Light it Up Blue” diaper addresses all of these issues. So, thank you for helping us promote it.

Our next Weekly Giveaway prize will be announced on Sunday. We hope you try again next week! Have a great weekend!

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Weekly Giveaway: FuzziBunz® “Light It Up Blue!”

Posted by on July 10, 2011 76 Comments

I’m just as happy to announce this week’s giveaway prize is a FuzziBunz® “Light It Up Blue” cloth diaper as I was to announce that FuzziBunz® are our Brand of the Month for July!

I love when FuzziBunz® has special diapers for reasons that I explain here. These are the diapers I used the most as I diapered all three of my children, for what it’s worth.  Without special requirements like “all organic cloth,” FuzziBunz® are the diapers that I generally suggest people try first, because I have rarely heard anyone be anything but thrilled with their purchase for years to come.

They are durable and reliable. They were the forerunner in the modern cloth diaper movement and continue to be one of the most popular diapers available on the market today.

The customer service is unreal, it’s so phenomenal. The quality of diaper, in my opinion, is unsurpassed.

So, this week, Everything Birth is giving one away. This week though, it will be in the “Light It Up Blue” color which was named such because of autism awareness. See, for every diaper that is sold in this color, FuzziBunz® will donate a dollar to support Autism advocacy and research through Autism Speaks™, a national advocacy organization.

So, who wants to win one of these awesome diapers? If you’re new to our Weekly Giveaway, you can find the rules here.

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“Earth Day Everyday!” diaper by FuzziBunz

Posted by on April 12, 2011 5 Comments

For those of you just starting out in the world of cloth, I have to explain a very strange phenomenon that happens with FuzziBunz pocket style cloth diapers.

Every once in awhile, FuzziBunz will come out with a limited edition version of their awesome pocket diapers. Right now, FuzziBunz is featuring the ”Earth Day Everyday!” pocket diaper.

You will want to buy these diapers.

Even if you don’t think the “Earth Day Everyday” diapers are awesome… Even if you don’t think these diapers will get everyone talking about how fantastically cool you are… You will want to buy at least one or two of these ”Earth Day Everyday”  diapers.

Let me explain.

FuzziBunz are vastly superior to many other brands of diapers. The lifespan of a FuzziBunz diaper is astonishing. FuzziBunz last through a few children’s diapering careers because of their amazing quality. And everybody who has been in the industry for awhile knows this.

What this means is that people will purchase your used FuzziBunz (on forums like our Birth Depot) for almost what they retail for regardless of the color. Factor in a limited edition… and you can often see returns at more than what you purchased your original “Earth Day Everyday” limited edition diapers for. I’m not even kidding. I know, because I’ve done it. I’ve witnessed this phenomenon first hand on several occasions.  I think back to what I was able to sell my navy, my black, my army green, and my burgundy Fuzzi Bunz diapers for and I am still amazed. Even recently, with the choco truffle, people were willing to pay more than retail because they were limited edition, and they wanted them. They will do the same for your used “Earth Day Everyday” limited edition cloth diaper, if you’re smart enough to buy them while supplies last.

Diapers, to a fluff obsessed woman, are collectors items. They are must haves. Not only that, but they are must haves that they can buy guilt free, because they know they are already saving thousands of dollars by choosing cloth over disposables.

Let me make this clear:

People are obsessed with FuzziBunz limited edition colors.

This is not a sales pitch.  Well, I guess this is a sales pitch. But it’s also something I’ve learned from experience and want to share with the Everything Birth and Diaper Parties community.

Everything Birth has purchased a decent supply of the FuzziBunz “Earth Day Everyday” cloth diapers. They won’t last long though, so you will want to head on over to the shopping area and purchase some as soon as you can.

Enjoy your Earth Day, enjoy your “Earth Day Everyday” limited edition diaper by FuzziBunz, and enjoy your profitable return when you’re done with it.

 

Note: If you are interested in selling your used diapers when you’re done with them, keep in mind, FuzziBunz connoisseurs know their stuff. You will want to always wash them according to their care instructions. Keep them out of the dryer. Never use bleach. Never use fabric softener. Use only the recommended detergents. FuzziBunz rarely have problems except ones that are caused by not following the care instructions, and believe me, a FuzziBunz fanatic will be able to tell.

 

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Fuzzi Bunz donates diapers to Eagle Scout Project

Posted by on December 16, 2010 Leave a Comment

The maker of Fuzzi Bunz, recently donated 500 Fuzzi Bunz cloth diapers to help out a young man who had traveled to Uganda while working on his Eagle Scout Project.

Boy Scouts generally pick one very large community service project that is a part of earning the very dignified status of Eagle Scout. Achieving the ranking of an Eagle Scout is the most prestigious recognition available to a Boy Scout. It signifies the pinnacle of their scouting career. Generally scouts choose a project closer to home, but this scout chose to travel to Uganda, where apparently, since this trip, his heart still remains. He vowed to go back to help these people again one day.

This certainly isn’t the first time the maker of Fuzzi Bunz has donated diapers to impoverished communities, and I’m sure it won’t be the last. Mother of Eden’s owner Tereson Dupuy is intensely into philanthropy and is regularly found giving to those in need of her help. This young scout apparently was able to appeal to the open hearts of those at Fuzzi Bunz. His story is amazing and deserves recognition. Check out this young man:

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In other exciting diapering news, Fuzzi Bunz was just honored with two Stevie Awards for Women in Business.

  • The FuzziBunz One-Size Cloth Diaper, the most adjustable one-size cloth diaper, was named “Best New Product of the Year”
  • FuzziBunz was named “Most Innovative Company of the Year” for its efforts to bring quality eco-friendly diapering products to moms around the world.

While Everything Birth was already very proud to carry Fuzzi Bunz in their product line, these two stories, make them even more proud to support this wonderful company.

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Gold Rush: Fuzzi Bunz Perfect Size On Sale!

Posted by on November 9, 2010 2 Comments

Diapers go on sale all the time. Every great once in awhile, you will see a sale like this.  In case anyone is new to the cloth diapering world, I need to stress the significance of being able to get any kind of Fuzzi Bunz for $14.95. (And for those of you who are seasoned in cloth diapering, you read that right: Many colors of the Fuzzi Bunz Perfect Size are on sale for $14.95 through the end of November!!!)

There are countless reasons why this sale is so incredible to me, but I will touch on a few.

  • You would easily be able to wait a few months and then  turn around and sell these online to makea nice profit. Most times when I would sell USED Fuzzi Bunz, I would be able to sell them for more than what I paid for them. The reason? Women online get competitive at auctions. Often, they compete with the same women over and over for different items.  Regularly, once they start in an auction, they will proceed to pay more than the diapers retail value, simply to win the auction against the woman who beat her in an earlier auction. Not. Even. Kidding.
  • Fuzzi Bunz Perfect Size Diapers are just about the most resilient of all the diapers out there from my personal experience. They are my personal favorite. They stand the test of time. They are worth their weight in gold.
  • Sales on Fuzzi Bunz like this are few and far between. You will find sales on them sure, but not sales this good.

Now, for those of you concerned about buying sized diapers and not getting your money’s worth, let me tell you something. My thirty pound daughter can still fit into smalls. It’s not the perfect fit, as Fuzzi Bunz are made to be able to stuff and stuff and stuff to your heart’s desire.  So, I can only fit two inserts in her smalls. Even still though, she’s almost potty training.

So, if you’re trying to get the most bang for your buck, choose your size wisely. A newborn will fit into a small, and will probably remain fitting into a small in all actuality and contrary to popular belief, for the entire diapering time.  The Fuzzi Bunz Perfect Size overlap quite a bit in sizing so that you can get, well… a perfect fit every time.  If you’re willing to just be functional though and not necessarily perfect, you can really make each size last.  If your baby is a little older, get mediums, and feel confident that under most circumstances, you will not need to ever purchase larges. Larges are great for heavy wetters, because you can shove a ton of inserts into an older child’s diaper, but they generally aren’t crucial.

I encourage anyone interested in more learning tricks on how to extend the life of your Fuzzi Bunz Perfect Size diapers (so you can make the most of this sale) to join me at the new forum brought to you for free by Everything Birth. There, I can explain in more detail how:

  • Snapping a Fuzzi Bunz snaps in a particular order will lengthen the amount of time you will be able to get a good fit without leaks or red marks
  • Laying the front of the diaper in a particular way will allow even a small baby to get a nice snug (but not tight) gusset lay

Want to learn more about choosing the right colors if you have resale in mind? Read this previous blog where I explained which Fuzzi Bunz colors the auction lovers will most likely be pining for most.

See you there and happy sale-ing!

Dawn Papple

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FuzziBunz: Worth more than their weight in gold. For real.

Posted by on September 15, 2010 21 Comments

I just changed my daughter’s diaper and noticed the tag. They aren’t the new FuzziBunz that you see on the Everything Birth site. They aren’t even the old FuzziBunz that you see on eBay. This diaper was a diaper from 2001, it’s a classic. You can tell by the tag, which I have taken a picture of for proof.

The diaper is 9 years old, and still functioning after what amounts to over seven years of daily use. Having been through a few kids, I started doing some figuring. That ONE PARTICULAR  diaper (even when you factor in the washing costs) has already saved me about $685 over disposable diapers.

Given that I change a minimum of eight diapers a day, I multiplied $685 times eight. That’s $5480 that I did not spend on disposable diapers SO far.

Presuming my year and a half year old daughter will not potty train tonight, (Which, I can tell you, it’s not looking likely.) I’m just going to round up to when I presume I will retire my diapers and pass them along to a new family. Then, I’m going to subtract the cost of the FuzziBunz.

***adding machine clicking sounds***

So, for my family, choosing FuzziBunz over disposables will have saved me about $6300.

Anyway, so just on a whim, because this kind of stuff entertains me, I went in and weighed 8 FuzziBunz on my scale.  Eight FuzziBunz registers in at just about a half a pound. I went into Google just now and looked up what a half a pound of gold is worth. A half a pound of gold is valued at about $6000.

So, for my family:

½  pound of FuzziBunz = approximately $6300

½  pound of Gold = approximately $6000

Just sayin’….

-Dawn Papple

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Working with Fuzzi Bunz: Then and Now

Posted by on July 15, 2010 1 Comment

The Early Years

I was so excited to be a part of the cloth diapering world when I first took the position as part of the “Make A Difference” team through Mother Of Eden, the makers of Fuzzi Bunz.  My son, now nine, was just six months old. I still have all of the old documents, flyers, diapering class handouts and syllabus, and photos from my time as a “MAD Consultant.” I started my own attachment parenting advocacy business, which I called “A Coalition for WAHMs.”

Learning about Natural Parenting

Not long after the Fuzzi Bunz name started to become synonymous with modern cloth diapers thanks to the determination of the company’s brilliant owner Tereson, the Make a Difference Program fell away to make room for the countless virtual stores that began to emerge.  Many of the original consultants, including me, were given the privilege of working in a similar setting for a company called Natural Family Boutique. This company however, covered a wide range of natural living products, just as Everything Birth did during those early days as well. I soon found a home in the world of natural parenting. I could see the trend gaining momentum though, and I knew that I wanted to be a part of the brick and mortar world of attachment parenting. I knew I wanted to pave the way in a different way.

Opening my Brick and Mortar

Just as NFB started wrapping up its consultant program, I laid the groundwork for Mama Gaia’s. I opened her doors nervously, only to be greeted by more women like myself than I ever dreamed existed in my community. All these women needed to carry the torch for Fuzzi Bunz was an introduction. Though I carried other brands and sampled countless other brands, Fuzzi Bunz was the official diaper of Mama Gaia’s. It was my most dependable diaper, my sturdiest diaper and the closest to my heart because of their impeccable customer satisfaction policy. Eventually, as I became a mother to my step-son with a disability and realized that I couldn’t raise him the way he needed within my store, I closed the doors. Saddened because I feared my adventure as a cloth diaper advocate was coming to an end, I stumbled upon Crystal’s request for a blog writer for this site.

Full Circle

Cloth diapering, as it re-emerged into modern days, a couple of decades after the invention of the disposable created an incomprehensible amount of non-biodegradable waste, has come further than I could have ever imagined. It has been an honor to bear witness to them within my community. With the introduction of Fuzzi Bunz into Everything Birth’s inventory, I am pleased to say that now every step of my cloth diapering journey has been highlighted with my love for Mother of Eden as a company, and the Fuzzi Bunz brand of cloth diapers.

Dawn Papple

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