There has been something bothering me for a few days now... I have an apology to make.
Back on my popular diaper mayhem post in January of this year. I blogged about how I was a slave to the Pampers brand, after a full 13 days as a parent. I should have known not to turn my back on one of my long time allies in our quest to financial freedom; Costco Wholesale, this is my official apology:
I am sorry I doubted your Kirkland Signature brand diapers. I was a green parent and the last thing I needed on top of the stress of new parenthood was 200 potentially leaking diapers. Now that we have had the time to get into the groove of parenthood, we finally took the plunge. That's right, once again Costco came through for me, as my son is now comfortably wearing and 'using' Kirkland Signature diapers. I suspect Kimberly Clark makes these puppies, so in essence they are Huggies, but they seem to work fine now. I should have never doubted the good people of Costco, who incidentally now sell Crocs for $24.99 a pair.
Here is the breakdown on the diapers:
$44.99 for 200 diapers size 3 = $0.225/diaper...likely about $1.80/day
I will update the comparison of Costco's Kirkland Signature to other brands and stores in a later post. I am confident Costco is proving, once again, to be the best value proposition on the retail diaper scene.
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The best boom-boom for your buck, and your "green" ethos, is to stay away from disposables altogether and use cloth diapers. We got a set that includes 36 little diapers, 6 covers, and a couple other odds and ends for around $175, delivery to our doorstep included. Yes, that's in Canada. Those would do until about 20 pounds or so, then you spring around the same amount for a set of the next size up. Add in the detergent and laundering costs, and you're still way, way under $1800 a year. And the economies of scale really kick in when you reuse them on subsequent kids. It's a no brainer. Ask really nicely and I'll tell you where we found them.
Definitely, Marty. We've used reusables for our daughter for 2 1/2 years and I would never go back to disposables. We spent a total of $350 for reusables for the various sizes we needed as she grew, and they are still in great condition and will be entirely usable for our next child(ren).
We carry an inventory of about 25reusables, go through about 7-8 per day, so we wash every 3 days. It's quick and easy: pull the inserts out, toss them all in to the washing machine and 30 minutes later, they are ready to be dried. We hang dry them and within 12 hours, they are ready for use again.
The other added benefit is that since they are cloth, diaper rash is much less of a concern. That, and the disposables have that awful chemical stench to them...
If you're wanting to save a quick $1,000 or more (if you have more than one child) this is a great way to do it... and do the environment a favour while you're at it.
I'd be interested in where you get reusables, thanks!
If you are looking at disposables, give the Teddy's Choice brand at Loblaws/Zehrs a try. We have twins and we found they have worked well for us...cheaper than the brandnames.
Mike
I'll include Teddy's in my next post with price comparisons.
We tried several different types of reusables and settled on the Fuzzi Bunz brand. They fit our daughter well, rarely leak, are easy to use and to clean and are well built (after more than a year of use, our set of 25 is still in great condition).
There are plenty of online retailers who sell this brand at various prices for sale and for shipping, so shop around for a good deal.
Great MG, just GREAT!!!!
I had KMB especially make you a gift for the Beer in Tronna event to celebrate your new arrival and now you go off and announce you're switching to Kirkland's exclusively? Hate to say they're very disappointed in this turn of events. They're revoking that 15,000 diaper discount now that you don't want this nice gift to hang on your office door (lol).
Its ok though...I do understand. Someone probably gave you a sneakpeek and you decided the final product was kinda tacky: http://i28.tinypic.com/210zhgh.jpg
Crocs. Ewwwww.
was that a delayed reaction marty, or did you read the post again. Hey don't knock them till you've tried them, I haven't but apparently they're pretty comfy..
I have actually found that the cheaper brands of nappies seem to be better. I buy supermarket own brand nappies and have always preferred them to Pampers and Huggies.
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