diaper "experts"

mrshudson618

I just want to vent/rant about the cloth diaper "experts" in my area. There are two women in my city who are the experts because one runs the cloth diaper service, and the other has a CD store out of her house and makes and sells detergent and stripper out of her house. These women are both experienced, and can give good advice to moms with issues and those just starting out. 

HOWEVER- it drives me crazy the way that most of the other moms see them as the ONLY ones who know anything and that they are always right about everything. Sometimes their advice isnit the only answer (or even the right one), and I think that people forget that these are business women, are they are trying to grow their businesses and make money!

Their answer to almost EVERYTHING is that you need to strip, either with the professional service, or with the stripper sold by the WAHM. She tells everyone that you need to strip ONCE A MONTH- but of course the only way to do that is with her stripper (She seems to not believe in Hot water, in any situation)

Any detergent problem can only be solved by buying the detergent SHE makes and sells, which she says is "specially formulated for our city's extremely hard water". Our city does not have extremely hard water, according to our water company and all anecdotal evidence I have seen. 

Don't get me wrong, I know we are lucky to have these resources here, but they are just a bit biased IMO.

Rrrrrachel

That would bug me, too!

Into+the+Kitty

If you're having issues with your diapers, the best solution is to send money via paypal to IswearIwillfixyourdiapers@gmail.com.

I hear the more money you send, the more likely the problem will be solve immediately.

TJ1979

I thought if you were having trouble with your diapers you were supposed to quit CDing, and send all your diapers to me?

mrshudson618

Someone else(not one of the experts) just recommended Gerber prefolds and plastic pants!!

freezorburn

I think some people are just lazy and want to believe that there is a single source that can solve their problems.

But I also think there is a lesson in this for anyone who is giving out advice, which is simply that sometimes the right thing to do is admit that you don't have all the answers. Who knows, maybe something that is widely accepted on this board could turn out to be poor advice down the road. And hopefully we would welcome the opportunity to improve our knowledge rather than insisting we are right and know everything. I think the current regulars are actually pretty good about this.

unaveragejane

Apparently our city's local CD service has termed stripping as a "refresh" so it sounds like something you do on a regular basis for maintenance. That alone makes me twitchy about them.

LaBellaVida

mrshudson618 said:

Someone else(not one of the experts) just recommended Gerber prefolds and plastic pants!!

I literally LOLed.

PipSqueak0313

I know this is an older thread; but I have a question regarding the compendium/Asylum group.....did any of the serious members (aka crazy members based on previous descriptions) ever become regulars here?

freezorburn

I doubt they would admit it if they did. But based on the no. of posts mentioning Blue Dawn since that all went down, I'm wondering if some of their lurkers came over here.

Kelly11235

I love blue dawn!!!

For my pots and pans.

TJ1979

Kelly11235 said:

I love blue dawn!!!

For my pots and pans.

Wait a second, did @kelly11235 just crack a joke?!?! Look at you!

PipSqueak0313

I ask because I had started reading posts on a different board and after a short month started questioning all I know about washing my diapers......and then in researching diaper washing I came across references to how the group "operated" and it sounded so much like stuff I was reading.....and then I found out that Kate used to be a group leader on that board........the CDC hasn't died (

Rrrrrachel

You can always spot them on Facebook even in other groups. I'm sure we'd spot them here, too.

Kelly11235

TJ1979 said:

Wait a second, did @kelly11235 just crack a joke?!?! Look at you!

I'm hilarious don't you know??

I just tend to avoid sarcasm.  (I'm like Sheldon from Big Bang Theory)