Based on recent customer reviews, Huggies is facing strong dissatisfaction from South African parents who report leaking nappies, especially Gold, Gold Pants and Dry Comfort ranges bought at Shoprite, Checkers, Boxer and Spar. Complaints describe torn linings with gel escaping, nappy rash, wet bedding overnight and packs finishing far too quickly for premium prices. Several shoppers cite unresolved emails, low value vouchers and undelivered competition prizes from Kimberly-Clark. A minority praise Extra Care softness, the wetness indicator and one genuinely helpful reimbursement.
TrustIndex
1.8
NPS Score
-100
Recommended: Unlikely
Dec '25 - Nov '26
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What do customers say about Huggies?
Based on recent customer reviews, Huggies is facing strong dissatisfaction from South African parents who report leaking nappies, especially Gold, Gold Pants and Dry Comfort ranges bought at Shoprite, Checkers, Boxer and Spar. Complaints describe torn linings with gel escaping, nappy rash, wet bedding overnight and packs finishing far too quickly for premium prices. Several shoppers cite unresolved emails, low value vouchers and undelivered competition prizes from Kimberly-Clark. A minority praise Extra Care softness, the wetness indicator and one genuinely helpful reimbursement.
Is Huggies trustworthy?
Huggies has a TrustIndex of 1.8 out of 10 on Hellopeter, based on 21 reviews in the last 12 months. Hellopeter has tracked Huggies across 585 total reviews. How is the TrustIndex calculated? →
Recent reviews (21)
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Share Your Experience1 reviews | Active since Sept 2018
Huggies doesn't give you what they have advertise
We have purchased the extra care for 2 and that has 96 but we have only gotten 65 on the package for both packages we bought. I am not happen about this and when we spoke to the manager, we were told we must call Huggies. This is not a good thing for the brand, given how expensive this thing is for me . Considering the prices for this things you would thing that they will do factorry check before but nooooooooooooooooooooo
1 reviews | Active since Sept 2018
Huggies doesn't give you what they have advertise
We have purchased the extra care for 2 and that has 96 but we have only gotten 65 on the package for both packages we bought. I am not happen about this and when we spoke to the manager, we were told we must call Huggies. This is not a good thing for the brand, given how expensive this thing is for me . Considering the prices for this things you would thing that they will do factorry check before but nooooooooooooooooooooo
1 reviews | Active since Oct 2026
Disappointed
Im so disappointed in huggies gold a person spent alot of money on nappies just to let the child be wet every 3 hours i must change his nappies he can't keep the nappy on too long then his soaking wet i wil never buy that nappies again
1 reviews | Active since Oct 2026
Disappointed
Im so disappointed in huggies gold a person spent alot of money on nappies just to let the child be wet every 3 hours i must change his nappies he can't keep the nappy on too long then his soaking wet i wil never buy that nappies again
1 reviews | Active since Sept 2026
Bad customer service
I bought 2 jumbo packs of huggies gold skin soft for R329 per pack which is a total of R658 spent, bought packs were faulty, and this is supposed to be a prremium brand , I emailed them and they then only offered me a R189 discount voucher which does not even cover half of the money I spent
1 reviews | Active since Sept 2026
Bad customer service
I bought 2 jumbo packs of huggies gold skin soft for R329 per pack which is a total of R658 spent, bought packs were faulty, and this is supposed to be a prremium brand , I emailed them and they then only offered me a R189 discount voucher which does not even cover half of the money I spent
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2024
Diapers quality and damage
My first child I was using Huggies with no problems but with my second child I really don’t know what’s happening with the diapers as they are leaking and I even found 2 diapers in the pack and inside it seems to have a box I even took a picture and video. I’m really unhappy n I picked up this box wen my child started being uncomfortable
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2024
Diapers quality and damage
My first child I was using Huggies with no problems but with my second child I really don’t know what’s happening with the diapers as they are leaking and I even found 2 diapers in the pack and inside it seems to have a box I even took a picture and video. I’m really unhappy n I picked up this box wen my child started being uncomfortable
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2025
Huggies poor quality
I'm a new mum with a newborn and I honestly wanted the best care for my child so after much research did huggies come as the best choice but honestly I'm beyond annoyed and dissatisfied with the quality my baby can't even were a diaper for 2hours without a leak when your adds speak about 24hour dryness I find myself changing him every hour to 2 or else all his cloths is wet in this cold, when speaking to other parents the quality and size has changed? Why is this even the wipes quality is pathetic it breaks off or so many come out at once this is the worst experience for a new mother to still struggle with this issues when u spent the money for quality only to be dissapointed I have a whole cupboard full of huggies extra care from new born to size 4 and honestly at this point I feel like giving it away for free because of the poor quality it causes me more work to wash clothes constantly because of leaks night times are the worst because even if baby is asleep I must wake him to change or it leaks... Do better for your customers or just start dropping huggies off at the local clinics as a free sample because it's not worth the money... I have used eco nappi and honestly your quality stands no chance to this brand that is now a quality brand for sure
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2025
Huggies poor quality
I'm a new mum with a newborn and I honestly wanted the best care for my child so after much research did huggies come as the best choice but honestly I'm beyond annoyed and dissatisfied with the quality my baby can't even were a diaper for 2hours without a leak when your adds speak about 24hour dryness I find myself changing him every hour to 2 or else all his cloths is wet in this cold, when speaking to other parents the quality and size has changed? Why is this even the wipes quality is pathetic it breaks off or so many come out at once this is the worst experience for a new mother to still struggle with this issues when u spent the money for quality only to be dissapointed I have a whole cupboard full of huggies extra care from new born to size 4 and honestly at this point I feel like giving it away for free because of the poor quality it causes me more work to wash clothes constantly because of leaks night times are the worst because even if baby is asleep I must wake him to change or it leaks... Do better for your customers or just start dropping huggies off at the local clinics as a free sample because it's not worth the money... I have used eco nappi and honestly your quality stands no chance to this brand that is now a quality brand for sure
1 reviews | Active since Apr 2019
Constant leaks
I only ever buy the Huggies dry comfort pants and recently I have been so disappointed because for the past month, atleast 3 times in the week my 3 year olds nappy has been leaking in the night. It is a nightmare and I am so gatvol of the bad quality!!
1 reviews | Active since Apr 2019
Constant leaks
I only ever buy the Huggies dry comfort pants and recently I have been so disappointed because for the past month, atleast 3 times in the week my 3 year olds nappy has been leaking in the night. It is a nightmare and I am so gatvol of the bad quality!!
1 reviews | Active since Oct 2023
Boxer and huggies
I'm not happy with the diaper that i have brought from boxer they are not the same as Shoprite .....i have brought 3 packet of huggies dry comfort from boxer when i compare them from Shoprite they are not the same but same brand
1 reviews | Active since Oct 2023
Boxer and huggies
I'm not happy with the diaper that i have brought from boxer they are not the same as Shoprite .....i have brought 3 packet of huggies dry comfort from boxer when i compare them from Shoprite they are not the same but same brand
1 reviews | Active since Dec 2020
Worse service ever
I am so angry that my concerns were not looked into they didn’t bother to be remorseful or meet me half way after all the trouble I went through with my daughter. You nappies were faulty which resulted into my daughter having a bad reaction o really wish I was able to put a picture to show it. I am so disappointed
1 reviews | Active since Dec 2020
Worse service ever
I am so angry that my concerns were not looked into they didn’t bother to be remorseful or meet me half way after all the trouble I went through with my daughter. You nappies were faulty which resulted into my daughter having a bad reaction o really wish I was able to put a picture to show it. I am so disappointed