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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Our Featured Retailer of the week is...Circle Me of Lincoln, Nebraska!

This week's featured retailer is CircleME! CircleME is owned by husband and wife duo Jennifer and Bo! I got a chance to ask them a few questions and I have shared their answers with you below.

Tell us about yourself and your family, where you live, any hobbies, if you have little ones in cloth diapers, etc.
We are originally from GA. Currently live in Lincoln, NE. Bo is a chiropractor and I take care of the household, and our 2 boys. We love to spend time together with our children and each other. We love our family. Our boys are 4 and 18 months. 1 in cloth diapers. We enjoy each other and close friends.

Tell us about 'Circle Me' and how it came to be that you started a cloth diaper business? We used cloth from the beginning with our first child. Jen had seen 3 other families by now using cloth so thought why not? After realizing that the only place to purchase hybrids was online….we saw the need to open a brick and mortar for our surrounding area and city. We desire to be resource for families in health care and life choices, so felt as if cloth diaper store would enhance that overall vision. We prayed and sought advice and felt very strongly about opening up this retail business.

Do you have a physical store or showroom? Are you online only? Do you offer consultations, demos, deliveries? Any special services? A physical store. We are not online, yet J We offer consultations, demos, and yes we have delivered before! We offer array of classes and other resources such as birth kits and supplies, birth pool rentals, doula kits and traveling baby registries (we’ll take what you put on your registry to a location so your guests can shop for you on the day of your baby shower)

What's your favorite part about being a cloth diaper retailer and being involved with the industry? Seeing all the amazing creativity God has given so many families in this industry. Cloth diapers change every day!! Also the customers. Watching their eyes light up when they realize that cloth diapering is very doable and very affordable. Then watching them get excited about all the fun options and designs and colors and styles, and…….

What's your favorite style of cloth diaper? I prefer and hybrid pocket diaper.

From the Leslie's Boutique line of products what is your favorite product and why? I love her Grab and Go wet bag. It is the perfect size for my diaper bag. All the wet bags are great, and a large is going to be perfect to have this summer while swimming.

What piece of advice would you give to a mom who's getting ready to make the switch to cloth diapers? Call and ask for advice from a trusted source. Do a trial package of different styles BEFORE you make your large investment. If your best friends diaper fits her baby well, it does not mean it will fit your baby well. Buy a wet bag!

Special Offer: Free Shipping on Orders over $75 and 15% off for local shoppers who shop in the store.

Become a Fan of CircleMe on FaceBook for more details and to stay connected. They're also sponsoring the local Great Cloth Diaper Change so if you're a Lincoln, NE resident make sure you rsvp to attend and help set the World Record for Cloth Diapering!

Also, make sure you check out their Blog, My Natural Family, it's full of tons of great articles and resources!

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

Leslie's Featured Retailer: Emily of NoPinsRequired!

Time to feature another of our Fabulous Leslie's Boutique Retailers!

Today we're interviewing Emily, the owner of No Pins Required!

Please tell us about yourself and your family, where you live, any hobbies, if you have little ones in cloth diapers-
My husband John and I live in Ferndale, Michigan. We have one son, Jack (2.5) and another baby on the way, due in October. We are big Detroit Tiger fans and I am an avid scrapbooker.

Tell us about 'No Pins Required' and how it came to be that you started a cloth diaper business.
A local online cloth diaper store closed right after I had my son, and I didn’t have a local place to buy diapers. We bought her store, and opened online only in August of 2009. In April of 2010, we opened our brick and mortar location in Ferndale, Michigan. We had so many local customers, it made a lot of sense. We started out as only a cloth diaper store, but we are really a natural baby store at this point, with tons of natural products that aren’t diapers. We are moving into a new location soon that is much larger than our current location.

Do you have a physical store or showroom? Do you offer consultations, demos, deliveries? Any special services?
We have a brick and mortar store in Ferndale, Michigan. We offer cloth diaper classes twice a month and Moby demos once every couple of months. We have a gift registry that is really popular and we also offer layaway.

Store hours:

Sunday/Monday - Closed

Tuesday 12-5

Wednesday 10-3

Thursday/Friday 12-5

Saturday 10-2

Our address:

22446 Woodward, Ferndale, Michigan!

What's your favorite part about being a cloth diaper retailer and being involved with the industry?
I love promoting cloth diapers and getting more people using them!

What's your favorite style of cloth diaper?
All in ones, where the absorbency flips out in the wash so they dry quickly!

From the Leslie's Boutique line of products what is your favorite product and why?I love all of the Leslie’s products, but I really love the wet/dry bags and the pleated dry pocket!

What piece of advice would you give to a mom who's getting ready to make the switch to cloth diapers?
Try a variety of diapers! You never know what you will like the best! Try both Velcro and snaps too!

Special Offer: Visit No Pins Required and us Discount Code LESLIES10 for 10% off your order!

Want to stay connected with No Pins Required? You can Become a Fan of theirs on FaceBook!

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Leslie's Featured Retailer: Rhonda of MonkeyBunz!

Read about one of our great retailers!

Tell us about yourself and your family, where you live, any hobbies, if you have little ones in cloth diapers, etc.
My name is Rhonda Benson. I live in Southern California, with my husband and daughter. We have just the one little one, in her last year before starting Kindergarten. While we did cloth diaper, we are well past this stage in our lives.

We love the outdoors, and do a lot of camping, hiking, cycling, SCUBA diving (not as much SCUBA diving as we'd like these days, but it's still at the top of the list).

Tell us about 'Monkey Bunz' and how it came to be that you started a cloth diaper business.
Just before our daughter was born, I went from working full-time as a Corporate Travel Agent and part-time SCUBA instructor (right up until I found out I was pregnant). Wanting to go back to work, eventually, we knew that the high-stress and long hours of corporate travel, were definitely not what we wanted for our family. From the desire to be home with my daughter, Monkeybunz.com was born in January 2010.

We did lots of research, searching for niche markets. We weren't really sure what sort of business we wanted to start. What we did know was that it had to fit into the lifestyle we were after. Which meant that whatever we ventured into, had to be based from home (at least for the first few years).

Cloth diapering and eco-friendly baby products kept coming back as a very good market to be in. Having cloth diapered our daughter, we did have some experience on the user side of this business. We decided to give it a go, and the rest is history.

Do you have a physical store or showroom? Are you online only? Do you offer consultations, demos, deliveries? Any special services?
We are an eTailer only. We offer diaper demos and consultations for local customers, and prospective customers. We do them one-on-one and in group settings.

What's your favorite part about being a cloth diaper retailer and being involved with the industry?
I love being able to consult with new parents about cloth diapering. There are so many benefits for baby, financially and the environment. I enjoy interacting with the types of people interested in cloth diapering. Most of all, I love being able to do this in my own business.

What's your favorite style of cloth diaper?
I really love the pocket diaper. While I like the one-size options, my favorite is a line that breaks it down so that there is a size one and a size two. It fits a larger weight range, and cuts down on a bit of the bulk.

From the Leslie's Boutique line of products what is your favorite product and why?
My favorites are the Hanging Wet Bags in the Night Owls and Chocolate Zoo prints. They are vibrant, versatile and extremely well made.

What piece of advice would you give to a mom who's getting ready to make the switch to cloth diapers?
Cloth diapering can seem overwhelming at first. I would suggest that she first make a clear decision, and stick with it. If you purchase a full stash of diapers (18-24), as opposed to "dabbling" and maybe only purchasing 6-12, you are more likely to be overwhelmed by the process, unhappy and give up before you get into a rhythm. With a newborn, 6-12 diapers will barely get you through a day. Secondly, I would strongly suggest purchasing a few different styles of diaper. What works for one, may not work for another.

Want to stay connected with MonkeyBunz? Become a Fan of theirs on FaceBook!

Special Offer: Use Coupon Code LES10 for 10% off your purchase!