I was chatting with some friends about diapering our kids on a budget. I'm going to share what I do, but I would LOVE to have input from people about how you get your best deals.
First of all, I use cloth diapers during the day. This saves me from using approximately 5-6 disposables a day. I use disposables at night, if we are away from home, or when baby is having diarrhea. I have my limits! This being said, I only need about 1 to 2 packs of diapers a month, depending on how much we go out/travel. So it's easy for me to stock up on diapers when they are sale--I don't have to buy that many. My favorite is Pampers Swaddlers, but since they are the Cadillac of diapers, I reserve them for nighttime. The best deal I have gotten so far was at Rite Aid. I can't remember the numbers, but they were Huggies diapers and I had $2 off coupons for them. I did 2 different transactions so that I could use 2 different $5 off $20 purchase coupons I had. Then I got rebates for the Huggies using Rite Aid's Single Check Rebates. Then I got a $25 Rite Aid gift certificate in the mail for spending $100 (before coupons).
I've also gotten Kroger Comforts brand for around $3 a package. There are often printable coupons for these for $3 off, and they go on sale for around $6. That makes for some cheap diapers also. I've signed to be a member on every major diaper site (Huggies, Pampers, Luvs) and have gotten some good coupons. Also, don't forget that you can buy diaper coupons on ebay. But I guess the moral of the story is to check your grocery store, Wal-greens, Rite Aid and CVS to see who has the best deals. Then find as many coupons for that brand of diaper that you can and buy up several!
I am interested in how other people get their diaper deals! Sam's, Costco, Amazon?
I used to buy diapers at Sam's because I thought that was the cheapest place to get them. WRONG! I've used Pampers for both kids (still do), and I've also been using Luvs.
ReplyDeleteI never liked Huggies. They broke both kids out, and leaked.
It's been a while since I've bought diapers (since I've got a stockpile of them), but I think I usually pay between $0.15-$0.20 per diaper (less if possible). I know I was paying almost $0.30 a diaper at Sam's for the Pampers.
I pair up my coupons with a sale to get my best prices.
I also take advantage of the Pampers or Luvs eCoupons from P&G and stack them with the paper coupons.
A month or so ago, Luvs was giving away $5.00 coupons. I signed up for one, as well as a few friends of mine. I received mine in the mail, and my friends sent me theirs.
We also did the same thing with a Save A Lot coupon booklet. I've got several $2.00 off Luvs coupons to go use there.
Save A Lot coupon booklet?? I didn't know it existed! I've got to check that out! Thanks
ReplyDeleteYeah, it was a promotional booklet they sent out about a month ago. Don't know if they're still available. Go to http://save-a-lot.com/ to sign up for their emails.
ReplyDeleteAnd, if you aren't a member of the http://kentuckycouponclippersclub.freeforums.org/you need to be! It's a local coupon club. I help run it. The ladies there are awesome, and we all look out for deals, coupons, freebies, and support each other.