![]() Set up a diaper raffle station and place someone in charge. This pack of Huggies Snug and Dry size 1 diapers costs $0.18 per diaper for a pack of 44 which is a better deal than the larger pack of 258 which costs $0.26 per diaper. This game is a perfect way for parents to increase their diaper stockpile before the baby arrives. This pack of Cuties newborn diapers is $0.16 per diaper for a pack of 42 and the per diaper price for the pack of 168 is $0.20. I have found smaller packs of diapers (40 count) on sale and the per diaper price is less than buying the big box. Just because an item is in bulk doesn’t mean you’re actually saving money.This pack of Luvs diapers is typically $35.99 but through the warehouse deal I only spent $22.51. I got it in a slightly damaged box from the warehouse deals for $20.63. I have purchased diapers for significant savings and the item wasn’t actually an “open box”, just a bit damaged from shipping.įor instance, this pack of Huggies diapers typically is $34.10. Keep an eye out for Amazon Warehouse/Open Box deals.Your TOTAL SAVINGS will cumulatively calculate at the bottom. Again, the savings will automatically calculate. The savings will calculate automatically.Įxample 2 in purple – Purchased 128 size 1 diapers for $16.64. Enter in “88” under newborn and then “$0.15” ($13.20/88) under newborn cost. The spreadsheet will automatically calculate!Įxample 1 in green – Purchased 88 newborn diapers for $13.20. Here's the breakdown from the Costco website: Size 1: Up to 14lbs, 192ct. After you buy your on-sale diapers, enter the retailer, number of diapers purchased, and the per diaper cost you paid. One thing to keep in mind is that the smaller sizes have a lot more diapers in them than the larger sizes (granted there are a lot more diaper changes in the early months). Here is my spreadsheet I’ve been using to track the number of diapers I have in my stockpile, the number of diapers left to buy, and my savings so far. Now for the fun part (well, in my crazy world). This is the per diaper cost I have been looking to stay below when stockpiling. Next I calculated the average cost of diapers from different stores (Target, Wal-Mart, Amazon, etc.), based on a per diaper cost, for each size. I mean, you aren’t actually saving money if you buy something on sale you don’t end up using. I tried to calculate on the low side to try to prevent having too many of one size left over. I took the numbers and figured out the average number to stockpile. The numbers seemed to vary quite a bit (one post suggested 160 size 1 diapers and another suggested 1100), which makes sense since babies are born at different weights, grow at different rates, etc. I read several posts from moms who had kept a tally of the number of diapers of each size they actually used while their little one was growing. I also had figured this was a good opportunity to save some money and buy diapers when I found them on clearance or sale… and create a new spreadsheet. With Baby J is due in February I thought it would be a good idea to create a stockpile to prevent as many middle of the night shopping trips as necessary since, let’s face it, Chicago winters can just plain suck. ![]() No need to kill yourself to make a stockpile, imo.Apparently the average child will use more than 2,700 diapers in their first year. Tl dr - your take and strategy is just fine. Even still, I ended up with leftover half packs I gave away each time he sized up. I just found it easier to buy one month at a time. Then he hit size 3 and he's still there at 19 months. He went from preemie to newborn to size 1 and size 2 over just a few months. They don't wear newborn diapers for very long (if at all), so definitely don't buy a lot of those. Some babies do better with one brand or another and if you stocked up on the wrong one, that's a lot of waste, returns, or giveaways. Small stashes are ok, but anything more might actually be a hassle. Amazon subscribe and save since then and we've been fine. I ended up with a modest stash from our baby shower and we took some home from the hospital (not standard everywhere, but somewhat typical for the US).
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