Just wanted to let all of my customers know that I will be out of the office starting on 6/28 - 7/8. I will still have access to my email and will take orders and questions, but I will be unable to process, deliver, or mail any orders during that time. I will also be unable to accept any packages of new stock, so it will take me a few days to get my act together once I return home.
We are looking forward to spending the week with our Ohio family and taking a break from the South Carolina heat. Please feel free to email me with any questions.
Have a safe and wonderful 4th of July everyone!
Saving money and the planet, one dirty diaper at a time.
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Fuzzibunz - Buy 5 Get 1 Free!!!
Starting June 20, 2012, Fuzzibunz is running their Buy 5 Get 1 Free promotion on the OS Elite diaper. We are happy and excited to be participating in this promotion!
Due to the overwhelming demand for these diapers, I will be instituting a direct ship from Fuzzibunz to you! This will ensure that you get all of the colors you want and that I don't run out of stock on any of my customers!
Please visit our link HERE to place your order today!
If you have any questions, please email Leslie - leslie@carolinacloth.com - get yours before this sale ends!
Due to the overwhelming demand for these diapers, I will be instituting a direct ship from Fuzzibunz to you! This will ensure that you get all of the colors you want and that I don't run out of stock on any of my customers!
Please visit our link HERE to place your order today!
If you have any questions, please email Leslie - leslie@carolinacloth.com - get yours before this sale ends!
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Real Diaper Week - Environment
Welcome to day two of Real Diaper Week 2012. I am very proud I have done two posts in a row since I am not a frequent blogger.
Anyways, the topic for the Real Diaper Week blog hop today is the environment. To me this is a pretty easy topic. It is stated that it should take a disposable diaper 500 years to decompose in a landfill. With disposables only being around for 50 years, we realistically have no idea if that number is low or high. Personally, I can't imagine throwing that much trash away.
Do you want to know how many diapers are thrown away in your area? I am going to give you a little math to calculate the number of disposable diapers thrown in a landfill per MINUTE.
Visit this website for 2010 US census numbers
Choose your area and find the total population number for your area and the percent of that population under 5. I will use the numbers for my area as the example
Total Population of Richland County, South Carolina - 384,504
Percent Under 5 - 6.4% (0.064)
Use the precalculated multiplier - 0.0025
= number of diapers per MINUTE thrown into our landfills
=(#Diapers per minute = 384,504 * 0.064 * 0.0025)
For my area, Richland County, that equals 62 diapers entering a landfill per MINUTE!
For those of you who want to see the calculation in full form without the shortcut multiplier, follow this calculation
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(Total population * % Under 5) / 2 / 0.9 * 8 / 24 / 60 = Diaper Per minute
Next multiply that result by 0.9, assuming that 90% of those babies are in disposables.
Next multiply that number by 8 for the ~8 diaper changes per day
Divide that number by 60 for the changes per minute
As you can see, there are some assumptions about the ages of children in diapers and the numbers of diapers per day. But, this should give a decent guess as to the number of diapers entering a landfill per minute.
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Here are the numbers for other areas that I have calculated:
Richland County, South Carolina - 62 diapers per minute (DPM)
Lexington County, South Carolina - 44 DPM
South Carolina - 752 DPM
New York City, New York - 1288 DPM
Are your surprised? Did you expect higher or lower numbers? How many diapers enter a landfill in your area?
Anyways, the topic for the Real Diaper Week blog hop today is the environment. To me this is a pretty easy topic. It is stated that it should take a disposable diaper 500 years to decompose in a landfill. With disposables only being around for 50 years, we realistically have no idea if that number is low or high. Personally, I can't imagine throwing that much trash away.
Do you want to know how many diapers are thrown away in your area? I am going to give you a little math to calculate the number of disposable diapers thrown in a landfill per MINUTE.
Visit this website for 2010 US census numbers
Choose your area and find the total population number for your area and the percent of that population under 5. I will use the numbers for my area as the example
Total Population of Richland County, South Carolina - 384,504
Percent Under 5 - 6.4% (0.064)
Use the precalculated multiplier - 0.0025
= number of diapers per MINUTE thrown into our landfills
=(#Diapers per minute = 384,504 * 0.064 * 0.0025)
For my area, Richland County, that equals 62 diapers entering a landfill per MINUTE!
For those of you who want to see the calculation in full form without the shortcut multiplier, follow this calculation
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(Total population * % Under 5) / 2 / 0.9 * 8 / 24 / 60 = Diaper Per minute
When you multiply the percent under 5 on the total population, you get the total number of children 5 and younger.
Divide that number by 2 to calculate the number of children 0-2.5yrs, assuming all of those children are in diapers.
Next multiply that result by 0.9, assuming that 90% of those babies are in disposables.
Next multiply that number by 8 for the ~8 diaper changes per day
Divide that number by 24 for the changes per hour
As you can see, there are some assumptions about the ages of children in diapers and the numbers of diapers per day. But, this should give a decent guess as to the number of diapers entering a landfill per minute.
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Here are the numbers for other areas that I have calculated:
Richland County, South Carolina - 62 diapers per minute (DPM)
Lexington County, South Carolina - 44 DPM
South Carolina - 752 DPM
New York City, New York - 1288 DPM
Are your surprised? Did you expect higher or lower numbers? How many diapers enter a landfill in your area?
Monday, April 16, 2012
Real Diaper Week - Outreach
Welcome to Real Diaper Week 2012! Today's topic for the Real Diaper Week blog hop is outreach.
Why outreach? Doesn't everyone know that cloth diapers are an option? All babies have to wear diapers......
Sounds sort of silly, until you really think about it. If you were to ask people on the street what they think about when they think of cloth diapers, I would bet that most people would picture prefolds, rubber pants, and pins. While pins and prefolds are still used today, they are not the only option!
There is a generational gap when it comes to cloth diaper knowledge. Most of us were not diapered in cloth, or if we were, our parents hated using prefolds, pins, and rubber pants. When we are looking for advice/support from our families, cloth is one of the last things they recommend. And what are parents supposed to think when our families tell us it is not worth it and so hard to do?
For those of us who have chosen cloth, it is our responsibility to educate the public and other parents. Show off your diapers when you are out in public. Start a conversation. Mention it at your doctors office. Brag about how easy they are.
Don't forget to mention a few key reasons to try cloth diapering:
Cost - you can save around ~$800 per year per child!
Environment - in our local county 63 disposable diapers enter a landfill every MINUTE!
Chemicals/comfort - wouldn't you rather have cotton against your body than plastic?
Here at Carolina Cloth, outreach and education is very important. We hold local Cloth Diapering 101 classes at a local maternity spa - Expecting Well. We also offer home consults (free!). At both we like to introduce parents to the different styles and nomenclature. We explain the differences between the brands and let you get your hands on the diapers. Our belief is if we can take the fear and the unknown out of cloth diapering, parents are more likely to try.
Have you converted any families to cloth diapering? How do you teach others about cloth diapers?
Why outreach? Doesn't everyone know that cloth diapers are an option? All babies have to wear diapers......
Sounds sort of silly, until you really think about it. If you were to ask people on the street what they think about when they think of cloth diapers, I would bet that most people would picture prefolds, rubber pants, and pins. While pins and prefolds are still used today, they are not the only option!
There is a generational gap when it comes to cloth diaper knowledge. Most of us were not diapered in cloth, or if we were, our parents hated using prefolds, pins, and rubber pants. When we are looking for advice/support from our families, cloth is one of the last things they recommend. And what are parents supposed to think when our families tell us it is not worth it and so hard to do?
For those of us who have chosen cloth, it is our responsibility to educate the public and other parents. Show off your diapers when you are out in public. Start a conversation. Mention it at your doctors office. Brag about how easy they are.
Don't forget to mention a few key reasons to try cloth diapering:
Cost - you can save around ~$800 per year per child!
Environment - in our local county 63 disposable diapers enter a landfill every MINUTE!
Chemicals/comfort - wouldn't you rather have cotton against your body than plastic?
Here at Carolina Cloth, outreach and education is very important. We hold local Cloth Diapering 101 classes at a local maternity spa - Expecting Well. We also offer home consults (free!). At both we like to introduce parents to the different styles and nomenclature. We explain the differences between the brands and let you get your hands on the diapers. Our belief is if we can take the fear and the unknown out of cloth diapering, parents are more likely to try.
Have you converted any families to cloth diapering? How do you teach others about cloth diapers?
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Real Diaper Week - Sales!!
Everybody loves a good sale! In honor of Real Diaper Week and the Great Cloth Diaper Change being less than a week away - Carolina Cloth is having a different sale every day. We are selecting manufacturers to feature and to be 15% off for the day.
Schedule of sale products:
Monday: Thirsties
Tuesday: Rockin' Green and Eco Sprout detergents
Wednesday: BumGenius
Thursday: Planetwise and Best Bottoms
Friday: Fuzzibunz
Non-local delivery parents - if you want to take part of the sale for multiple days (meaning multiple orders). You only need to pay shipping costs once - I will combine your order into one shipment.
Email me - leslie@carolinacloth.com if you have any questions!
Schedule of sale products:
Monday: Thirsties
Tuesday: Rockin' Green and Eco Sprout detergents
Wednesday: BumGenius
Thursday: Planetwise and Best Bottoms
Friday: Fuzzibunz
Non-local delivery parents - if you want to take part of the sale for multiple days (meaning multiple orders). You only need to pay shipping costs once - I will combine your order into one shipment.
Email me - leslie@carolinacloth.com if you have any questions!
Monday, March 19, 2012
The Great Cloth Diaper Change
Please join Carolina Cloth for the 2nd annual
Great Cloth Diaper Change
Cloth Diapers in the Record Books
Join us on April 21st, 2012 as we attempt to break the world record for the most cloth diapers changed at one time!
This world record attempt is a great way to show the world how many people are already choosing and using reusable cloth diapers successfully.
- We’re looking forward to breaking the records that were set in 2011 on Saturday, April 21, 2012! The Great Cloth Diaper Change will be the grand finale of the International Cloth Diaper Awareness Week, April 16 to 21, 2012.
- Last year Columbia, SC added 49 participants to the Guinness World Record total of 5,026.
- Join us this year while we aim for our goal of 100 participants
- Sign up here: http://columbiagcdc2012.eventbrite.com/
- First 100 participants receive a t-shirt and a goody bag filled with samples. There are also a ton of raffle items up for grabs!
- Join our Facebook community for up to date information: https://www.facebook.com/ClothDiaperChangeColumbiaSC
Hope to see you there! Email leslie@carolinacloth.com with any questions!!
Monday, February 20, 2012
Thirsties Duo All-In-One Picture Review
Today I am going to be showing you a picture review of the newly released Thirsties Duo AIO. AIO diapers have been regaining their popularity since manufacturers have found creative ways to make these diapers one-size (OS). This Thirsties diaper comes in their popular two-size fits all system that we all know and love.
They have the classic Thirsties look and color palette. The snap has two snaps per wing and the hook/loop has standard tabs.
The snaps are close together along the waist, allowing for a nice snug fit no matter your baby's size.
I noticed when looking at this diaper that it reminded me of the Thirsties Fab Fitted. The inside stay dry layer is the same material and it has the same sewn in soaker pad. So the following pictures are of the Thirsties Fab Fitted in purple, and the Thirsties Duo AIO in orange.
It even has the same great sleeve for extra stuffing! If you love the Fab Fitted you will also love the Duo AIO. It is the same great construction, just with a PUL waterproof outer layer. I was hoping for the leg gussets like in the Duo Diaper, but this is still a great AIO diaper. Check them out today!
Hook/loop and Snap Duo AIO
They have the classic Thirsties look and color palette. The snap has two snaps per wing and the hook/loop has standard tabs.
Snap Duo AIO
The snaps are close together along the waist, allowing for a nice snug fit no matter your baby's size.
I noticed when looking at this diaper that it reminded me of the Thirsties Fab Fitted. The inside stay dry layer is the same material and it has the same sewn in soaker pad. So the following pictures are of the Thirsties Fab Fitted in purple, and the Thirsties Duo AIO in orange.
Side by side: Fab Fitted in purple, AIO in orange
Inside of diapers, Fab Fitted on left, Duo AIO on right
Inside of diapers, Fab Fitted on left, Duo AIO on right
It even has the same great sleeve for extra stuffing! If you love the Fab Fitted you will also love the Duo AIO. It is the same great construction, just with a PUL waterproof outer layer. I was hoping for the leg gussets like in the Duo Diaper, but this is still a great AIO diaper. Check them out today!
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