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It was an effort at humor. Sorry for not making that clear enough.

Nah. I'm somebody who, if I took one of those waist-down pictures, would be considered a "creepy muffin-topped hairy dude". Not that I'm excessively hairy, but I have many years of drinking on my belly, and enough hair to not look particularly "cute" in a diaper. My one redeeming quality is what my wife refers to as a "soft" look in my eyes when I'm regressing, that completely sells the role.

Uh - negative absorbency? What does it do, squirt out double the amount you try to leave in it?

You're pretty much spot on with the Abenas - they're actually deceptive with how effectively they wick - I panicked and changed one long before it was necessary because I felt it wicking toward the back (I was lying down) and thought I was on the verge of leaking. Haven't messed with the Cushies, but I'd venture a guess that it was probably a bad batch, since the only difference between the Cushies and the SDK's are the print (or so they say on the website).

Wait - spam isn't against the rules?

Yep - I'm cashing that one this weekend myself - it only goes on until Sunday, so get your orders in quick. I'm annoyed, actually, since I AM a member and got some crappy offer of free boosters for buying Abenas (like who the hell needs boosters for Abenas? Aqua-Man?)

I only ever recall Luvs doing the gender-specific thing for a few years in the late 80's.

Hellz yeah. My wife is chasing me about the house with an SDK after my "accident" earlier...

The easiest vehicle towards treating ADD at the moment is with timed-release stimulants which, of course, amplify any sort of obsessive thoughts already implanted in the brain (i.e. your fetishes). Now, while this does actually work (for some bizarre reason) in treating ADD (i.e., makes focusing easier, improves concentration, reduces distractability), not a single person in the psychiatric field has any fucking clue why or how it works. As a former user of Cylert (an ADD drug that is now banned in the US because of the threat of liver failure), I can tell you that the only thing it ever really fixed was my stuttering problem, which I eventually overcame as I grew older and forcibly retrained myself to slow down when talking. Frankly, I reject the use of stimulants as a solution to ADD - attempting to speed up the rest of the body and brain to catch up with the prefrontal cortex (the processing that is happening naturally faster than everywhere else) is just a recipe for disaster later in life, either in the cardiovascular system (as the heart wears out prematurely) or in the liver/kidney function. The real solution to "attention deficit disorder" is to plug kids into a self-paced learning system, where they can maximize the advantage they hold over kids without "ADD", which is the ability to assimilate information at an enormously faster pace than their peers. Society can then benefit, rather than be drained by, the existence of this "disorder" (currently, certified ADD patients are eligible for Social Security Disability benefits in the US) which is instead a demonstration of wasted potential.

When I finally "came out" to my current wife about this fetish (that's what it is for me, apologies to those who are "pure" AB), it was a moment of honesty with myself as well, as it was something that had stayed in the realm of personal fantasy, and I had never acted on it prior to that point. Thankfully, my wife was (in a past life) a go-go dancer, so she had seen it all, and she was more interested in the psychology behind the fetish than she was offended by the fetish itself. Net result, a few months later, we've done a fair bit of play both directions, and we've figured out ways to incorporate it into our sex life together without it dominating our sex life together, which is a good thing, I think, for both of us. That said, her previous experience with fetishism in general made it a HELL of a lot easier for me to "come out" and for her to handle it. I don't recommend this approach for just anyone. I was a lucky guy in that respect.

7 vials isn't all that much if they were executing a full screen on you - Complete blood count (CBC), Comprehensive metabolic panel (CMP), sedimentation rate, C-reactive protein (CRP), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), and various antibody tests, all requiring separate vials of blood. Best advice I can offer everyone here is to ask questions. If your doc is pulling a quart of blood on a blood test, ask him why - don't argue with him, just ask him to explain what all he is doing with all that blood. Likewise, ask questions about medications the doc gives you - purpose, expected side effects, long-term issues, expected duration of treatment, etc. If you don't ask, most docs assume you don't care as long as whatever he's doing works. If you ask questions in a respectful manner, most docs will take the time to explain things to you - and if they don't, you need to consider finding a new doc.

To me, it's not so much a matter of loyalty to one company or another, it's the display of arrogance by one poster in the face of a large volume of information to the contrary. Gary obviously does enough business with Abena (and Dry 24/7, and Molicare) to where it wouldn't be feasible for him to depend on a 3rd-party blind shipper's stock on hand. The suggestion that XP was just passing orders to KCK and letting them blind-ship was preposterous on its face - if for no other reason than an outlet that relies on 3rd-party blind shipping wouldn't be nearly as hands-on interfacing with the manufacturers - they just wouldn't GAF.

Rent yourself a little warehouse space in town and set up shop online?

And urge incontinence really isn't a prostate issue, from what I've gathered. Quite the contrary, men with prostate issues usually have trouble getting a stream started and maintaining a decent stream - the exact opposite of what is described here. But yeah, might be time to look at an exercise program - no offense - excessive fat buildup in the abdominal cavity (where we guys tend to accumulate it the most) can put pressure on organs, including the bladder, which cause all kinds of problems down the road. This might just be your body's first warning salvo that it's time to stop excusing yourself as just "being a big guy". Again, as harsh as it sounds, I'm fighting the same battle - I'm probably not what 90% of the people around me would call "fat" by any stretch of the imagination (6'0" 199 at last weigh-in) - but an unnatural percentage of that 199 is centered around my midsection, and I'm closing in on the age when that starts to cause problems.

Same here. It's a much different beast now than it used to be, though. Selection is rank in the stores on all products, not just our collective purchase lists. Prices are ludicrous on items found in grocery stores next door for significantly less. Primo example would be incontinence products - CVS sells the same bloody Depends Max for $12/bag that can be had in a Food Lion for around $10, or Wal-Mart for $9. If they sold something upscale like Tena or Molicare and it was pricier than the online outlets, even by a wide margin, I'd be okay with that. Anyway, back on point: OP may not be incon, but by doing what he did, he sent a big red flag to CVS corporate about emphasizing sensitivity training regarding incontinence to all its employees, to avoid a similar situation in the future. I've only ever bought (diapers) at a CVS once - the cashier did exactly what I expected - rang them up, smiled, accepted my check, bagged my purchase, and wished me good evening. Kinda the same as anywhere else I've bought such products. It's a reasonable expectation - I don't say anything about what I'm buying, they don't either, we're all good. Small talk unrelated to the purchase is okay. What this kid did was facepalm stupid, and he needed to have the fear of God put in him to ensure that he never repeated the error. And yes, calling corporate was a reasonable thing to do, because that's exactly the reason companies have corporate feedback lines - as a venue for customers who feel wronged by the store to vent their frustration. Why they do this is not relevant. There is absolutely nothing wrong with using the tools provided by a company to voice your objections with how that company's employees treated you, for better or worse. (As an aside, I have frequently called company hotlines to specifically praise people who I felt rose above my expectation of service - most commonly fast food employees who actually wear a smile and act like they give a fuck whether my food was right or served to me in a timely fashion) (edit) BTW - it would have been inappropriate if he had made a huge scene in the store, yelling and screaming like a maniac. It would have been inappropriate to get a lawyer and sue over it. There are plenty of ways the OP could have reacted inappropriately. I don't see any of them in the story.

Precisely. Some arrogant fuckhat at KCK wants to claim they're drop-shipping for every US company, if you're sucker enough to believe it, good for KCK.

Probably would have been smart to just remove that section from the site.

I just checked out the site on a whim. First thing I noticed is that the disposable section (the ENTIRE disposable section) is empty, completely. Not a good first impression.

Uh, that's an interesting assertion, except that you can still buy the original, plastic-backed X-Plus on XP Medical, but KCK only offers the new "formerly X-Plus" cloth-backed version. In fact, one can reference this thread: http://www.dailydiapers.com/board/index.php?showtopic=172&st=340 to see that your assertion is highly questionable at best, considering that it'd be beyond pointless for a drop-shipper to take a tour of the manufacturer's facility and talk with them about the products they have available versus the demand the "drop-shipper" experiences. Oh, and KCK's prices suck compared to XP's. Just saying.....

A bit hard to read, but addresses a real point.... As a guy, I never really make use of the front portion of the padding - it points down, which means it goes straight down the middle. Why do so many companies make diapers with heavy padding in the front where it doesn't ever get used?

I don't get how any of those size ranges work, tbh. I ordered some small Abenas (24" to 31") for my wife (a 28") and we couldn't get them taped. She fits a medium just fine, though. I've never experienced that problem with the ABU, probably because I'm on the low side of the medium scale (34"). Sucks that they only sell two sizes....

Abena = best absorbency for the money. Very comfy. Also the most institutional-looking thing out there (with the size/type code stamped all across it). Bambino Teddy (haven't tried the others) = good absorbency, cute design, uncomfortable as hell. ABU SDK (haven't tried Cushies) = decent absorbency, great design, very comfy. In short, it depends on your purpose. If you want a diaper you can sit in for 12 hours, go Abena (or go Dry 24/7, which is the ultimate in that department). If you want something that makes you feel babyish and you either do it only in short bursts or you intend to change every 3-4 hours, go ABU. I just can't recommend the Bambinos based on my personal experience - it's too stiff, it cuts into your skin, and frankly it's not much fun to wear more than 1-2 hours without causing real pain. *Side note: I have not, nor do I ever intend to defecate in a diaper willingly - so that's another matter entirely.

I know of a couple companies that are getting ready to start up with the intent of selling an adult small version of their diapers. I'll have to keep you posted, because one of them is looking to hire my wife to do the stock photos for their site, and they'll definitely need to be delivering smalls to fit the girls we have on tap that would be willing to do such a shoot. Both companies are very committed to producing a top-shelf diaper in regard to functionality, but are also specifically targeting the AB market.

So Abena is about to drop out of the top eschelon by abandoning plastic backing.... Who was 3rd on that list (behind Dry 24/7 and Abena) again? Oh wait - 3rd place is still a raging debate....

Indeed, it's not as though the product is marketable outside the ABDL community, which, as much as we'd all like to think otherwise, is an EXTREMELY niche market....