Playskool diapers?

Did anyone try these yet? I was wondering how they are.

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I have not tried them. I keep seeing them in the CVS circular. I will more than likely not be the first to test them out

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maybe I'll call and ask for a sample. I hate to waste $$$ if they stink.

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I haven't tried them because I love my pampers...however if someone does try them and like them I saw these at Big Lots in West Babylon. They may be cheaper there than CVS.

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Funny you should post this...one of my favorite blogs posted about these just a week or so ago...he HATED them, said don't bother, they can't hold a teddy bears tear! (well I said that, but he said they stunk!)

CVS Goes After Brand-Addled Chump Segment With Playskool Diapers
categories: gear not strollers
Even though the kid's been a toilet-using champ, we're still in diaper mode at night, on long trips [though she's done well there, too], and, unfortunately this week, at school, where the transition and stress seem to be translating into regular accidents. [She's currently the only toilet-trained kid in the class, anyway.]

So as diapers have become much less critical, I was feeling a little adventurous, so when CVS slipped that super coupon to me on my receipt, I took them up on the offer and bought a bag of new Playskool diapers. But it wasn't the $6 that pulled me across the line.

Nope, it was the packaging. There were actually dads on there. Dads selling diapers. Unbelievable. Revolutionary. Shocking. Each pack has a white family on one side and a Benetton-y ethnic one on the other. And so it was, thanks to a combination of non-criticality, susceptibility, bargain-loving, and brand reliability I fell into the promisingly reassuring embrace [They're all made by the same two companies, anyway, right?] of the Baby Industrial Complex.

Well, they're pieces of junk. They're not contoured nearly at all. They're bigger all around than a comparable Pamper, so they take up more shelf/bag space. And yet, they don't hold even a single night's pee production.

The first morning after, the kid lounged around in her PJ's for a while, no doubt adding to the load. Or so we rationalized when she had leaks all around the waist legs and seat of her pajamas. But since then, even when we've hustled the kid out of a diaper and into her underpants, she's still woken up with leaks, and with a wet butt. Apparently there's no wicking layer in these Playskool things. [update: and, as my wife adds, no waterproof barrier, either. She said this morning, the diaper was wet on the outside, not just leaking through the legholes.]

The last refuge for diapers around here is in the car, after it rains. I've written before about how the untraceable, unpluggable leak somewhere in our old Mercedes can result in water in the rear footwell. A diaper laid face down under the mat is usually all it takes to keep the floor dry and clean. Except Playskools, even, where the uneven distribution of absorbent fluff and gel left wet spots on the floor after this week's storm.

And now as I research them a bit, I find out why they suck: they're just budget store brand diapers dressed up with a randomly licensed, kid-related brand slapped on. And because "The consumer does trust the Playskool brand," said industry analyst Sean McGowan, there's a strong chance parents will give it a try.

Yes, and if they find out they've been duped and sold an inferior, non-functioning product, they'll remember that betrayal the next time they go shopping.

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I bit the dust and bought a package to see if they are at the very least decent....... And I have to say they s*ck big time. You can use them during the day just make sure you change the diaper every 2 hrs or else you're in for mucho leakage. I should have known better and stayed with the all reliable pampers. Needless to say I will use up the rest that I have and stick with what works.

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Rachel, the info you posted sealed it for me! I will not be trying these diapers!! That was quite comical!

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We tried them too. DH does not like them. He says the leg openings are not contoured and don't have as good elastic as the Huggies which we usually use. We haven't used them at night (we always use Huggies Supreme at night) but tried them for the day. We haven't had any problems with leakage yet. They do seem to be bulkier than the others. I don't think we'll be buying them again.

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okay, not trying them..thanks for the replies!

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Wow, based on the responses (especially your post racheeeee), I'll never try them!

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My sister inlaw tried them for my niece and said that she did not like them at all.

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I tried them and didn't have any problems with them

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Posted by 5ofClubs

I tried them and didn't have any problems with them

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OK I have to amend my opinion. We had a poop blowout today - it got all over everything - his clothes, my clothes, his legs, the changing table - what a mess! We actually had to give him a bath. I think if he was wearing a Huggies it would have contained it. Definitely not buying them again.