Wednesday, September 10, 2014

Tip #2 White Cloud diapers are the best value in the US

In the US there is a great deal of choice for Children's Diapers. There are the major brands: Pampers, Huggies, Seventh Generation, and Luvs; as well as other less known: Naty, Goodnights, G Diapers; Target's Up&Up; Walmart's Parents choice; Honest Diapers, Kirkland, Fisherprice, Nurtured by Nature, and others whose name I can't even remember.

At 19 cents per Diaper, White Cloud is by far the best best. Not only is is much less expensive than the major brands, Pampers, Huggies, and Luv's. But they are far more comfortable, and far more water absorbent.  White Cloud Diapers are much more akin to the Japanese Diapers Goon and Merries, which are the best in the world, in terms of comfort and water absorption because of their patented manufacturing technology; however if you want to import the high quality Japanese diapers it's going to cost you about 1$ per diaper. That's right, the shipping and lack of distribution, means that you pay 75 cents just do get the diaper in the country and to your house. Making those diapers not only the most expensive, if you live in the states, but also the most harmful to the environment, as the shipping creates tons of environmental waste.
But fret not, as white cloud is here, and they are not only comparable to the Japanese diapers in terms of quality, but also about 6 cents cheaper than what the Japanese pay for them in their own country. (with current Yen exchanges rate as of September 10, 2014).
The only problem with them is they are only available at Walmart, as they seem to have signed an exclusive deal. Which is a little strange because Walmart already has it's own Parents Choice brand, that competes directly. If you are an anti-Walmart shopper, because of their poor monopolistic and labor practices, then avoid these diapers. If you don't care about any of that, and just want the best value disposable diapers for your children, then White Cloud diapers can also be delivered to your door if you order them from Walmart's website. They will even ship it for free if you spend more than 50$. So that if there isn't a Walmart near you, you can save even more money by ordering online.


Update: Don't buy the pull up White Clouds.

We just went back to buy the pull up version of the White Clouds. It is obvious from first look that they are made by a different manufacturer.

Pull up size difference.
They are not even the same size as the straps, and run 1 to 2 sizes smaller. So a 3T with regular white clouds, are a an equivalent 2T with the pull up, even though both say "3T". If you want to buy them anyway, just make sure to get a size or two larger than what your child is currently waring from the other style.
  
Worse quality.
They are also more itchy, and my daughter, with her sensitive skin just rips them off.