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Tuesday, July 07, 2009
diapers they are a changin'
Oh how I love Kimberley-Clarke for constantly giving me new review material! Everything else about them I can't stand, but at least they did the AB/DL scene a favor by not going the way of every other diaper manufacturer and kept the plastic backed briefs that have provided us with so many crinkles over the years! Here's a visual comparison between the new and second most recent rendition of the Depends briefs
I didn't make a video they're almost identical, except for a few minute differences. The main comparison is that the new ones are a bit softer. They are still crinkly and plastic feeling, just not as loud as the last rendition. I was at a Safeway wearing one of these, and I was happy that I didn't fill up the aisle with a crinkly sound, it was much softer but still crinkly. I'm conflicted, because I like the tell-tale crinkles but the discretion of the diaper probably has made incontinent peoples lives a lot less stressful not having to hide the super-loud crinkles.
The Leg gathers are also a bit different, they're a little softer, and seem to form-fit better
The new Depends also have a little less elasticity when being opened, so they're easier to get into if your diapering yourself (which i'm used to, the lonely, daddy-less little girl I am)
Other than that, they're pretty much the same. After speaking with Kimberley Clarke, they mentioned that the packaging has changed, but the product has stayed the same, but the differences, though small, are there. They still do my favorite things that depends do, the waist band sits right at my belly button, so I get that very toddler like feeling of having a diaper stick out of the top of your pants or skirt. If my shirt moves the wrong way or if I'm reaching something high up, you can see just a little bit poking out and i just love the secure high-waisted diaper feel, makes me feel very little and very care-free :)
I wore something normal to show how the rise is, it can be tucked in. You cant really see it under the pants, but the little tapes stick out most of the time. I like them as much as I did the older ones, I just wish they would crinkle more, but there is always Bambinos and ABUniverse diapers :)
Thanks for reading, more stuff soooooon!
P.S. someone sent me this awesome recording of Dylan in '66 doing "Like A Rolling Stone", I can't get enough of it... and if you don't get why I'm mentioning this, go listen to this. Holds a valuable lesson... "don't criticize what you can't understand"
It's surprising that you were able to quantify these differences. I did essentially the same comparison myself, but I couldn't find any tangible differences at all.
I didn't mean to imply that you don't know what you're talking about, Riley, nor that the differences you found were wrong. More likely, I didn't do a very thorough job of comparing the two! I was quickly satisfied that there had been no changes to the diapers themselves, only to the packaging. I'm sure we agree that the changes are very minor. Despite the bad rap Depend get in the ABDL community, I like them: They're thin, comfortable, discreet, have a soft, smooth plastic cover, and the padding holds its integrity all day. Not many other diapers can do that. Anyway, thank you for taking the time to compare them and post your findings.
I liked the post! I haven't tryed that new Diaper:( I think what you could do is say something about it in a video post that could be about diapers. Because I think its better to hear what you review insted of reading it when it comes to a Good Fluffy Diaper.
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It's surprising that you were able to quantify these differences. I did essentially the same comparison myself, but I couldn't find any tangible differences at all.