The many joys of Wal-Mart

I know some of you may be off-put by Wal-Mart. Thats cool. But those of you who are in the CD boat to save money, Wal-Mart can seriously help with that.
Heres your list of CD things to buy there:

Fleece Liners- buy cheap fleece, do not buy the stuff marked "suitable for outerwear". Do not spend more than $2 a yard. The fleece will not fray when cut, so cut into rectangles to line your diaper with. Use with anything cotton (not stay dry, like PFs and some fitteds), or use anytime you use a diaper rash cream. Wash with your dipes and re-use. You can also use flannel as a liner, but it will not be stay dry. Flannel will also fray, so either do something with the edges, or throw out after 3-4 washes.

Baby Washcloths- Use as baby wipes. You can make or buy a wipe solution, or use just plain water. We use a spray bottle (we bought at Wal-Mart) full of water.

TTO- Tea Tree Oil. Will disinfect your diapers in the wash, and will help to expell smells from the diaper pail. Put a drop or two on a piece of fleece in the bottom of your pail, or inside your wetbag. TTO will be with the vitamins in the pharmacy section. It is usually a small bottle inside a box. You may need help finding it- but it is there. Please be careful though, TTO is toxic if ingested, especially by infants. Please use caution to keep it away from little mouths.

Pail liners- In the camping section, they will sell large, waterproof bags. They are usually less than $7. In the laundry area, they will sell cloth laundry bags. They are also very reasonably priced. They will also sell mesh laundry bags. Any of these things work great for pail liners.

Simple Green- Not *all* Wal-Marts carry Simple Green. If yours doesnt, try a hardware store. SG is a concentrated all purpose cleaner. It is non toxic and bio-degradable. We use it for everything around the house, but we also use it as a stain fighter/ odor eliminator in the wash. We spray 3-5 sprays (depending on the size of the load) of the concentrate in the diaper wash. Magic.

Do not use the Gerber cloth diapers they sell at Wal-Mart for anything but burprags. However, if you can get Gerber brand "premium" or "DSQ" PFs, those work great. Also, the covers they sell at Wal-Mart are plastic, and do not allow for any air to move. I wouldn't recommend them either.

You can re-use Wal-Mart sacs as travel wetbags.

Diaper Pails- All you really need is a sturdy trashcan with a well fitting lid. I'm told the metal ones Wal- Mart has are great. They have a foot petal, and removable bin.

Detergent- Good prices.

Lemon Juice- With the bottled/ canned juices, not with the lemons. :) Natures best stain fighter is lemon juice and sunlight.

Microfiber cloths- they are in the auto section. They are approximately $.50 a piece, and come in packages. Use them as inserts (usually 2 are needed, depending on the quality of microfiber and the child). Some are coated, so test the water absorbency before use. If they are treated, just strip them. You can trifold to use in pockets- or if you are very ambitious, sew the thirds together. You can also sew the thirds together with a layer of fleece- and make stay dry doublers. Microfiber cannot go against the skin. It absorbs so well, it will absorb the oil from the skin.

I know there are more wealths to be found at Wal-Mart, but my brain is tired. If you think of any- let me know and I'll add it to the list.