Can someone please explain (re: GMs)

lifesadance

In a previous post there is mention of a GM diaper selling potentially for $85 and I saw now that it's at $50-something.  I don't get it.  Can someone please explain why people go crazy for these diapers?  Why the stalking for Friday stocking and the high resales on spots?  Are they like the most super fantastic diaper ever made or just the varied prints (and don't the prints get covered anyway since they're fitteds and need a cover?  I'm not "hating" I seriously don't understand this.  Thanks for any insight. 

jenny1980

Looky here.

 

lifesadance

jenny1980:

Looky here.

 

Thank you! 

jenny1980

Of course! :-) You can see you're not alone in your questions lol.

It seems the GM market has tanked a bit recently, though, so some of those FAQs may need to be updated if it doesn't rebound.

 

Nature Lover

I asked almost the exact same thing.  It still blows my mind!  I am going to be buying some super cute fabric and making some of my own with a hidden layer of PUL so that you don't have to cover the cute fabric with a cover.  To all the mamas that buy GM, bless you.  But I am not spending $80 for ONE diaper - which, let's be real,  is for my child to poo in!  That being said, I do get it - I got caught up in the frenzy and almost bought a GM the other day (grant it it was used and $20 instead of $80) and they *are* super cute.  But I had to take a deep breath and remind myself that $80 diapers are not in our current budget!  I am going to have major diaper envy on Friday when all of the pictures post!

Helix07

Good lord, I am rarely on this board and I am sick of this question already.

yankeebaby2

Helix07:

Good lord, I am rarely on this board and I am sick of this question already.

It's not the OP's fault but yeah I agree.  I'm also done with not paying that much for a poop catcher. 

eclecticmama

Nature Lover:

I asked almost the exact same thing.  It still blows my mind!  I am going to be buying some super cute fabric and making some of my own with a hidden layer of PUL so that you don't have to cover the cute fabric with a cover.  To all the mamas that buy GM, bless you.  But I am not spending $80 for ONE diaper - which, let's be real,  is for my child to poo in!  That being said, I do get it - I got caught up in the frenzy and almost bought a GM the other day (grant it it was used and $20 instead of $80) and they *are* super cute.  But I had to take a deep breath and remind myself that $80 diapers are not in our current budget!  I am going to have major diaper envy on Friday when all of the pictures post!

The majority of them do not cost $80 or anywhere near that. You can get many, many prints for $35 plus shipping brand new. I know people think that's a lot to pay for one diaper, too, but when you think that they are supposed to cover about 3 sizes of diapers, then that's about $12 per size without the hassle of having to size up, so not unreasonable. Plus lots of people do what you did and buy used, so they are even more affordable. I've used GMs since they began(I was one of the original testers) and I have *never* paid anywhere close to $80 for a diaper. I've never bought a GM for more than the $35 plus shipping.