Thursday, November 26, 2009

Shop Review - Giggle Britches



Physical Location:  Troy, Illinois
Phone Number:  618-795-8301


Store Basics:
Giggle Britches was started by LeAnn Kitchen because she 
noticed a need for a "cloth diapering and natural parenting
store in the St. Louis Metro-East area."


She has a great Cloth 101 section that gives a quick rundown 
of how she does her cloth diaper laundry and what you would 
need to get started which can be handy when you are looking 
at a shop and just getting started in the cloth diapering world.  


What Giggle Britches carries:  Prefolds, Fitteds, Covers, 
Pockets, AIOs, AI2s, Package Deals, Inserts/Liners, and 
Accessories (i.e. wipes, Snappies, Charlie's Soap, wetbags, 
and pail liners).  



Selection:  The selection is small but 
seems to be growing with more and 
more quality products over time.  
They do carry some of the major tried 
and true brands such as bumGenius, Thirsties, Happy Heinys, 
Fuzzi Bunz, Haute Pockets, Tiny Tush, etc. so it's definitely 
worth checking here and comparing prices with other stores 
before buying.I only give this category a three because 
compared to larger stores this store is small in comparison.  
But, I think you'll see in the next few categories that LeAnn 
is in a leagueof her own in customer service.



Level of Service:  LeAnn is friendly 
and helpful.  She's great about 
keeping in touch with her customers 
and has a great fan page for her store 
on Facebook which you should join to hear about the latest
sales, discontinued products, or new items that will be added 
to the store.  


I also want to say that she has the FASTEST delivery of a store 
I've ever experienced.  My order was at my house within a 3 
days of purchase.  I was majorly impressed and it is one of the 
many reasons I check her store often when hunting for diapers.  
After all...when you're addicted don't you want to get your fix 
fast?  I know I do!  



Package Deals:  Giggle Britches has 
some of the best small diaper packages 
I've seen.  If you know what you're 
looking for in a diaper this is a great 
place to buy a package to try different versions of one type.  
For example...if you know you're a pocket diaper person then 
you could try her One Size Pocket Sampler.  She has them for 
several different categories including nighttime diapering so 
check those out for sure.



My favorite feature:  Some of the 
diapers come with a 15 day Risk Free 
Trial.  This gives you an opportunity to 
buy 1 diaper (only 1), try it for 15 days, 
and return it for a full refund.  All you are out is the cost of 
return shipping!!!  (Don't forget to wash and dry it before you 
return it!)  I don't know about you, but that sounds like a great 
deal to me.  


Definitely check Giggle Britches out and see what they have to 
offer.  Quick shipping, packages, and Risk Free Trials?  I think 
you'll be impressed too!


3 comments:

  1. I confess to total terror regarding buying cloth diapers -- while I logically realize that I'm spending much much more on disposables, the start-up is so costly. This is looks affordable and fun! <3

    Thanks so much for sharing! I still haven't committed to trying to cloth diaper, but every time you post I'm a little more convinced, and I can't wait to try.

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  2. Ashley - If you will send me an email at fb4dumdums@gmail.com I would love to hear your concerns regarding cloth diapering. It would give Natalie and myself more ideas to help newbies get started and to help you over your trepidation through a series of posts on the blog.

    Maybe you could even guest blog at some point about your fears in getting started, and how you feel once you try it. :)

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  3. I completely agree with the shop review for Giggle Britches. LeAnn should definitely pride herself in GREAT customer service. I've know LeAnn for many years, even before she started Giggle Britches, she has a great heart and truely does love helping mommas become comfortable with the overwhelming world of cloth diapering. I know this because she converted me to cloth.

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