I am guessing I buy more products from Amazon than any other online retailer – their prices are so good – and when you take advantage of Subscribe and Save, they are AMAZING. I wanted to write a post because I think a lot of people are afraid to “subscribe” to something, or they don’t realize how many products are available at a discount.
Subscribe and Save via Amazon gives you 15% off (and in some cases 30% off) the regular price of an item if you sign up for a subscription. You can schedule your next shipment for every one, two, three, or 6 months. Don’t worry though – you can always change the time between your shipments, and cancel shipments. I set most of my subscriptions to 6 months and then just have extra items sent to me when I need them. That way I take advantage of the savings, but don’t really have any kind of commitment to a schedule. Here’s a few of the things I subscribe and save on:
Diapers! Practically every brand and every size of diapers, including overnight diapers you can usually get 30% off. This makes them very affordable – and believe me it’s the best price online. No coupons or special offers needed. You can also subscribe and save on wipes, and diaper pail refills. Also on the baby/toddler front are lots of food items, including many Earth’s Best items and Cameron’s beloved applesauce packs.
You can also find lots of other grocery items, as well as health and beauty items. I happen to love the ear plugs I found there (my husband is sometimes a snorer). They work so well I think I’ll have to give them up when the baby comes because I’m not sure I’d hear her as well as I like. You can also find skin care and hair care stuff. I recommend you browse the Subscribe and Save section – you’ll be suprised at what’s in there!
Soap.com (sister site to Diapers.com) has finally launched! Use the coupon code SOAPISHERE to get 20% off (up to $20) expires 7/22/10.
I think all us moms realize that Diapers.com is a lifesaver when it comes to getting your baby supplies FAST! Well, now when you shop you can shop both Diapers.com and Soap.com at the same time with 1 shopping cart and 1 checkout. With EVERY order over $49 shipping is FREE.
Here are a few other highlights:
Overnight delivery to 70% of the country, 2-day shipping to everyone else – just like with Diapers.com
HUGE selection – 25,000 health and beauty products today, 40,000 by the end of the year, 100,000 by end of 2011
Savings of up to 25% off drugstore prices on your favorite products, and a best online price guarantee
So check out Soap.com today! And enjoy the 20% off!!
Although I try and do most of my shopping on Amazon (with their subscribe and save, the prices are great) more often than I’d like to admit I realized that I’ve almost run out of diapers…. Tragedy is at hand, and in that situation Diapers.com is my savior. Here’s a cool video I saw recently that shows just how amazing they are behind the scenes. I know here in Brooklyn, NY I get my orders next day – even on Saturdays – which has saved me for more than one birthday party. Anyways – they are, in a word – awesome. Enjoy the vid!
I can’t wait to try out Soap.com when it launches!
Well, given my annoyance with Pampers, and my love of Huggies Overnites, I decided it was finally time to jump ship and go Huggies 100% – and I am SO GLAD I did! Cameron’s new Huggies are plush and absorbent. The velcro is strong, and grip well even when he is wiggling and crawling around like a maniac. Now that I’ve switched, I have no idea why I waited so long!
Move over Pampers, here come the Huggies!
If you are fed up with the change Pampers made, but weren’t sure what to try, I say go with Huggies! I realized at the last minute that I was low on diapers, so I went with Diapers.com because of the overnight shipping. Then the snow storm foiled me, and we had to run out to Walgreens! But, for the long haul I’m going with Huggies Supreme Little Movers from Amazon because they are cheaper than Diapers.com when you use Amazon Subscribe and Save (15% off). FYI – Amazon Subscribe and Save also has Huggies Overnites!
I’ve loved Huggies Overnights from the first time we used them. But recently we started getting some leaks. Even though the package says that the size 3 is for “16-25 lb” babies, and Cameron was only 18lbs and change a month ago at his 9 month check up, I decided to move up to size 4’s (22-37lbs). And now, no more leaks! I plan to move up to size 4 for his regular diaper as soon as I run out of size 3’s.
The other day I was at the pool with my friend Yael and her little girl, Noa. We were discussing the possibility of drying out swim diapers so that they could be used again. After all, they are generally only worn for a short amount of time, and not much happens (usually) in that time. Yael said she would give it a try, and report back. Here are her findings:
After our great day at the pool yesterday and realizing that the swim diaper we used was the last in our stock – and knowing that we wanted to swim again today and given that I had no patience for a quick morning trip to target – I wrung out the diaper and hung it from our drying rack near a window that gets partial sun. 24 hours later – it was completely dry and ready to go! No odor - pool or otherwise. I think drying out used swim diapers works – as long as they are not poopy!! : )
I’ll be trying this for sure for the rest of the summer, as I ordered one more pack of swim diapers and I want it to last for the rest of the season!
Hallelujah! For the first time ever (with hopefully many more times to come,) my 7.5 month old baby boy has slept through the night – from 6pm to 6:20am. Let me tell you, this mommy is ecstatic! Of course, we have been working on this for a long time, but I think a large part of this victory is due to two things. 1) My sleep training book “Healthy Sleep Habbits, Happy Child” by Dr. Weissbluth and 2) Huggies Overnight Diapers. I think on this post I’ll focus on #2, since #1 is a huge topic in itself.
In the past few weeks Cameron has become a tummy sleeper. Overall, he seems to sleep better on his tummy than his back – and for longer stretches of time.
Cameron the tummy sleeper
Except, we now had a leaking problem. He had been waking up wet almost every night, and every morning. This was totally new to me – I’ve always been a huge fan of Pampers, and never experienced many leaky diapers. Obviously doing all this extra laundry was not cool, so I investigated “Overnight Diapers.”
Huggies Overnites diapers
The reviews on Diapers.com for Huggies Overnights were glowing, so I decided to give them a try. Indeed, they worked. I highly suggest them if you have an overnight leak problem. Mommy FTW!
