Has Fuzzi Bunz redeemed themselves???

Many of you are aware of the confusion I had over the current Fuzzi Bunz promotion and their buy 6 get 2 free! If not, you can read about that HERE
Fuzzi Bunz has made a blog comment on that same link and this is what they had to say:
"Hi Angela,
The Buy 6 Get 2 Free promotion is a Manufacturer's Rebate. If you show us a receipt of you buying 6 diapers in one purchase, we will honor the promotion. We are very sensitive to having fair promotions between our retailers. The retailer you were working with was not aware that you were trying to take advantage of three promotions at one time - at $10 off and a 15% military discount and the rebate. This was an oversight by a retailer and she has since changed her policy to eliminate this issue going forward. Retailers may offer one discount and the rebate, but not two discounts as she was doing. We are sorry if this has caused you any distress. Also, please note that no one may promote that they will sell FuzziBunz news unless they are an authorized retailer. However, buying them for your friends is fine if the retailer will honor such a discount for bulk purchases. This is our final response as we have been very communicative with you throughout this process. Thank you for being a FuzziBunz fan and for your understanding."
Do I still love my Fuzzi Bunz? Yes! Am I going to buy some diapers? Yes.
Do I think they handled this situation correctly??? Perhaps. I think that since they were not suffiecent in communicating their rules of purchase (ie: they should have been included in the 'fine print' on the promotional page, that perhaps things could have been done differently!
Fuzzi Bunz really are great diapers. I have had no issues with their customer service in the past (even when my diapers needed replacing because of tearing in the PUL) until now!
I am going to give Fuzzi Bunz a second chance.
If you commented earlier about not being sure if you would like to buy from them or not, because of my blog post, please feel free to give them a try. Their diapers really are top-notch!
As the blog post said, "If you show us a receipt of you buying 6 diapers in one purchase, we will honor the promotion."
What do you think? How many of you are going to be purchasing diapers to take advantage of the buy 6 get 2 free deal??
~Mama of the Littles~

Winners!!

Whew! After making it through the drawings and notifications of the winners for the #caringforcoen online raffle, I almost forgot about these two giveaways! I do have a winner for the Itti Bitti Tutto but need some clarification from the sponsor before I can post it, so stay tuned for that one!
For the Tropical Traditions winner, Random.org chose lucky #61 Jen!
For the $25.00 GC to The Ultimate Green Store winner, Raffelcopter chose lucky #44 Dana H!

Congratulations to the winners!
I am e-mailing you now!
Don't forget, there are still giveaways going on right now!

$25.00 GC to Dandelion Baby (9/7)
$50.00 GC to Hearthsong (9/9)
A pair of Children's shoes from Livie and Luca (9/19)

Thanks to all of you that donated to the #caringforcoen raffle! Together we raised $457.00 for this family! I really appreciate all your support and hope all you winners enjoy your prizes!
~Mama of the Littles~

I LOVE these shoes! Livie and Luca shoes review and GIVEAWAY!!

I was on the hunt... not for fluff, but for some shoes for my 3 yo. With the fall season upon us, I knew he could not wear his hand-me-down Keen sandals for much longer.
I was browsing the Internet one day when I came across a brand of shoe called Livie and Luca! I'd never heard of them before, so I had to check them out.
They were so stinkin' cute! I automatically got that "I want to get pregnant right now, and have a little girl really hope to get pregnant with a little girl" feeling again. Their selection of shoes (for girls particularly) are so adorable!
I found a boy pair though that was equally cute!
I fell in love.
I thought about how many times my sons have watched their daddy put on his camouflage uniform to go to work! How my husband has so faithfully served our Country for 18 years and has been deployed more times than I can count.
I had to have these shoes.
So I contacted Livie and Luca, told them how much I loved their Ferris Coaster shoe, and they graciously sent me the shoes for review.
This is what I received:

Are they not the cutest shoes ever?

I was immediately in love! *swoon*
My son was napping when these shoes arrived and I almost went to wake him up just to try them on him, but instead (as you can see) I had an intimate photo shoot with my his new pair of shoes!
Livie and Luca have all kinds of different shoes!
Here are just a few of my favorite!
Boys:
Elephant Navy

Ferris Boardwalk:

Sherlock Brown:

You can see their full line of boy shoes here!
And... wait for it....
For Girls:
Blossom Gray Patent:

Buck Fuchsia:

Pio Pio Brown Suede:

Are these not the most adorable girlie girl shoes ever?? You can see their full girl line of shoes here!
They also sell a variety of Baby shoes!
They are also coming out with a woman's shoe this fall! I am so wanting to buy a pair for myself!
I love my Ferris Coaster shoes.
My son saw them and he was so excited. He said 'Just like Daddy' and it nearly made me cry! (Thank you Livie and Luca)!
Here he is with his new kicks!

I don't know why I don't think of taking a full picture... but I usually only post pics of the product!
Anyhow, I will try to remember for next time!
You can purchase the Ferris Coaster shoes from Livie and Luca for $40.00 or you can enter to win a pair here! Livie and Luca have graciously offered one LWML follower the chance to win a pair of Livie and Luca children's shoes in choice of style and size *subject to what's available in stock*
To enter, simply use the rafflecopter form below, you may have to click on "read more" to see the rafflecopter entry form!

Good Luck and have fun!
~Mama of the littles~

Disclosure: I received the product mentioned above in exchange for this review, Thanks to Livie and Luca! No monetary compensation was received by me. This is my completely honest opinion above and may differ from yours.

I've been a bit MIA

Hello my friends,
Sorry for the lack of posts lately!
I do have 2 winners to announce, the Itti Bitti Tutto, Tropical Traditions, and the Ultimate Green Store!
I am waiting to hear back from the Itti Bitti sponsor....before I can post the winner.
I should get to the other two winners tonight!

I am still waiting on a response from Fuzzi Bunz, but I have the letter ready to be mailed to the CEO tomorrow!
Thanks for your patience while I announce the winners!
There are a bunch more giveaways and reviews to come, I am just trying to get caught up!
~Mama of the Littles~

Thomas the Train dvd giveaway at Thrifty Nifty Mommy

Right now you can head over to Thrifty Nifty Mommy and enter to win a Thomas DVD.
My kids love this train! You know I entered!
Ends 18 Sept
Good Luck!
~Mama of the Littles~

Fabulous Fuzzi Bunz?? Not quite! My disappointment with Fuzzi Bunz (the company, not the product)! Part I

Okay, so those of you that have been reading this blog for any amount of time, might know that fact that I LOVE Fuzzi Bunz diapers! I have reviewed them here on the blog, talked about my passionate love affair love for them time and time again!
So you can imagine my excitement when I recently found out that they are having a sale! Buy 6 diapers, get 2 free! Yay! Being the budget conscious, frugal mama that I am I immediately started crunching numbers.
6 at $19.95 = $119.70 then you get two free, so really you are getting 8 diapers for $119.70, which comes out to $14.96 a diaper! Great deal, good price!
So I began contacting on-line authorized Fuzzi Bunz retailers to see who could give me the best deal. Since we are military, I get a good military discount. One retailer offers me 10% off and another 15%
So my first retailer offered me the 10% off discount price, plus they had an online coupon code allowing you to take $10.00 off any purchase over $50.00. So with this sale, 6 diapers at $19.95 = $119.70, minus the 10% = $107.73 then the $10.00 off the purchase = $97.73. So for 8 Fuzzi Bunz diapers (buy 6 get two free), it comes out to $12.21 per diaper!
Unreal! This is like the sale of the century! My heart begins to beat faster and faster as I crunch numbers! Here is a look at scenario #2 (on-line retailer #2)
8 diapers for $119.70 minus the 15% off (military discount) it comes out to $101.75 which makes it $12.71 a diaper! This is unreal! This price for my beloved Fuzzi Bunz!
So in planning to place an order, I thought of how much I love these diapers. Then I remembered that at this financial climate, not many moms may be able to lay down about a hundred bucks for 8 new diapers.
So what do I do... I start thinking that if I buy a bunch then offer them to you, my lovely readers at the sale price, you could get them at this great price!
I made a facebook post about it offering these diapers to you for about $12.00 each!
You have to understand something, retail is very competitive. The various retailers want your business! They compete against one another to give you the best price possible, so that you will conduct your business with them.
So within the same day of making that Facebook post, I received two e-mails from two online retailers asking me where I got that number ($12.00 each) so I responded to each with my math and both seemed satisfied.
Then, the next day, a representative from Fuzzi Bunz e-mails me and asks me how I am able to get the diapers at that price. So I explained the same thing to her about the discounts and savings code!
She contacts her supervisor and states that this sale (buy 6 get 2) cannot be used with any other discount (from retailers)! So I go to the Fuzzi Bunz website, and look again at the sale deal, buy 6 get 2 and NO WHERE do I read that this sale/promotion cannot be combined with any other discount!
Here is a comparison for you! Recently Bumgenius had a similar sale/promotion, but theirs was buy 5 get 1 free. On the Bumgenius sale, their page automatically stated (fine print) that their promotion could not be combined with any other sale or discount.
Now for the Fuzzi Bunz buy 6 get 2 free, there is nothing on the sale page that says this deal/promotion cannot be combined with any other sale.
It only states that all 6 diapers must be purchased at the same time, from the same retailer, and purchased from 8/15 to 9/30 That's it!
So in my search to find the best deal, I came across not one, not two, but 4 'authorized' online retailers that were willing to give me military discount (and other store sales) with the Fuzzi Bunz promotion!
You would think that if such a policy existed that the Fuzzi Bunz promotion could NOT be used with any other discount or sale, that the retailers would know this. I am told that Fuzzi Bunz has a specific contract with these retailers, as they are authorized to sell the Fuzzi Bunz products. I was told by 2 of these online retailers that no where in their contract with Fuzzi Bunz was there any mention that the Fuzzi Bunz promotion could not be applied to any other sale or discount.
I asked the Fuzzi Bunz representative if I could get a copy of the policy between them and their retailers, and of course they said no!
Why am I so upset?
It's not so much the fact that I can't get the diapers for $12 something each (although that is a bummer) It's the fact that the company is in the wrong. The fact that there is NO 'fine print' saying this offer cannot be combined. I was told my the Fuzzi Bunz representative that if someone purchases the 6 diapers at a discounted price, the offer to get the 2 free would be void.
So now I am wondering how many mama's out there purchased the 6 with a sale code or discount and are not going to be receiving their two diapers free all because Fuzzi Bunz did not mention that their promotion could not be combined with any other sales!
I really do love my Fuzzi Bunz
I have contacted the company several times and am told that a supervisor will be in touch with me. That was a week ago, and still no word!
Will I sell all my Fuzzi Bunz diapers and make the switch to a different brand? Probably not, because I can't afford to, and I do love my FB dipes! Will I boycott Fuzzi Bunz and not purchase another one of their products? Not sure yet! But what I will do, is expose this company to you, and to all who will listen. I will see this through until it's resolved and find some sort of outcome where both parties (myself and Fuzzi Bunz) are satisfied!
To say the least, I am highly disappointed!
~Mama of the Littles~   

Woolybottoms wool soaker wool slippers review and $30.00 GC GIVEAWAY to Petite Bottoms!! (9/17)

Have you heard of Petite Bottoms? They are a cloth diapering shop out of Newmarket NH! Owned and operated by Kim 

And her husband Aki! I've been 'chatting' with Kim back and forth for a few weeks and I must say that her passion for her business and her professionalism is top notch! She answers e-mails promptly and ships items fast! Petite Bottoms has awesome customer service!
Petite Bottoms carries all types of cloth diapers,  diaper detergents, skin care items, wraps, and BOB Strollers and accessories! They also have a cloth diaper play group every Wednesday at 10:30! I wish I lived in NH!
Kim graciously sent me a size large Woolybottoms soaker for review!
This is what I received:
(front view)

(back view)

This soaker is really awesome! I was getting ready to wash it and lanolize it to use on my 3 yo, and then Kim told me that is was ready to go! It arrived at my door prepped! How awesome is that? No waiting to use this cover, it was lanolized, washed and ready!
While I was getting ready to wash it, I turned it inside out (as I normally lanolize my soakers inside out so the lanolin goes inside the cover) and I noticed something about this cover that I think is just awesome! See:

It's a sewn in soaker! Love this feature!
This is the soaker on my 3 yo son over a hemp fitted diaper:

Absolutely bullet-proof!
When I had told Kim how much I loved the soaker by Woolybottoms, she told me that they also made wool slippers! She sent me a pair size 3t for my son!
This is what I received:

These slippers are very well made. They are wool, with a leather sole! My son always wakes up with cold feet in the morning. I can't wait for him to get used to the idea of wearing slippers. I am a slipper-girl and I just wish Woolybottoms made these for us adults!
You can purchase the Woolybottoms soaker from Petite Bottoms for $24.00 and the slippers too for $19.00!
Kim has graciously offered one LWML follower a chance to win a $30.00 GC to be used at her shop and free shipping!
To enter, simply use the rafflecopter form below, you may have to click on "read more" to see the rafflecopter entry form!

Good Luck and have fun!
~Mama of the littles~

Disclosure: I received the product mentioned above in exchange for this review, Thanks to Petite Bottoms! No monetary compensation was received by me. This is my completely honest opinion above and may differ from yours.