I have been a visitor to this site and reader of these forums for many years now, but this is the first time I have decided to create my own post. The reason that I am posting is to attempt to get some quality control feedback to the company that makes Bambinos diapers. I have visited the website for Bambinos multiple times over the last several months and attempted to utilize the tab labeled "Contact Us", but the tab is currently inoperable and has been for quite some time.
In my opinion Bambino makes some of the best adult diapers currently available, but the diapers do have one fatal flaw. In particular the new Bambino Bellissimo diaper has an excellent fit and absorbency. The problem is that the tapes on the Bambino diapers tend to let go and come unattached after 3-4 hours of wear. This is particularly bad with the Bellissimo diaper because this means the the diaper is usually at only half of its absorbent capacity or less when the tapes fail. Considering the price of the Bellisimo diaper, throwing one away after only utilizing half of its capacity is definitely hard on the pocketbook. Currently, whenever I wear the Bellissimo I supplement the tapes using a decorative duct tape with a childish design, but I honestly feel that this is an unnecessary inconvenience to the customer.
The main diaper that I am comparing the Bellissimo to in my experiences are the diapers made by the folks over at ABU. Specifically, I am thinking about the Cushies and Super Dry Kids lines. While those diapers never have a problem with the tapes failing, the absorbency and fit of those diapers leave a lot to be desired.
Before I continue, I feel the need to point out that while I wish these flaws in each companies diaper designs were not present, I am quite grateful that these companies do exist. When I initially rediscovered my AB/DL side, these companies were not making such fine products and I was forced to go to medical supply companies to buy a quality adult diaper. If neither of these companies improve their product I will probably still continue to use their products. At this point I am simply trying to help the companies to improve what is already a good product and provide some suggestions to help make it a great product.
So I guess what I am trying to ask is if anyone knows a way to get some good quality feedback to the company that currently makes Bambinos. In my opinion, this company is a lot closer to creating the perfect AB diaper whereas ABU still has some major design problems that would be harder to fix. From my perspective it would appear that creating some tapes which have a bit more surface area and a stronger adhesive would be much easier than redesigning an entire diaper for better fit and absorbency while keeping the tapes you already have. If anybody knows of a way to get some feedback to this company I would much appreciate any suggestions that you may have. Also, while I have tried many different brands of diaper over the years I certainly have not tried them all, so if anyone has any suggestions for a diaper that they feel compares favorably to the Bellissimo, but does not have the issue with tape failure, I would definitely appreciate hearing from you.
In conclusion, I am sorry for the giant wall of text, but this topic has been on my mind for quite some time now and I wanted to make sure it was expressed fully and completely in order to give it the best chance for being well received. Thanks for reading,
Natane