Cloth-eez Prefold Seconds

Cloth-eez Prefolds seconds Classic White in stock today, May 4 at 10:30 AM EDT

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Seconds are NEW, unused, not returns, not washed. Seconds means second quality, or "b" grade or "irregular".  Seconds does NOT mean second hand.  They are NEW. 

HOW TO GRAB SECONDS : Log in to your account or create an account if you don't have one already.  Be on time. If you want to shop for other things, pre-load your cart with everything else ahead of time, making sure you are logged in.  We have A LOT of them, unbleached organic cotton version only this time around, but still, they often sell out quickly so be ready and have fun. 

What makes them seconds? For the most part, I really can't tell. There are many things than can be slightly wrong that can make a diaper not meet "first quality" standards. Most often the cut is a bit small or short. It is possible that an edge isn't quite straight. Sometimes a layer is not quite flat. It will matter less after shrinkage. Every diaper will have something that makes it imperfect in some way. Sometimes the tag itself is faulty in some way, such as the edge of the tag is not finished properly and the tag frays. It could be some dirt or hanging threads or whatever. Trim hanging threads if needed.

I think quite a few have defective tags but the diapers are actually fine. The tags are the correct labels for the size but the tags themselves might fray.  

Some are just what I call "fish out of water".  They are leftovers from a prior batch run and the tone of the edge thread is slightly different than current stock.  Some are older lot numbers but look just fine during our seconds inspections.  

NOTE: If you want first quality, buy first quality. Seconds are seconds. Something is wrong with every diaper that makes it not a first. Sold as-is.

A common issue is a "short cut". The diaper is cut smaller in length than it should have been.

Seconds are marked with a black mark on the tag to indicate it is a second quality diaper. 

Organic Unbleached version is NOT in the May 4th seconds group. These pictures just show what seconds are like as examples.

 second quality gmd prefold medium   organic prefold second quality deal  fabric flaw in second quality prefold diaper  dirty flaw in prefold

seconds piles of prefold cloth diapers size small bargain seconds irregular prefolds

seconds intermediate prefolds in a pile All seconds do not have packaging.

"Seconds" means "b-grade" or "irregular" but it does not mean second-hand. They are new. What makes them seconds? Various things.  None of them will be perfect. Some are cut wrong so the size didn't come out right. Usually cutting errors make the diaper smaller, not larger. They truly are seconds, and are sold "as-is". 

Seconds can be nice to have on hand to give some depth to your stash without having to spend much on diapers that really are your back-up diapers. If you wash 20 diapers at a time, you really do need to have 3 dozen diapers on hand. So if you have 2 dozen first quality diapers for your main stash, your "spare" dozen can be seconds and it's OK if they are imperfect ones. Or, have a dozen seconds that you keep in various places, such as in the car, a sitter's house, or the grandparent's house, so you are never caught without a diaper on hand.

INSPECT your seconds before washing them. Fix anything that needs fixing, if anything, before you wash them.  We have inspected the diapers but in case we missed something, please take a look at them and if there is something wrong that can be fixed, fix it before you wash it. This should be rare because we do look at all the seconds but still it's good to check them just in case we missed something fixable.

Consider buying a size up or to grow into just in case diapers are cut a bit short. Seconds should be for extras and are not intended be the the "main stash".

NOTE: The seconds are marked with a black mark on the tag if there is a tag or at the corner of the diaper if there is no tag which is the indication that the are seconds.

A quick video view of some of our inspected piles of prefolds. Organic Unbleached seconds have already sold out. The Classic White in this video are part of this sale.  

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