Baby Included: Making Cents of Diapers

I was setting this up for my baby bargains sidebar, but as I was writing it, I realized that this is probably good info to keep on here permanently, so I'm adding it as a post. This one is strictly informational for the new parents out there; if you're looking for pictures of Baby, please move along.

As a parent, the one thing you'll constantly be buying are diapers (unless you're one of those rare few who are conscious and brave enough to use washable diapers). You'll quickly learn the value of a good diaper, both in its ability to hold stuff in, and how much it costs in bulk. We just began purchasing diapers in bulk from Costco, and it breaks down to this (using size 4 as an example; different sizes will vary in price, but should fluctuate at about the same rate):

At Costco: Kirkland (Costco exclusive brand) box of 186 diapers: $50.00 = 26.8 cents a diaper
At Costco: Huggies box of 200 diapers: $51.99 = 25.6 cents a diaper
At Babies R Us: Huggies box of 126 diapers, $33.99 = 27 cents a diaper
At Babies R Us: Pampers box of 176 diapers, $40.69 = 23 cents a diaper

And finally, the offer that prompted me to put all this info in writing:

Amazon.com: Pampers box of 126 diapers, $35.29 + limited time 30% off = 19.6 cents a diaper

The link above will take you to the page with the coupon code PMPRSDO8 to get 15% off, and just sign up for the subscription link in the right hand sidebar for another 15% off. (But remember to cancel the subscription, unless you want diapers being sent to your house with free shipping every month. And if you do, realize you're paying for the full price as stated above, and you'll have to adjust the diaper sizes as necessary, since your baby, just like his parents, can't stay the same size forever.) This offer is only good through December 7th.

And I did say no pics of Baby for this post, but I would like to acknowledge a few other new babes out there, who can now sleep soundly knowing their parents are saving even more money on their diapers: