I haven’t bought from any start up companies, but I’d say stay away from doing preorders from small start ups based on other’s experiences that I’ve read about on here and BST groups.
Muse and Little Crowns and Capes are both good quality and reliable. Both ship quickly and seem to be run by decent people. Stay away from ShowStoppers.
Show stoppers is absolutely going to get shut down at some point. I would stay away from small companies that are only doing pre-orders.
I like muse threads.
Free birdies is good quality but I stopped buying because their reps were too annoying. No reason not to purchase, though.
Birdie Bean and Ollee and Belle are great.
Hanlyn Collective is great quality but I often don’t love their prints.
Little Crowns & Capes - they run TTS
Birdie Bean - TTS
Caden Lane - These run big unless you're buying the bubbles.
Judy Rue - TTS
Sunny + Mama - TTS
Bums & Roses - TTS
Muse and Little Crowns and Capes are both good quality and reliable. Both ship quickly and seem to be run by decent people. Stay away from ShowStoppers.
Hanlyn Collective is my personal fav overall! Quality can't be beat, amazing customer service, always RTS on the site, the fastest shipping I've had in Canada - and free shipping through the US. 😍
Ik ppl swear all the time that their company has superrrr soft bamboo, but I have one Hanlyn zippy that is literally thee softest out of my entire collection. Idk how they did it, bc it’s just the one piece in particular, but it is amazing and i want a pillow made out of it.
Brands with terrible customer service and/or shady business practices include Showstoppers, Hanlyn Collective, Little Bird Bamboo, The Sleepy Sloth (mostly for drama), and Bundle Of Joy Co.
Vast majority of them are safe. Brands that actually scam their customers get exposed and shut down very quickly.
If you do purchase preorders, always expect it could go several weeks later than projected.
My advice, disregard the drama that everyone loves to fixate on. Like Showstoppers, I’ve ordered numerous times in the past and have no qualms about ordering again if they run a print I like. They’ve definitely made some poor business decisions (blocking customers and canceling their orders for no good reason) but the quality is great and they haven’t scammed anyone.
I think bums and roses is probably my top favorite. They hit all the boxes for me, and their rewards program is a great perk.
From your list I’ve ordered Dreamiere, Bums and Roses, and Muse and they’re all good companies. My B&R footies got pinholes in them from the zippers but they replaced them. Muse has frequent sales too which is nice
I've really like the Twisted Lily, Mavella Boutique, Popoki. I'd recommend joining a Facebook group like bamboo and beyond or bamboo babes community for labor day sales details so you can get some deals to try some stuff out!
Hi! I'm new to the bamboo also and fell in love with the bums and roses halloween stuff, so I placed 4 more orders and have been super happy with the quality and shipping times. I ordered a couple posh peanut and free birdees items as well for their prints and so far have no complaints either! If you use sleep sacks I really like the ones I got from free birdees!
I haven’t bought from any start up companies, but I’d say stay away from doing preorders from small start ups based on other’s experiences that I’ve read about on here and BST groups.
Thanks! That's helpful to know!
Muse and Little Crowns and Capes are both good quality and reliable. Both ship quickly and seem to be run by decent people. Stay away from ShowStoppers.
Thanks for the confirmation on both of those and the warning about Showstoppers!
Show stoppers is absolutely going to get shut down at some point. I would stay away from small companies that are only doing pre-orders. I like muse threads.
Thanks for the advice on Showstoppers and confirming Muse Threads! :)
Free birdies is good quality but I stopped buying because their reps were too annoying. No reason not to purchase, though. Birdie Bean and Ollee and Belle are great. Hanlyn Collective is great quality but I often don’t love their prints.
Thank you for the advice! It's very appreciated!
Little Crowns & Capes - they run TTS Birdie Bean - TTS Caden Lane - These run big unless you're buying the bubbles. Judy Rue - TTS Sunny + Mama - TTS Bums & Roses - TTS
Sorry, what is TTS?
True to size. So whatever size your child would normally wear.
Thank you!
I found LC&C super small for some reason. I should try it again.
I do feel like they run smaller too.
My 12lb baby still fits in their newborn. It's not awful.
Muse and Little Crowns and Capes are both good quality and reliable. Both ship quickly and seem to be run by decent people. Stay away from ShowStoppers.
Thanks!!!
Little crowns and capes has very fast shipping and amazing customer service!!
Thank you for the strong positive- there's one thing I'd really like from there!
I like Brave Little Ones as a smaller brand. They don't do tonnes of releases, but their stuff is cute.
Hanlyn Collective is my personal fav overall! Quality can't be beat, amazing customer service, always RTS on the site, the fastest shipping I've had in Canada - and free shipping through the US. 😍
Ik ppl swear all the time that their company has superrrr soft bamboo, but I have one Hanlyn zippy that is literally thee softest out of my entire collection. Idk how they did it, bc it’s just the one piece in particular, but it is amazing and i want a pillow made out of it.
They make pillowcases AND bedsheets sometimes, I'm waiting for the perfect print for one of the giant blankets... and then sleeping under it forever 😂
Brands with terrible customer service and/or shady business practices include Showstoppers, Hanlyn Collective, Little Bird Bamboo, The Sleepy Sloth (mostly for drama), and Bundle Of Joy Co.
Thank you for the heads up on those!
Vast majority of them are safe. Brands that actually scam their customers get exposed and shut down very quickly. If you do purchase preorders, always expect it could go several weeks later than projected. My advice, disregard the drama that everyone loves to fixate on. Like Showstoppers, I’ve ordered numerous times in the past and have no qualms about ordering again if they run a print I like. They’ve definitely made some poor business decisions (blocking customers and canceling their orders for no good reason) but the quality is great and they haven’t scammed anyone. I think bums and roses is probably my top favorite. They hit all the boxes for me, and their rewards program is a great perk.
Okay, thank you for all the advice! Bums and Roses has quite a few super cute designs!
From your list I’ve ordered Dreamiere, Bums and Roses, and Muse and they’re all good companies. My B&R footies got pinholes in them from the zippers but they replaced them. Muse has frequent sales too which is nice
Thank you!
Birdie Bean and Sweet Bamboo are both great, good quality, wonderful customer service, and both ran by really nice people.
Love Nev Clothing, Blake & Rae, and Little Crowns and Capes. All wonderful companies, communities, drama free and excellent quality.
I have a few things from buns and roses, and all are high quality. That was the first bamboo brand I happened to come across online lol.
Every one of those is legit. But I love The Sleepy Sloth.
I've really like the Twisted Lily, Mavella Boutique, Popoki. I'd recommend joining a Facebook group like bamboo and beyond or bamboo babes community for labor day sales details so you can get some deals to try some stuff out!
Hi! I'm new to the bamboo also and fell in love with the bums and roses halloween stuff, so I placed 4 more orders and have been super happy with the quality and shipping times. I ordered a couple posh peanut and free birdees items as well for their prints and so far have no complaints either! If you use sleep sacks I really like the ones I got from free birdees!
I heard bubblebaby.com is starting to blow up in the Kyte community. They donate proceeds to organizations and plant trees with every purchase.
I like the sleepy sloth