Coupons Options

[Mommy]

Most folks just rinse them out initially in the toilet, so there's really not much left when they get washed. Or you can get flushable liners.

As far as the washing machine situation goes, aren't you moving in a month or so anyway?

I move the very last day of August....hopefully. The Army is kinda being goofy right now with their issuing of orders. It could be early September. Either way, we don't have an apartment in Savannah picked out yet so we don't know if we are going to have a washer/dryer there either. Finally, it's still fuckin' gross. I'd rather spend the extra money, kill the environment some more, and not be grossed out every time I have to change a diaper.

[Spectatrix]

Again, to each his own. I'd rather save the money and not have so much trash.

[chook]

one couple i know was able to get a deal for a diaper service and once they compared what they were spending to the cost of disposable diapers, diaper for diaper they were saving 11 cents.

that is a good idea.

[impala454]

Finally, it's still fuckin' gross. I'd rather spend the extra money, kill the environment some more, and not be grossed out every time I have to change a diaper.

I have a feeling you won't find it as gross after a while of doing it. I think it's kinda a parenting thing that while yes, of course baby shit smells, it seems the parents don't mind the smell nearly as much as a 3rd person. I noticed it first hand with my sister and her husband.

I will say though, that diapers would definitely come in much handier out in public places.

[Mommy]

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[kcroxyoursox]

We live almost an hour from base right now. Any money we save going to the Commissary would go to gas to get there.

Go every few months and stock up? It's not ideal for a quick trip on the way home for one meal's worth of supplies, but for things like diapers where you'd be buying in bulk anyway, might be worth it.

One of the things that I always do before I leave the house is Google search whatever store I'm going to with the word "coupon" in the search as well. Last week I saved $10 off a $30 purchase at Bed Bath and Beyond and it took no less than 20 seconds to search, click and print.

The thing about coupons though is that you have to be careful you're only getting what you normally would have. When I started working in grocery, I was so amazed by how much people saved using coupons, so I bought a few papers and clipped my heart away. However, I came to find out that a lot of stuff I brought home I only bought because I had a coupon for, not because I specifically needed that item.

Did you know there are coupon clipping/trading groups out there? And it sucks that you have to pay for the Grocery Game

[kcroxyoursox]

Oh, and I recently read a book called "America's Cheapest Family Gets You Right on the Money"

Very interesting, lots of helpful tips, a good guide to have around for quick reference.

Jessica, have you ever heard of the book Baby Bargains? Basically it tells you what off-brand items are actually made by big-name companies for a fraction of the price.

[Spectatrix]

I signed up for the trial of the Grocery Game and I don't think it's really worth it for folks in Central Texas. I'm not desperate enough to save that I'll go out of my way to shop at multiple stores -- HEB is about it, unless I want something that I can only get at Whole Foods. The vast majority of coupons listed on the grocery game for HEB are HEB's in-store coupons, which are only good for a couple of weeks -- so price tracking doesn't really help with getting the best deals of those. And very, very few of the manufacturer's coupons (that you'd cut out of the paper) are for things I'd buy.