NFT: Diaper parties- tacky?

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but I fail to see the upside of attending a party where you have to provide a gift AND pay for all your own food and drink. I'd tell him to go screw.

and told them you misunderstood what it was.

Seriously why the fuck did you even accept this. Come down with an illness or something

and act like you misunderstood.

are inviting people to give them free diapers? At least they can cover some of the drinks and food...diapers aren't cheap.

In comment 11632335 Mike from Ohio said:

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and told them you misunderstood what it was.

Well, this is awkward...

That seems really really weird to me. A baby shower with onesies or toys, sure, but diapers? I think I'd be embarrassed to ask friends for that.

accept the invite, I haven't responded yet.

Obviously forgot to add that they are having a kid in 2 weeks.

What the hell happened to people paying for their own shit? Isn't the baby shower that they had a couple weeks ago enough?

I am having a $100 bill party.



All of BBI is invited. I will provide details once I have a venue secured.

you're here for the gang bang but that might not go over very well on account of the kiddies.

This model is brilliant!

BTW, a general observation - Pampers are a fucking ripoff. If you must buy a name brand, Luvs are just as good for less money, and generics from Target or your local supermarket are perfectly usable.

In comment 11632348 MookGiants said:

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accept the invite, I haven't responded yet. Obviously forgot to add that they are having a kid in 2 weeks. What the hell happened to people paying for their own shit? Isn't the baby shower that they had a couple weeks ago enough?

Mook...exactly.

Si.

(who is typically the expectant father) would provide the drinks and entertainment. It is supposed to be a "guys" baby shower where you drink and hang out. Never heard of it being at a bar where you have to pay your own way. Doesn't seem worth it.

I was invited to one, but it was my wife's cousin and I didn't really want to go so I didn't. Her other cousin had a jack and jill baby shower that I simply told my wife I wasn't going to.

isn't going to be there, it's just guys apparently although im sure she had a part in planning it.

Apparently we're supposed to go to the bar, watch NBA playoffs drink and eat, then go to the Casino afterwards. No transportation provided, no drinks provided, no food provided.

Yeah, not going. Thinking about it for more than a second makes it an easy decision.

Fuckin scam.

Curious if anyone else here has heard of such a thing?

In comment 11632353 Greg from LI said:

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This model is brilliant! BTW, a general observation - Pampers are a fucking ripoff. If you must buy a name brand, Luvs are just as good for less money, and generics from Target or your local supermarket are perfectly usable.

Greg...couldn't agree more. We used to get Pampers when the kiddo was tiny...but we sort of wised up and Luv is now our brand. Luv even have those funny commercials about how for your first kid, you buy the expensive diapers...but after you have your second, you realize that buying expensive diapers is just stupid.

Hey, you bought me a diaper pail three years ago? Well, now I want a new one so I'm having another baby shower for the new kid.

In comment 11632364 MookGiants said:

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isn't going to be there, it's just guys apparently although im sure she had a part in planning it. Apparently we're supposed to go to the bar, watch NBA playoffs drink and eat, then go to the Casino afterwards. No transportation provided, no drinks provided, no food provided. Yeah, not going. Thinking about it for more than a second makes it an easy decision. Fuckin scam. Curious if anyone else here has heard of such a thing?

The only diaper parties I've heard of involve internet sites that would get me banned from BBI if I linked them.

"now help us pay for it!"

Yeah, umm, fuck you.

I disagree. Pampers were the only brand that fit right on my daughter. We tried a bunch of the others (Luvs, Huggies, store brands) and they all sucked.

but I am assuming that it's for people that don't have a lot of money. If I was presented with this invitation and I knew the parents needed help, specifically family, I would probably just buy them a box of diapers and not go to some stupid party(unless I wanted to go drink at a bar).

Is a diaper party. This cant be for realz

It's what the hospital used, so we kept buying them for a while before we realized "Hey, Luvs are 5 bucks cheaper for the same sized pack!"

In comment 11632368 Greg from LI said:

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Hey, you bought me a diaper pail three years ago? Well, now I want a new one so I'm having another baby shower for the new kid.

Yeah, my wife and I have noticed that to. We have 3 kids and we saved "everything" we could till we had our third (and hopefully last) child. She is nearly 2 now and I can't wait to start getting rid of all of the baby stuff.

Your milage may vary, I guess. The only diapers we ever bought that I wouldn't buy again were the Dollar General store brand. They leaked like a sieve.

In one word, ridiculous.

It's a big reason why we tried to get unisex baby stuff as much as possible when my son was born, which paid off when our second child was a girl. Re-used the same crib, toys, a lot of the same clothes, bedding, car seats, the whole nine yards.

In comment 11632364 MookGiants said:

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isn't going to be there, it's just guys apparently although im sure she had a part in planning it. Apparently we're supposed to go to the bar, watch NBA playoffs drink and eat, then go to the Casino afterwards. No transportation provided, no drinks provided, no food provided. Yeah, not going. Thinking about it for more than a second makes it an easy decision. Fuckin scam. Curious if anyone else here has heard of such a thing?

Sounds like the guy is just trying to get a night out drinking under the pretense that it is for the baby.

Not the worst thing in the world for him to do but if you have no interest in hanging out with him I think it is fine to skip

In comment 11632373 kmed said:

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but I am assuming that it's for people that don't have a lot of money. If I was presented with this invitation and I knew the parents needed help, specifically family, I would probably just buy them a box of diapers and not go to some stupid party(unless I wanted to go drink at a bar).

They aren't rich but they are comfortable and both work and make decent enough money, especially for where we live. If they didn't have a pot to piss in I would do whatever I could for them, but thats not the case.

I asked another friend if he's going and he said he reluctantly is but that apparently they have a deal with the bar where everything is cheaper but we still have to pay. Still bullshit, pay for the open bar or dont have something like this at all.

It's all men and your step brother is hosting it? A fucking diaper party? He actually agreed to this? He needs to have a find my nutsack in my wife's pocketbook scavenger hunt party.

I was shocked myself but after googling it seems like quite a few do this.

He gets tons of free diapers and we drink and watch sports/go to casino.

I'd be fine with it if the cheap bastard was paying for the open bar. And it's at a bar of someone he knows so I'm sure he could have got a nice deal for an open bar for a couple hours

that hopefully you were prepared for the expenses of having a baby because diapers don't come close to topping the list. And you could always go cloth which we used for both girls. Our idea was to not fill landfills with tons of diapers, plus you save a lot of money.

It is a whole system which is easy to use.

In comment 11632407 B in ALB said:

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It's all men and your step brother is hosting it? A fucking diaper party? He actually agreed to this? He needs to have a find my nutsack in my wife's pocketbook scavenger hunt party.

You are looking at this backwards

He gets a guilt free night of boozing and gambling and all he has to do is collect some diapers from his buddies

and say that you're sorry to hear about their incontinence!

A friend of my wife's worked for one such organization in Florida, though I can't remember the name of it. They provided diapers and formula to low-income families. When my son would outgrow diapers before we ran out of a size, we used to donate them.

the scary part is that this generation (my generation) is now having kids and this "I'm gonna hold my hand out until someone fills it... because, why the fuck not, I deserve it!" mentality is only growing stronger.

Shit, I even think engagement parties are a scam, this is so much worse.

In comment 11632412 MookGiants said:

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I was shocked myself but after googling it seems like quite a few do this. He gets tons of free diapers and we drink and watch sports/go to casino. I'd be fine with it if the cheap bastard was paying for the open bar. And it's at a bar of someone he knows so I'm sure he could have got a nice deal for an open bar for a couple hours

That's the difference. It's not like a shower, which is a gift grab but there's free food and drink. This cat wants free shit and he wants you all to pay for it. Fuck him.

In comment 11632414 Blue Baller said:

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In comment 11632407 B in ALB said: Quote: It's all men and your step brother is hosting it? A fucking diaper party? He actually agreed to this? He needs to have a find my nutsack in my wife's pocketbook scavenger hunt party. You are looking at this backwards He gets a guilt free night of boozing and gambling and all he has to do is collect some diapers from his buddies

If his wife has a problem with him hanging out with friends to the point that he needs to have a diaper party to avoid guilt then maybe he married the wrong woman.

Then, yes, this is even more tacky than the initial concept of a diaper party. A shower is one thing. To invite people to buy diapers and pay for their own food and drink is just obnoxious to me.

is a pain in the ass but he can pretty much go out whenever he wants. Now when the kid comes it will be different but he's out pretty regularly

In comment 11632412 MookGiants said:

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I was shocked myself but after googling it seems like quite a few do this. He gets tons of free diapers and we drink and watch sports/go to casino. I'd be fine with it if the cheap bastard was paying for the open bar. And it's at a bar of someone he knows so I'm sure he could have got a nice deal for an open bar for a couple hours

Right. But if he's paying for booze and food and you guys are reciprocating with diapers why not just have everybody hang the Fuck out without the diapers and bullshit. It sounds like something a woman would come up with and a man with both balls in her purse would agree to. Just awful.

In comment 11632403 MookGiants said:

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In comment 11632373 kmed said: Quote: but I am assuming that it's for people that don't have a lot of money. If I was presented with this invitation and I knew the parents needed help, specifically family, I would probably just buy them a box of diapers and not go to some stupid party(unless I wanted to go drink at a bar). They aren't rich but they are comfortable and both work and make decent enough money, especially for where we live. If they didn't have a pot to piss in I would do whatever I could for them, but thats not the case. I asked another friend if he's going and he said he reluctantly is but that apparently they have a deal with the bar where everything is cheaper but we still have to pay. Still bullshit, pay for the open bar or dont have something like this at all.

Ok, then I'm not understanding the purpose of this. They have money to pay for things they need, yet they are having a party for things they need and not paying for said party? That's a large "hell no" on going to this one. Not only is it a hell no, I would make it clear to this fellow that he needs his man card taken away.

and one of my coworkers had to pick up a check from an account at night. The bar manager warned him that there would be a diaper party going on when he came to pick up the check.
My coworker paid no attention to the warning since he never heard of one before.
Ends up there were about 200 men (it was a gay club) only wearing diapers.

That's what popped in to my head when you said diaper party lol.

they are cheap as fuck, that's the purpose it seems like.

In comment 11632455 JayBinQueens said:

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and one of my coworkers had to pick up a check from an account at night. The bar manager warned him that there would be a diaper party going on when he came to pick up the check. My coworker paid no attention to the warning since he never heard of one before. Ends up there were about 200 men (it was a gay club) only wearing diapers. That's what popped in to my head when you said diaper party lol.

This is exactly what Cam was picturing when he opened this thread.

In comment 11632460 RC02XX said:

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In comment 11632455 JayBinQueens said: Quote: and one of my coworkers had to pick up a check from an account at night. The bar manager warned him that there would be a diaper party going on when he came to pick up the check. My coworker paid no attention to the warning since he never heard of one before. Ends up there were about 200 men (it was a gay club) only wearing diapers. That's what popped in to my head when you said diaper party lol. This is exactly what Cam was picturing when he opened this thread.

Sure is. That's the only diaper party that I've ever heard of. Although from what I understand it isn't limited to gay men. There's a diaper/adult baby kink that some folks are into. (totally not my thing, but fascinating nonetheless)

Baby showers were for women only. I know of Jack/Jill showers but I've informed my wife that I have no interest in ever attending a baby shower. I'm happy to help Dad finish the nursery or with anything else needed to get ready but I'm adamant about baby showers.

The notion that they are not in need makes this even more obnoxious. A shower is perfectly acceptable for any lot in life. It is sometimes for need and sometimes to help the couple with the convenience of not having to go out and get everything they need to get started. Either way, it is a common party and generally well received by friends and family. This particular party for this particular couple seems to be nothing more than selfish, self centered, and cheap.