Is it rude....

Here's why I like it.. because the OP (or others) can give you input on possible reasons that your experiences may not be the current. Like I know a WAHM who made a cruddy product for a while and also had a flawed design in my oppinion. This WAHM made the snaps on her snap in soakers exposed so that when the baby sat they actually sat on the backs of the snaps, not a good thing in my oppinion. I know this because I've bought used diapers from her. However, I've also bought new diapers from her and that is no longer her design, now they are hidden. So I think it's always good to bring up your experiences product wise here on the diapering board.

But here's where I caution! :LOL It's so easy when you're raving about a product to feel defensive and want to protect whatever it is you love, even if you can see the flaw the person is speaking of. There's not a lot that can be done to prevent those feelings except to carefully word your post about the flaws/problems and pepper them with smilies if you don't mind doing so.

Anyway, that's my two cents!

When I first started asking questions on this board I got a pm about one of the WAHM. I got really worried about the order I had placed. I was appreciative at first. Then it dawned on me that I really didn't know who was behind the pm. Was it a competitor of the WAHM? So I didn't feel I could trust the pm completely. Why not post the same info. on the thread?

What I do feel I can trust is an open post on a thread. "This didn't work for me because ______________. " I think it also how you phrase it. If the post was something like, "Don't listen to that other momma that is suggesting that dipe. That dipe is awful........" Then I would get annoyed.

By the way I got my dipes from that WAHM and I did not have an issue and I was pleased with the product.

Kathleen-I got one of your dipes used right when I switched to CD. Had no idea who you were, didn't know Valor kids from a hole in the wall etc. but I swear the dipe out of the package, looked at it called my friend and said, "This is a work of art." -It was just a plain AIO not even a hyena type dipe.

On the other hand everyone has been so nice about not mentioning names of dipes on this thread and now I am just dying to know!!!!

I don't consider expressing your honest opinion to be rude, unless your criticism of said product is biased or intended to be the equivalent of namecalling. I'm sure I've done exactly what you're asking a whole bunch of times. If others want to consider that rude, it's certainly their choice but it won't particularly matter to me.

Lots of people don't have the time nor the inclination to post honest and negative reviews (and the rules here make that harder), so I think responding to a post about a product with an honest evaluation of the negative aspects of a product would be in order. You don't need to post a review to say something critical.

I find that I learn very little from many of the "raves" posted here, as they are devoid of any specifics, just lots of smilies and punctuation !!!!!!
I am a self-admitted geek, but I really like knowing about the details of the products that people like, and how it fits and functions. It really does drive me kind of bonkers when someone raves about a product based on how it looks when you take it out of the envelope. Any dipe can look good on your dining room table. It's how it looks and works on your babe that counts.

Karla