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UPDATE: Since I wrote this post, Walmart has changed their diaper design to something more gender-neutral (I’m sorry, I don’t have a picture). I’m happy that Walmart listened to their customers and changed their product to be more pleasing for everyone.
Mr. Boy has been potty trained since 23 months, but we still rely on diapers during naptime and overnight until he gains more control over his bladder. I had wasted money on a couple boxes of training pants before I realized that it doesn’t matter whether or not he can pull them off by himself if he’s asleep. So, not only did I switch back to diapers, but I also switched to store brand diapers. I loved Pampers while Mr. Boy was still in diapers, and there are notable differences between store brand diapers and the brand names, but at this point in time the generic diapers work just fine. They are much cheaper, so I save a lot of money.
Today it was time to restock our diaper supply, so I headed to Walmart to get another box of Parent’s Choice diapers. They have worked well for us. I noticed the box design had changed, but didn’t think much of it. Packaging changes all the time. But when I opened up the box and saw the diapers through the plastic packaging, I thought I had made a mistake. I saw what looked like pink…and lots of hearts.
Well, the diapers aren’t exactly pink. More like a peachy coral color. But combined with the new graphic design consisting of tiny hearts sprinkled all over the diaper, they are decidedly girly. I assumed I had accidentally picked up a “girl” box, although I wasn’t aware that they made gender specific diapers. Parenting fail, I thought. Here I was stuck with 70 girly diapers that my son would have to wear for over a month.
However, I checked the box and there is no indication that these diapers are intended for a girl. I can’t tell if the baby on the box is a boy or a girl. So, I can only assume that this new design is supposed to be gender neutral.
Fail.
Yes, I know that diapers are just something for my baby to poop and pee on and then they get thrown out. These “new and improved” diapers are crafted much better than the older Parent’s Choice diapers–the exterior is softer, the stretchy parts stretchier, and the velcro seems to be better. But I have a huge problem with outfitting my little boy, who is rapidly developing his own opinions and sense of style, in little pinkish love hearts. I am astounded that this diaper design made it through the approval process and onto store shelves.
Why don’t diaper manufacturers save us all some money by sacking the graphic designers, skipping the character licenses and just giving us plain white diapers for our babies’ bums?
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I don’t care if they are just for peeing in, I will not allow my boys to use these diapers anymore! I have used them for 3 years! But since this new design, I have switched. What kind of morons they must have working on designs! When I tried to contact them for a refund on the diapers I had already bought they would not respond.. It has been a month now. Oh well.
Glad to know I’m not the only one who objects to this new design! I still can’t believe it.
OMG!! I was the same way. We picked up size 4 last night and when I opened up the box the diapers were PURPLE. Definately not a boy color. Well…we are gonna have to use these diapers now until they are gone. Why cant we go back to the WHITE diapers that are not gender specific in color and design??
I totally agree Debbie! I bet white diapers would be cheaper, too!
I have called the company and complained and so has my mother. I have quit using Parent’s Choice all together and refuse to use them again until they change the colors for 5′s and 6′s. When my mother called, the representative tried to argue with her that the 5′s were blue. I’m thinking the reps don’t have a lot of information and have NEVER been this dissatisfied with their customer service in the past. This is ridiculous to have the two biggest sizes ‘girlie’ colors. For one, girls typically potty train faster and earlier than boys. Grrr So frustrated, I have been waiting for months now and the wait continues…
This post has been getting a lot of traffic. Hopefully they will eventually realize how dissatisfied people are and make a change.
I just picked a box of six 5s today and they have changed the design to a more gender neutral design. The curly que hearts all gone altogether. They have a double row of stripes around the leg that is blue and cartoon characters on the waistband. The outside box still features the old orange hearts design. At first I thought it was a packaging mistake until I opened them up and realized the design was not just different colored hearts. It’s the same diaper now, but the sissy design is gone. I’m so glad. I hated putting those orange heart diapers on my boys. A couple of boxes I purchased two weeks ago still had the hearts all over them. I’m thinking word has finally gotten back to them about this ridiculous design and they decided to change it. Thank Goodness.
Thanks so much for letting us know, Sonya! I need to buy more diapers soon, and I’m glad that the girly design is gone. I’ll have to do an update to this post once I get the new diapers.
I use parent choice diapers for my son and he is in a size 5 and they still have the orange heart desing on them.. Unfortenitly i have to keep using them cause they are the cheep so being a single mother they help me alot and im excpecting my second baby in a few months.. but ive been noticing that my sons been breaking out alot more from them..
Thanks! I was not purchasing any thing Parent’s Choice until they did some thing about my complaint to the company regarding those designs. Now, my son is no longer a size 5, but a size 6. Feeling glad about the prospect of paying a dollar or two less for diapers, not putting up with the Luvs smell, and not having my son in heart diapers. Just in time for Valentine’s Day. haha
Ugh… I just e-mailed walmart because the new design is so UGLY… they now look like cheap old store brand diapers. I loved the hearts and used them proudly on my son! I hate the new design!
I just would like to throw in my two cents here… they color coded each size, and yes they have changed the designs to smiley faces and stuff now which is better than hearts and I understand where you are coming from on this because I have a boy myself, but most of the colors they picked are close enough to another color they could be for either one, and the purple does look almost blue.. and as for the hearts I believe it was the design picked because that is the symbol for parents choice brand.. I use the size 4 diapers and they are green, so I can say most are neutral colors.. and sarah, I love your comment I did the same lol
thanks for your time whoever reads this
Does anyone care that your complaining now has my little girl in boy colors???? Of course not its a freaking diapers put some pants over it and quit whining like your in diapers…..
I don’t believe that my complaining caused a large corporation to change their diaper design, but thanks. I’m flattered.
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