Strollerderby : diaper bags

Delicious Droolicious: Papa's Got a Brand New (Undiaper)Bag

Rachael Brownell (Redsy) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:36:00 GMT

Posted by chrisjordan

Finding a diaper bag that is functional and attractive is about as easy as finding a needle in a haystack. This large messenger style bag has 9 pockets to organize all of your things. Three large pockets on the outside under the flap and six smaller pockets inside, this bag can hold everything from bottles to diapers to iPods.

The exterior is made from a brown corduroy. Inside of the bag is made with an orange cotton fabric and this same fabric is used as an accent binding. Had binding and boning on the sides of the bag means that it won't sag once you put something inside of it.

Available at Glam Baby Designs for $59, this bag will take you through the diaper years and beyond.

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Solar Powered Purse

Kelly Mills — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:03:00 GMT

This is the story of my life: I'm out somewhere and I absolutely have to make a phone call to let my sister know I'm running forty minutes late because she's waiting for me and I look down at my phone and realize I haven't charged it in weeks and it starts beeping angrily at me to let me know it feels really neglected in the power department and as I dial I can picture my sister's irate face and then the damn phone up and dies. My life on a slightly better day: I finally make it to the track for a run and I go to turn on my iPod and it coughs and splutters because I haven't charged it either, pretty much not since I got it. In other words, my electronic accessories get the shaft, and so they feel no guilt in letting me down at crucial moments.

That's why this might just be the answer to my prayers. A tote bag that charges stuff using solar panels. Plus you could actually fit things in it, an essential feature for moms, who have to lug around spare band-aids and little bags of wipes and the teddy bear you said you weren't going to carry for them and a few cheese wands. My only request is that I want this thing in all black. And perhaps there ought to be a man-bag version for the, well, men.

Pack a smarter diaper bag.

Melissa Summers — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 20:01:00 GMT

There are a few reasons I'm happy to be done with babies. The diapers, midnight wakings, the crying as communication and the monster diaper bag making me feel a little like a Himalayan sherpa. I know it's hard to believe, when you're in the thick of raising babies and toddlers, that one day you will be able to walk out the door with no one in your arms, no sippy cups, no diapers and no ziplocs full of cheerios.

This piece gives you a few pointers for lightening your load until that magical day comes. She suggests products which are compact, can serve many needs and be a critical consumer to avoid falling into the trap of buying anything which promises to make your job easier. Of course I'm reading this article and I'm surprised I even survived having a baby in public. I carried a diaper in my purse, a bottle, a small container of wipes, a small bib for drool and a rotating small toy for distraction.

This article suggests I need disinfectant, disposable bibs, place mats for restaurants, bags to dispose of diapers, sun block and a first aid kit (among another five items). Holy crap, I'd never leave the house if faced with this list. Here's a tip I learned with my second kid, if you're around other mothers, one of them is probably better about carrying a stocked diaper bag, borrow a band aid/sunblock/a baby wipe from them and keep your load light(er).

Kate Spade Wants Your Baby's Business

Patti — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:29:00 GMT

Once upon a time, there was a plain nylon Kate Spade diaper bag that came in tote or messenger style in two or three different colors. It hung quietly from your shoulder and when your baby grew up, you could throw books in it and carry it on airplanes. Then diaper bags became this attention-grabbing phenomenon with crazy Asian-inspired silk prints and bubble-gum pink vinyl-covered backpacks that said "LOOK AT ME! I HAVE A BABY! AND ALSO MONEY!".

But Kate Spade would still like some of your money, parents, and she doesn't want to wait until you go back to work and need some demure little kitten-heeled pumps for the office. She wants it now, and she will trade you for silver cups, "day-of-the-week" diaper covers, and something called a brag book, which appears to be a photo album. A photo album? I just upload pictures to my iPod.

Her Maclaren-built stroller is actually pretty cute, although it's navy blue, and if I wanted a navy blue stroller I'd buy a freaking Graco, am I right? The bouncy chair, also built by Maclaren...I don't even know where to start with a $119 bouncy chair. If I ever walk into someone's house and see one, I'm afraid I might stroke out. And those diaper bags are still soldiering on, the peacoats of the diaper bag world. I still kind of want one.

The luxury niche of the children's market is probably a good bet, and since Kate had a kid of her own recently, I'm sure she has her finger right on the pulse, but my kids aren't her demographic. On the other hand, I can never have too many expensive vinyl beach bags, and Lord knows I'd end up lugging diapers and snacks around in it. I think I'd get the orange trim, to match the crushed Goldfish at the bottom.

Designer Diaper Baggies Are Full of It

Mike Adamick (Cry It Out!) — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:01:00 GMT

For the life of me I can't figure out if this is a joke, if I'm simply not getting it -- a common enough occurrence, believe me. But is there really such a thing as designer diaper baggies?

I'm not talking about stylish shoulder-strap bags that hold diapers and spare clothes and other crap you need for an outing. I'm talking about little baggies that actually hold the crap.

Diaper Baggies -- that's what they're called. They come in ~~all sorts of ridiculously overpriced styles that do the exact same thing a Ziploc Bag does~~ your choice of red flower or sickly giraffe -- and all for only $5.49 for 40!

Here's what they do: They hold used diapers. They seal shut. They look pretty -- until you dump them in the trash 3 seconds later.

Look, I hate to bag on homeless crack addicts who are obviously trying to make an honest buck any way they can, but the idea of paying for a designer logo simply so I can "look and smell better" on the way to the diaper pail makes me ill.

And oh yeah, Ziplocks? 100 for $3.29.

Reeeaaally Expensive Diaper Bags: What For?

Stefania Pomponi Butler (CityMama) — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 22:01:00 GMT

If you had $600 burning a whole in your pocket (and you were having a baby), would you spend it on a diaper bag? Even if I never had to worry about money, I could not justify spending $600 on something to haul diapers, wipes, and a spare set of clothes. Even still, you can't deny that the people who will drop the equivalent of a car payment on a diaper bag or a mortgage payment on a stroller are a desirable target-market for baby product manufacturers.

It's like shooting fish in a barrel, really. These uber-consumers already think "expensive equals better," so all sellers have to do is jack up the prices and people open their wallets. Don't these people have anything better to do than to spend money of ridiculous baby gear they will likely use for less than a year? Luxury goods manufacturers have caught onto this trend, and diaper bags are one way they can tap into this market.

When I say expensive diaper bags, I'm not talking about a "pedestrian" $160 Petunia Picklebottom backpack. Oh, no. Even Kate Spade's nylon diaper bag (the parenting status symbol of the '90's) seems a little...played out at this point. Still, it's $215. I'm talking about Dooney & Bourke's Signature Diaper Bag ($325), which is fugly. Or Nest's platinum leather and metal-studded monstrosity ($285). For everyone who thinks it's reasonable to spend $350 on Coach's "Healthy Child" bag (matching wallet $188), I say: You're bored. Find a hobby.