Nappy and Accessory Costing:

As you will see below the savings are more than significant even if you use one of our part-time packs.  If you have 2 children, imagine what you could do with the amount of money you will save.

Cloth Nappies For One Child:

A Full time package of Tots Bots Pocket (Birth to potty) Nappies @ $719 


Washing costing:

Many parents will actually wash the babies clothes and nappies all together making their washing process even cheaper.

*Washing $182.50    Detergent $255.50    Dryer $82.50

*Based on Consumer magazines latest findings

  • Washing costs are all based on a warm wash every second day using a large top-loading machine.
  • Detergent costs based on using one scoop of detergent per wash. (we suggest a third to a half of the normal suggested amount on the pack) 
  • Drying costs based on using a dryer during autumn and winter and line-drying during spring and summer.  Most parents in NZ line dry most of the year and only tumble dry when absolutely necessary.

Total Re-usable nappies cost = $1239.50


Disposable Nappy Costing:

273 Packs of Disposables over 3.5 years @ average of $12 ea

Disposable nappy cost = $3276


This total could come from a combination of pull-ups and normal disposable nappies. No allowance has been made for night nappies that are used after the age of 3.5years. A leading disposable brand website stated that it was normal for a child not to be night trained for 2 years after they are trained through the day time. This is based on parents buying budget brands or better brands on special.

Wipes

52 Tubs of Disposable wipes over 3.5years @ $7.15ea $371.30
39 Refills of wipes over 3.5 years @ $6.89ea $268.71

Possible Wipes Cost = $640.01

Rubbish collection

112 Rubbish bags @ $2.00 ea = $224

Optional Nappy Wrapper

1 Nappy wrapper unit $ 60.00 
17 Wrapper refills (to hold up to 6000 disposables) @ $24.50 per refill $416.50 
Nappy Wrapper Cost $476.50


Total possible disposable nappy cost = $4616.51

For those who have the option of compositng their disposables in the south island we have added what we may expect the total cost to be over 2 years below:

$75.50 pre-paid every three months for 2 years = $604.00

Total Possible cost if paying to compost disposables = $5220.51