People bash Bambinos all day for what they supposively don’t do. I never criticize them for what they say…I only tell them my experiences when I buy them. People have a right to their opinion, which seems to be hard for some people to accept. The only reason I approve your comments Penny is because they are at least well written and decently respectful, which I appreciate. I just wish you and a few others would not automatically assume I hate a certain diaper because I don’t want to pay that price…LIKE I SAID, if I had millions to blow then I would buy them…but I don’t. Period.

No matter how much you say you’re not trying to bash anyone, you are bashing the ABU company and pretty darn hard. I’ve had nothing but good experiences with their diapers and those I play with like them quite a lot as well. Since the people I play with are not medical wearers and don’t go through so many diapers (most only wear when they’re with me), we can indulge and spend a little more on a product that has the right look and feel. It just seems to me that you’re ignoring that side of it.

And, since the Cushies only just came out, it’s a little odd that you’ve developed such a negative opinion already, even if you were sent a preview pack.

Some people want to play the “Bambinos were more expensive in the beginning angle” and yes they were…but I went back and looked at what they costed in the beginning…it was a matter of a few dollars PER CASE which adds up to a few cents extra per diaper. Bambino lowered their prices because they wanted to compete with Abena’s pricing schemes (which are one of the most competitive priced). That is why Bambino and Abena are so closely in line with pricing because really the Abena is the only other diaper up to par with Bambino’s absorbency besides the Secure X-Plus.

I am still dying to try Bambino’s (they wont ship here *crys*!!). If I am spending money for disposable diapers, then I want to make sure they are super soft and very absorbent. My pet peeve is feeling a leak run down your leg….

All the diapers your mentioned as quality diapers seem to be a million times better than the cheep diapers they have here in Japan. Every brand I have tried here has been very scratchy and have leaked on me. That is one reason why I am only wearing cloth diapers here, which are cuter work wonders.

So if you ever go to Japan, pack your Bambinos…

Bambinos also has the infrastructure to make large amount of diapers when needed. If you can have a larger supply, you can easily lower prices to get a higher demand and make a larger profit, simple economics of course.

I’m sure people realize that the cushies has an artificial price inflation (Of course, neither of us know about design fees, or the manufacturing fees that ABUniverse has compared to Bambino, so there may be more than meets the eye) But people like to pay for extra for things.

I can get a burger at a fast food joint for 1$, and then get another burger downtown for over 20$. Yet no one complains about the price difference then, because people know the 20$ burger is a treat, a night out to dress all fancy and live the big life.

Cushies fill that niche. On a utilitarian purpose, they will get beat on absorbency and similar features. But I don’t wear for utility purposes, I wear for pleasure and to feel little. So designs plays a huge purpose to me. My partner looked at the Cushies and squeed with delight on the idea of putting me in one. She has never ‘squeed’ about a diaper before, so Cushies have a value that no other diaper has.

So to summarize. Bambinos are cheaper and excellent quality, Cushies are the 20$ burger that is a treat.