There is no way around it. Unless you want your home covered in poop, you will have to wrap your baby’s bottom in a diaper. But buying diapers isn’t cheap. If you are on a budget then buying disposable diapers stinks! Thankfully, it is possible to find cheap diapers.
But your baby doesn’t care, he just stares at you with that smug little face, oblivious to the fact that he is literally pooping your money away (or maybe he does know, but simply doesn’t care, cheeky thing).
The average baby will poop his way through over 2,700 diapers in his first year That means you will be spending almost a thousand dollars per year on diapers and that’s before you consider add-ons like cheap baby wipes, barrier creams, and other essentials. While some parents like using more cost-effective items like reusable cloth diapers, they are not for everyone.
And then there’s the fact that most babies are not potty trained until they are three years old! I feel sorry for anyone who has to raise twins (or multiples). Double the bum, double the poop, double the diapers.
It always surprises new parents just how expensive their baby’s booty can be.
But it doesn’t have to be this way. I’m going to let you in on a little secret that hundreds on my diaper bill in my son’s first year. With those savings, I was able to buy an electric wine cooler (hey, no one said I make good choices with how I spend my savings).
And the best part is: You can do it too!
Here are this week's diaper deals, Please note that all these include the Amazon Mom and Prime discounts which generally gives you 20%. To sign up for a free Amazon Mom account click here and take advantage of these awesome deals.
Use these quick links to jump to the size you need:
Can't see your favorite brand? Don’t worry, the specials change weekly. Book mark this page! If you keep checking back you will eventually come across your brand on sale. And when that happens, it’s time to stock up!
Don’t forget: -Select “Clip this Coupon” for the eCoupon to save even more on this red hot deal!
Don’t forget: -Select “Clip this Coupon” for the eCoupon to save even more on this red hot deal!
Over the course of our lives, we pick up some bad habits. For my husband, it was leaving the toilet seat up. But for me, it was something much worse: Buying diapers by the case from the local store.
I didn’t realize how much I was overpaying for diapers at places like Target and Walmart, even with coupons. Unless you go with their leaky and rash-causing generic brands (over my dead body) you simply will not get a good deal shopping there.
Now you may be wondering:
What’s the catch? It’s not like a stash of affordable diapers is going to fall from the sky…
There is no catch.
And these aren’t even generic diapers, they are good quality brands that you already know and love. Okay, enough suspense. There is just one thing you need to do:
It is a subscription service that allows you to knock an extra 20% off diapers. It’s too economical to pass up and makes it really easy to buy in bulk and save.
Now, this is a paid service, but Amazon gives you a 30 day trial for free. And this is what we are going to be using to snap up some dirt cheap diapers today. Signing up and grabbing your discount is so simple you can do it in less than 5 minutes. If you already have an Amazon account it will take even less time!
I’ll even walk you through the steps:
To sign up for Amazon Mom Click here for the sign up page. You will be greeted with a screen like this:
Click the yellow button and follow the instructions. Once you have signed up, you'll automatically enjoy a 15% off Amazon's range of diapers. Incredibly simple, right? But it gets better. We can score an additional 5% and there are further savings to be had by using coupons. Be frugal and save!
I cover these in my weekly diaper deals at the top of the page. Now there is a trick to coupons on Amazon: If you don’t click the coupon box you don’t get the savings. It’s that simple. Unfortunately, the coupon box can easily be missed and hides underneath the tag of the diapers you are looking at:
These discounts can add up. The savings just keep stacking up!
Checking the subscribe and save box will allow you to save an additional 5% off your order. This means paying for multiple (2+) deliveries up-front but you are going to have to eventually buy another box of diapers anyway, so why not do it now and save?
To activate the subscribe and save feature simply toggle the subscribe and save to box to the right-hand side of the diapers you plan on ordering.
The subscribe and save feature allows you to schedule your diaper delivery monthly (or whatever interval you prefer). In exchange, you get 5% off. It’s a small hoop to jump through for low-cost diapers.
So there you have it once you have completed all the steps you will end up with:
That’s a whole lot of savings for not much work. You will wish you did it sooner! Also, if you are not happy with your diapers amazon has a 365-day return policy. If for whatever reason you don’t like the diapers you can return them at no cost, no matter when you purchased them. Totally risk-free.
That’s it. Now you can cancel your subscription and you won't be charged a penny extra. But if you don’t cancel it you open yourself up to a whole world of bargains and easy online shopping. Let me explain:
Amazon Mom includes a Prime membership and with this, you get all sorts of benefits including:
FREE Two-Day Shipping – Never pay shipping fees gain.Some zip codes can even get FREE Same day delivery. Why leave the house to go shopping. I can’t describe just how awesome that is!
Prime Instant Video – Get rid of the cable box, you can stream all your favorite movies and TV shows ad-free, Swapping out cable TV (goodbye Comcast!) for this will pay for your whole Amazon subscription many times over!
Prime music – Stream ad-free music, over a million songs available at your fingertips.
And many more benefits, you can see the full list of benefits here
Note: If you already pay for a Amazon Prime account then you can tack on Amazon Mom free of charge.
There are just too many advantages to buying diapers online. My favorites include:
Not having to get dressed to go to the store – I can now sit here with my scruffy hair, drool covered shirt and rock my baby while ordering cheap diapers in bulk on my iPad.
No more lugging baby in and out of car seats and strollers, no parents judging me that my child is screaming. And then there’s dealing with the teenagers on checkout… None of that, just pure comfort.
Cheapest – Of course, all that comfort means nothing if you are paying half your life savings for a pack of diapers. Luckily that isn’t the case:
Target and Walmart simply cannot compete with online retailers like Amazon. Sucks for them but it means super savings for frugal people like you and me.
So embrace the future. Become a modern parent who nabs diapers online on a budget. Now the only thing to do is decide what you are going to spend your savings on!
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