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Diaper Purchases...this surprised me...
So the thread mentioning Amazon Prime/Mom Membership got me thinking about where I buy my diapers...
I did some online digging and here are the three options for my diaper purchases. This only pertains to Size 1 Huggies (as a sidenote I found it interesting that no retailer carries the exact same size/quantity box as any other at least of these three options). BTW, my per unit cost is based off what I spend using my discounts.
If I buy at Target - using my Red Card (so I get 5% off the purchase and free shipping)...I spend $44.83, there are 276 diapers in the box for a per unit cost of $0.16.
If I buy at CostCo - using my CostCo Membership American Express (so I get 1% cash back)...I spend $29.69, there are 156 diapers in the box for a per unit cost of $0.19.
If I buy online using Amazon Prime/Mom (I get 20% off and free shipping). I spend $20.21, there are 100 diapers in the box for a per unit cost of $0.20.
The store that saves me the most money is Target, right? More diapers for a lower per unit cost.
This surprised me. I realize this may be altered if I swapped to a generic brand or another diaper size since package quantities usually decrease as you increase diaper size.
Edited to Add: It only pertains to Size 1 Huggies Snug n' Dry.
Re: Diaper Purchases...this surprised me...
When you've been married this long, you need a ticker to remind you.
Baby Boy M - 08/01/2013
Good to know. Thanks!
DD is actually in Size 4 Target Brand diapers now. But, new baby arrives in July and I wanted to start him off in a name brand due to fear of irritating his skin, which is why I priced Huggies Size 1 (generally, I am a fan of generic products, though).
I may look into size 4 generics for DD next!
I buy ours at Target when they have the buy 2 get a $20 giftcard promo.. or something similar. DD is in Pampers for now, but we used the Costco Kirkland brand for DS and they are maid by Huggies so they are pretty much the same and a great deal. I don't like buying that many though until DD starts staying in one size for awhile. We went quickly through NB and size 1.
Not saying it's for eveyone, but if it's really about the best value I will put my cloth diapers up against disposables any day.
I have spent $400 to diaper my daughter for the entire first year, and will only have to spend about another $150 to make it thru potty training. Plus I will not have to spend anything for our second child at all. So, two kids from birth to potty training for $550. Bonus, I will probably be able to resell these after we are done using them for conservatively $150-200. So, in actuality will have spent only $350 to diaper 2 kids.
Obviously there are utility costs as well, but these honestly are minimal. I haven't even noticed an increase in my water, electric, or gas bill due to diaper laundry. And the diapers are the easiest laundry I have. Dump in, wash, dry, place in drawer, done.
these don't work if your kid is in daycare, do they? I like the idea of it but I'm not so sure they'd work when at daycare all day!
Many daycare centers do accept them and in-home daycares as well. You may need to give a little instruction on how to use them up front, but it is very simple.
You can get this deal 2 times this week with your rewards card, you just need 2 computers to be able to print enough coupons!