I personally love the look of new Huggies Little Movers jean diapers. Why haven’t they made disposable diapers so stylish before? Still, I wondered how the diapers compared, pricewise, to plain old white disposables so I did a little research at my local Wal-Mart.
On average, disposable diapers cost 25 cents each. With Huggies Little Movers, you’ll pay about 27 to 28 cents per diaper. So they do cost a little more. It’s just 2-3 cents per diaper, though. At a max of eight diaper changes per day let’s say, you’ll spend an extra 24 cents per day–that’s $1.68 per week, which translates to $6.72 more per month or $80.64 per year. That’s not much at all, but still, if you’re watching your pennies, you will be paying more for “the look.”
The Poop on Diaper Savings
Want to save the most on diapers you possibly can? In general, here my tips for buying disposable diapers for much less:
–If you love the look of denim diapers–and I have a feeling Huggies Little Movers Denim are just the beginning of a disposable diaper fashion trend–save them for special occasions and use plain old white diapers for every day.
–Buy big. In general, buy the largest count diaper box you can find and buy the smallest size diaper your baby can comfortable wear. In other words, don’t be too quick to trade up to the next-size diaper. Larger diapers cost more than smaller-size diapers do.
–Use coupons and load up at sale time.
–Try store-brand disposables.
All told, if you use all these tips, you can save as much as 17 cents per diaper. Based on my estimates, that’s $1.36 per day or $9.52 cents per week or $38.08 per month or $456.96 per year in your bank account. Yowza!
What do you do to save $$ on disposables?
