Carter's 100% Cotton Crewneck T-Shirt 3-Pack for Boys vs Burt's Bees Baby Organic Cotton Knit Receiving Blanket
What separates them
These two differ on 4 recorded specifications. The Burt's Bees Baby Organic Cotton Knit Receiving Blanket is ₹500 dearer. They are different kinds of product — cotton t-shirt, 3 pack against organic cotton receiving blanket — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Carter's 100% Cotton Crewneck T-Shirt 3-Pack for Boys vs Burt's Bees Baby Organic Cotton Knit Receiving Blanket
Carter's
Carter's 100% Cotton Crewneck T-Shirt 3-Pack for Boys
₹1,499
Sizing on children's clothing is by height rather than age, and buying by birthday is the commonest reason a garment does not fit -- a 4T is for a child of about 102 cm whatever their age.
Full details →Burt's Bees
Burt's Bees Baby Organic Cotton Knit Receiving Blanket
₹1,999
GOTS certification covers the supply chain rather than only the fibre, including which dyes may be used, which is what distinguishes it from an unverified organic claim.
Full details →Who the Carter's 100% Cotton Crewneck T-Shirt 3-Pack for Boys is for
Buy it if: Anyone buying by measured height rather than age, who washes cold.
Avoid it if: Anyone buying to age -- children of the same age vary by a full size or more.
Who the Burt's Bees Baby Organic Cotton Knit Receiving Blanket is for
Buy it if: Anyone wanting a certified-organic blanket for swaddling, carrying and pram use.
Avoid it if: Anyone intending to leave it in the cot with a sleeping infant.
Specifications, side by side
4 of 15 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Carter's 100% Cotton Crewneck T-Shirt 3-Pack for Boys | Burt's Bees Baby Organic Cotton Knit Receiving Blanket |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,499 | ₹1,999 |
| Age grading | Sized 2T to 7, by height rather than age | Newborn and up |
| Fabric | 100 percent cotton jersey, about 150 gsm | 100 percent GOTS certified organic cotton knit |
| Safety | No drawstrings, which is the recognised strangulation hazard in children's clothing | Loose blankets should not be in a sleeping infant's cot. Safe sleep guidance is a bare cot for the first 12 months |
| Weight | 120 g each | 200 g |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Colourfastness | Wash dark colours separately for the first few washes | not published |
| Drawstrings | None. Drawstrings at the neck are a recognised strangulation hazard and are prohibited in children's clothing in several markets | not published |
| Neck | Ribbed crew, no shoulder snaps above size 2T | not published |
| Safe sleep | not published | Every major paediatric body advises no loose blankets, bumpers or soft items in a cot for the first year. A receiving blanket is for swaddling awake, carrying and covering a pram, not for sleeping under |
| Shrinkage | Cotton jersey shrinks roughly 3 to 5 percent on first hot wash. Wash cold | not published |
| Size | not published | 76 x 76 cm |
| Sizing | By height, not age. A 4T is for a child of about 102 cm regardless of birthday | not published |
| Washing | not published | Machine washable, softens with use |
| Weave | not published | Knit, which has stretch and is why it swaddles well |
| What GOTS covers | not published | Both the growing and the processing, including which dyes may be used -- it is a supply chain standard, not just a fibre claim |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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