Before I get started, let me just say – this post is not completely comprehensive. I don’t think any post about any deal can be. But I’ve done my best in the midst of infant illness (did I mention he threw up all over the place while I was changing his large, poopie diaper this morning) and preschool craziness. I promised I would do some research on the NEW best place to buy diapers since Amazon.com announced they were changing their Subscribe and Save and Amazon Mom programs. Turns out, for some, Amazon might still be the best place to buy diapers.
Really, it all depends on your favorite, most trusted brand as well as whether or not you want the convenience of a subscription and delivery or if you want to search for and use coupons on a regular basis. Still, there’s some good information here (if I do say so myself) for the stores we shop at the most.
{A Few Notes}
- All diapers are priced in Sz 3 because a) that is the size my little man is currently in, b) it seems that is the size infants stay in the longest and c) it would simply be too much to include all sizes in a blog post. Use sz 3 as your guide and if your child is in a smaller or larger size, chances are the price comparisons are similar.
- These prices do not include sales tax for obvious reasons.
- These prices do not take into account coupon savings potential as that would vary greatly every week/month. If you can add coupons to these prices, you may decide one store is a better deal that week than another. {As a side note, Babies R Us always has great coupons/GC w/ purchase deals.}
- If you would like to include coupon savings into your consideration, I suggest you check out the weekly Top Diaper Deal posts on faithfulprovisions.com {Kelly is amazing and if you aren’t already, you should regularly check out her site for great savings and while you are at it, grab her book Saving Savvy!}
- If you are looking for a no-brainer diaper strategy, then simply choose your brand of choice below and look for the red entry (least expensive per diaper without coupons or deals).
- If you are not already an Amazon Prime member, the $79 per year fee would add an additional .02-.04 per diaper depending on box qty (based on 1 box per month est).
- Please also take into consideration you will not pay tax at Amazon.com so that is an additional savings if you have significant sales tax in your area.
- Prices for Sams Club and Costco do not include yearly membership fee. As with Amazon Prime, this would only make sense if you are already a member. If not, it would add an additional .02-.03 per diaper for your $50 yearly fee (broken out over 12 months at 1 box per month est).
- I did not even include diapers.com on this list. What a joke. Their prices do not even compare to any listed below. Even with their $5 off every case deal.
{Summary}
Store Brand/Value Diapers
Target and Walmart store brands have the best price. But it depends on whether or not you like the quality.
For value diapers like Luvs, Amazon has the best price at .15 per diaper (w/S&S). Amazon Prime membership brings it down to .13 per diaper. Your yearly membership fee would be paid for with this .02 per diaper savings so you would enjoy free shipping and streaming for basically no additional cost.
Pampers {Cr=Cruisers, Bd=Baby Dry}
Best price on Cruisers is Sams (in store or online w/ free shipping) or Amazon (w/S&S and free shipping) at .23 per diaper. Amazon Prime brings it down to .19 per diaper.
Best price for Baby Dry is Sams (online w/ free shipping) or Babies R Us (in store) or Amazon (w/ S&S and free shipping) at .20 per diaper. Amazon Prime brings it down to .17 per diaper. Again, your Prime membership would be paid for each year with this .03 per diaper savings.
Huggies {Sd=Snug and Dry, Lm=Little Movers}
Best price for Snug and Dry is Costco or Sams (Sams in store or online w/ free shipping) at .18 per diaper.
Best price for Little Movers is Sams (online w/ free shipping) at .23 per diaper. Amazon only meets these prices with Prime membership so it would not be worth the expense if you are not already a member.
For me, I’m a Pampers Swaddlers mom. But that is because I was getting them for such a good price through Amazon (.18-.19 per). I didn’t include them in this analysis because they are considerable more expensive without the 30% off I was getting from Amazon. Now that things have changed, I’ll likely switch to Pampers Baby Dry. They are comparable and still much softer than store or value brands.
Are there any brands/deals I haven’t included on this list? We’d love to hear your secrets to getting great diaper deals.
The Best Place To Buy Your Favorite Diapers is a post from: The Pregnancy Companion
