Hey, I just did a very long and extensive review for the new Crinkle Crate. I have a review along with plenty of pictures.

http://www.seaweedotter.com/crinkle1.html



That is the link to the whole review, including the pictures. I will post the review, sans pictures here, if for some reason you don't want to click the link.




I received my Crinkle Crate.

I do have to say that I am not sure if its because my crate was sent early, or because it was sent priority, but I received the email that it was being shipped to me hours after it had already been delivered to me.

This isn't a big deal, but if someone was not expecting it and it showed up, that could POSSIBLY be an issue- that's the only reason why I mention it.

One thing I also have to mention is that it is very discreet on the outside. It does not mention Crinkle Crate on the label. Of course discretion is important to most littles, so this a really important detail. If you live with someone who doesn't know of your little side, then you have nothing to fear, as long as they don't open your packages.



First impressions:
I like the little extra step of lining the box with tissue paper. It certainly didn't have to be done, but it gives it a nice, classy touch. Everything is wrapped up in the paper, and there is a Crinkle Crate sticker holding it closed, so it's like a present that you get to open.


It was packed very nicely. Unfortunately I was so excited to see what all was in it that I forgot to take pics as it was first opened, so I did as best as I could to put it back to kinda how it was. So please forgive my pictures, they are not exactly how the box looks when it is opened. That is 100% my fault.

I love that they put in a little card to tell you what everything is. I am on the fence about having the price of each item on it, though I understand why it's done. You are getting about $100 worth of items in this crate, so it is a wonderful deal.


I *DO* love the descriptions that they gave for each item. It is a very professional card, on nice heavy, slick stock, and what was even more awesome was that on the other side there was a recipe for moon sand (I had no idea it was only 2 ingredients), and edible play dough (again, only 2 ingredients). They are both very easy recipes that any little could easily make without any parental supervision.


The crate is very professionally put together, with the wrapping, the professional card, and the care that the items are put into the box. It would be easy to skimp on time and effort with this, but they did not. Kudos for that.



The contents:

This is just going to give you general descriptions of what was in the box, and pictures of them. I will have another section where I try each item. This is just a first impression of each item that it in the box.

2 Rearz Spoiled diapers, size large. These are from a company out of Canada called Rearz Inc. This is their signature diaper, one that they have had for a while. They are white with different colored baby feet all over them, and the name of the company as well. I figured that we would only get one diaper in a crate, so it was a nice surprise to get a trial pack of two.


1 aqua and white striped onesie, size XXL. The colors are very cute and babyish, aqua, white and yellow for the trim. It sounds like a bit of an odd combination of colors, but it looks very cute together. I would have really loved to see a more kid-like print on it, like on another item that I will talk about in a moment, but this could almost be used as a regular shirt, depending on the situation, so that is nice.


1 green and white pacifier. Again, it would have been nice to see a kid sticker or print on the front of it, but that isn't a big deal. It's a cute green color, the front with the way the holes are almost looks like a frog. It would have been green to do something with that. It is a large nipple, definitely built for adults. I am guessing that it is one of the Nuk nipples, though I am far from an expert on pacifiers.


1 bib with truck design. This is my favorite design of everything that I got in the box. I wish the onesie had been built out of this material. It is a white background with multi colored trucks and machines and words like "vroom" and "dig" on it. It has a red trim and 2 long red strings to tie around your neck. The strings are very long, so it will fit any size adult, and they are an extension of the trim around the edge, so it wont weaken or break like if it had just been sewn on there as extra material.


1 box modeling clay cartoon series. Apparently it gives you all the clay colors you need and the instructions to make a Minion out of modeling clay. I was honestly not expecting anything like this in the box, so it surprised me quite a bit. This is a cute little project that someone can do when they want to be in a little mood. I expect that this will be fun to make.


1 monkey pacifier clip. I was a bit confused about this one at first, as it has another pacifier attached to it, but this one seems to be a baby sized one. My assumption is that they intended for people to remove the baby pacifier and put the green adult sized pacifier that I mentioned above on it. Otherwise it wouldn't make much sense to have two pacifier themed items in the box.


1 keychain, aqua, with the words "playtime will never be the same again!" on it. I am a little unsure about this one. It isn't overtly little, but if someone had or saw your keys long enough to read it, then they might ask you about it, and I am not sure how one would go about explaining what it meant. If you just had an extra set of keys you didn't use much, or a set for around the house, I could see it being used on that. But it is pretty large, so I am not sure that I would keep it on my main keychain. It seems to be made of the same material that those very popular flat plastic bracelets are made of.


1 Crinkle Crate sticker. It's the same sticker that you see when you first open your crate, holding the crepe paper together. It's kinda small, but I like the design- simple, the colors are nice, and I like the little teddy bear up in the corner. Not really sure where I will use it, but I like that they put it in there. It's good advertising, and a nice reminder of all the cool stuff you just received.



Overall I am very happy with the selection and varying nature of what is in the box. It isn't just clothing or the same kind of things that you would expect, there are a few more unusual items that one wouldn't expect, and is a fun way to keep people excited about what they are getting.

I would love to see other toys put in there, but that is tough because not everyone's little is the same age, and there are definitely age specific toys out there. So I am not sure how that could be done, unless they asked when you ordered if you wanted a little toy or a slightly older toy, but that would probably be too much of a logistic problem, because it would require them to have more inventory.




Trying the contents:


Rearz Spoiled diapers:

I have worn the Rearz Spoiled diapers before, so I am not trying them on at the same time as the rest of the items in the box. Being a person of larger frame, the large sizes of all of the Rears products do fit, but they are not as well fitting as they would be on someone smaller. For your information, the large Rearz products are for up to 52 inch (132 cm) waist. Of course being female and having larger hips, I have a disadvantage when it comes to how diapers fit on me. Also FYI, Rearz does have an XL size of their new Safari diapers, and those fit wonderfully, so larger people do have an alternative.

Look wise, it is adorable. It is a white diaper with pastel colored baby footprints and the Rearz name on it. It is a very cute style, and would definitely be good to get someone into that little headspace.

Comfort wise, the Rearz are nice. There is plenty of cushioning in them, so they are comfy to wear for long periods of time. They are plastic backed, so they are going to be on the loud side. These are more the type of diapers to wear at home, or playing with friends, then out and about. They are a bit on the bulky side, but not the bulkiest diaper out there by far, so it would be possible to wear them under clothing but one would have to be careful about masking the noise that they would make. That may be a disadvantage to some, but to me it is a very minor issue. under a normal pair of jeans most of the sound would be muted.

The tapes are good. I had no issues with them coming loose. As I said above I am on the larger side, so the tapes didn't really make it to the center landing strip, but even with that, they stayed where they were for the length of the wearing.

This diaper is advertising to be one of the most absorbent diapers on the market. I will be honest that I didn't test it even close to its limits. But, it did hold up for the most of the day that it was worn. It does take quite a bit, and if someone is a heavy wetter, or if someone wants to change less and wear a diaper for a longer period of time, then this is one that I would recommend. It does swell quite a bit when used, so that is something to take into account.

Overall they are very nice diapers, and if it weren't for the cost, and the added amount for shipping from Canada, they would probably be a diaper that I would get more often.



Aqua and white striped onesie:

Admittedly I am always nervous when it comes to onesies. I am heavy set, and short, so it is hard to find a onesie that is both comfortable, fits well, and isn't too long in the crotch, and will keep a diaper in place.

The look of this onesie is just super cute. It is has white and pastel aqua horizontal stripes, and a pastel yellow trim. As I said above, that sounds like a bit of an odd color combination, but it totally works here.

It is super comfortable. I am sitting here wearing it as I write this. Its a very soft, thin, stretch cotton, so it would be good to wear under other shirts or around the house in the summer, it is very breathable. You MAY be able to get away with wearing it as a shirt of its own if you are female, but for the most part, I would say that it is an around the house or at a littles event kind of wear.

I only have two very small issues with the onesie. The first is that the ends of the sleeves have the yellow trim, and they are a little tight on my arms, but again this is more of an issue depending on the way that your body is, so other people may not have this same issue. The second is the snaps. There are 4 small snaps, that can be very slightly tough to grab. I think I would have preferred 3 slightly larger snaps, but that is a very very small nitpick. If that is the worst I can say about this onesie, then that is pretty darn good, I think.

The snaps are very well made, they are sewn very well into the fabric, and I am not worried at all that they will come loose, even with continued use and washes.

Length wise, its actually pretty good. It fits kinda tight overall. Not tight enough that its uncomfortable, but tight so that it does it job and seems to keep the diaper where it is supposed to be. So for people with larger frames, it will fit like a tight t-shirt, but that's actually how onesies are supposed to be. They aren't as much for fashion as they are for function. With my body type, there is a little length, but since it stretches and contracts a lot, it works fine, which is an unusual treat for me.

I also like that the sleeves are pretty long about the same as a normal t-shirt. A lot of times, onesies tend to have very short sleeves. Also, the neck is a basic round t-shirt style with yellow trim. The neck is plenty large, and I don't have the same issue as I do with the sleeves. I really like how the top of the onseie is designed. And unlike some onesies, the snaps are not so far back that you are having to reach around and contort to weird angles to try to meet the two parts of the snaps together. That's another issue that a lot of others have that this one doesn't.

The leg openings are nice as well. There is lenty of room, not too tight, but not too loose either. They also have the cute yellow trim. The fit is pretty pleasantly surprising, as my legs are fairly wide at the base, so I expected them to be tight.



Green and white pacifier:

Sadly, I am not the best person to review pacifiers, as I can only use them for a short time before they start to hurt my teeth. So I don't have a lot to say about this one. The shape of it, it feels good in my mouth, the size is good, large but not too large, and it makes a nice noise as you suck on it.

If I was more of a fan of pacifiers, this would be wonderful, so I think all the pacifier sucking littles will really, really like it.



Bib with truck design:

As I said above, I LOVE the design of this. I think this is the best design out of anything in the box. I love that the string is nice and long so it will fit around any size neck very easily. It isn't huge, but it fits well enough over the chest that it will get most messes that you throw (literally?) at it.

It looks well made and well sewn, and I don't foresee any issues with throwing it in the washer/dryer once I get it dirty.

Again, as with the pacifier, I don't usually use bibs, mostly because it is hard to find ones that an adult can use. But now that I have one, I am definitely going to put it through its paces soon.



Box of modeling clay cartoon series:

Since I wanted to do this review as soon as I could after I got the box, I have not actually made the minion yet. But as soon as I do, I promise that I will put pictures on my FA page, and Twitter as well, so look out for that sometime in the (hopefully) near future.

It looks like there is plenty of clay, and there are nice, easy, step by step instructions, as someone said in another review I watched, they look like Lego building instructions. And I have to agree with that. It will be nice and easy for littles to follow.

I am very much looking forward to playing with this.



Monkey pacifier clip:

I have used a pacifier clip before, but they have never been as cute and plushy as this one, and I love that the part that connects looks like its the monkey's tongue. As with most clips, I always like a very long length connecting and this it a bit short, but still it is really adorable, and I think I am gonna use my new pacifier and clip together to look cute, even if I don't actually suck on the pacifier.



Aqua keychain and Crinkle Crate sticker:

Honestly there really isn't anything to review for these, they aren't anything that you wear, you just use them on your keychain or stick the sticker somewhere cute. I am glad that they were added, they are nice little extra touches, fun things to round out the crate.





Final thoughts:

Overall this was a very nice crate. I was so excited waiting for it, and I was definitely not disappointed.

If you go to their website- https://crinklecrate.com/ you can sign up for the next Crinkle Crate.

They give 2 options:

The first is $74.95 US a month and free shipping. It has 4-7 items, and could include disposable diapers, onesies, rompers, shortalls, footed sleepers, plastic pants, diaper covers, pacifiers, bottles, plushies, coloring books, toys, cloth diapers, diapering accessories, specialty items, and more.

The second is $39.95 US a month and free shipping. It has 3-5 items, and will not come with clothing or diapers, but it could include the other items, like bottles, plushies, pacifiers, coloring books, toys, diapering accessories, specialty items, and more.


This first inaugural crate was a premium crate, as it contained 7 items, plus the sticker. You definitely get more than your money's worth, I would say it was worth between $90-100 US.



I actually kind of wish that there was an option at the $39.95 level to get diapers and a few little items but no other clothing items. Perhaps they will do this in the future, and perhaps if more people are interested in that and tell them so, it could happen down the line.



This is a wonderful idea, and I am actually surprised that no one had thought of this before. I am really hoping that they continue to get a lot of business and can keep this up for a long time. I anxiously await to see what is going to be in the next crate.