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Shower - how to tell people NOT to buy disposable diapers

b.heatherb.heather member
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My shower isn't for a couple months and DH and I are planning to cloth diaper.

I'm using an online registry to register for cloth diapers but I know many folks won't check it. I've also heard through the grapevine that a relative has already bought a ton of disposable diapers for us. I know if they are unopened I can try to return them (although I'm sure we won't get a gift receipt) or donate them. However, I'd like to have a polite way of letting folks know - perhaps on the shower invite - that we don't want cloth diapers. Any suggestions? Or is this just rude?

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Re: Shower - how to tell people NOT to buy disposable diapers

  • babyluv617babyluv617 member
    Maybe the hostess of the shower can let people know somehow.
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  • lar1203lar1203 member

    i'd have the hostess of the shower add to the invite " baby x will be cloth diapered" or something along those lines

    you can return dipes to walmart without a receipt

     

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  • MrsNnrMrsNnr
    I don't really have any suggestions on the wording for your invites due to being in the same position. However, I would think it wouldn't be rude to let them know before hand. I see it as saving them money and time by letting them know you won't be using them.
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  • DG1DG1 member

    Asking for or declining any gifts would be rude.  If you don't get a gift receipt, you can return the major brands to walmart for a store credit. (I know, the evil empire. But you can always find something you need there, even if it isn't baby stuff.)  You can tell people you're planning to CD and let that work its way through the grapevine, but don't be pushy about it.

    DH's work does a "diaper drive" for everyone having babies. He even told them we were CDing, but everyone got us disposables anyway.  We still use them at night and when traveling, but I was able to return probably 6 packages for over $60 in walmart store credit.


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  • Jen&Joe06Jen&Joe06 member
    We are putting it in the comments section on our registry (at BRU).
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  • FutureGosnellFutureGosnell

    My friend who hosted my shower put an insert in the invitation with where we were registered and that we planned to cloth diaper and therefore did not need disposable diapers. I was a little worried it was rude, but she had seen similar things in other invitations and I figured since it was coming form the host and not me it was ok.

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  • pixieprincsspixieprincss member
    OUr "someday plan is if people ask, let them know, and I have seen similar comments in the BRU notes section. But it isn't polite to direct gifts in any other ways. If you get them, you can always donate them to a shelter. Returning things to a store other than where they are purchased seems unethical to me.  It is things like that that leads to really tight stinky return policies like what Target has.

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  • stargirlsheartstargirlsheart

    Just through conversation I have told a ton of people that I plan to cloth diaper (and they think I am crazy).  I have also registered for cloth diapers so I am hoping that the rest of the people get the hint.

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  • peanutrockspeanutrocks
    I put lots of cloth diaper stuff on my registries (BRU and target both have  bumkins covers, prefolds, pins, etc). They aren't the highest rated, but hopefully they get the message across and maybe I'll try them and like them. I also registered for a package of seventh generation so if people do want to buy disposables, maybe they'll get ones without the chemicals. I'll be able to let you know after next Saturday if it worked!
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  • MeganBrianMeganBrian

    We put a link to our cloth diaper registry in the comments section of our BRU registry with a note saying that we will be using cloth diapers and natural products on our baby girl.?

    I also have a blog that most of my family reads, so I've been sure to blog about cloth diapers, cute homemade toys, and all natural products. Hopefully that is enough to stray people from the more common baby gifts.?

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  • tommigirletommigirle
    we had the hostess spread the word, but for those that we got, we just gave them away to people who could use them. welcome to the parenting world--you'll get LOTS of stuff you don't want/need and then have to decide how to rid yourself of it. we are asking for no gifts at lucy's birthday party for this reason! return policies are so strict nowadays  that it's more of a hassle to have stuff you don't want and have to return it than to not have anything at all, imo.
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  • margaret_howellmargaret_howell member

    I just let word travel around (mostly through my mom) that I'm cloth diapering and I didn't get a single sposie. Although I did get a lot of prefolds, but it just sucks that the fitteds are all sold online. poo. And I'm so glad that the people who came to my shower didn't say one negative thing about cloth. They told me they were proud of me Big Smile Oh wait, my mom did say she couldn't see me in the laundry room all day washing the diapers..... but that's a fair observation. lol.

     

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