Are Store Brand Diapers Really Worth It?

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Dollar General. All opinions are 100% mine.

I'm a really frugal person.  I always look for the best deal on everything, comparing prices plus quality.

When I was asked if I would try some of Dollar General's baby products and see how I thought they compared to the name brands I was eager to accept the challenge.

I was skeptical to be honest, but certainly willing to give store brand products a fair shot.

A lot of times store brand diapers are not nearly as good quality and are more trouble than they're worth.  I also wanted to see if they were any cheaper than what I would buy in bulk.

I used to be quite the coupon mom, scoring packs of diapers for pennies on the dollar by working the deals.  As we've added more and more children to our household, I've had to come to grips with the fact that the time investment was just not worth it.  I started buying diapers in bulk from Amazon instead since that was the cheapest I could get them per diaper.

So my little foray into Dollar General found me looking at packages of diapers and once again comparing which package would get me the lowest price per diaper.

I selected a package and took it home to try out on my little munchkin.  I was surprised to find that the quality of the diapers seemed not just okay but actually…good.

I let her go longer than usual between changes just to see how it would hold up and I was even more impressed.  The diaper was still comfortable on her (well as comfortable as I'd think a diaper could be) and had no signs of starting to come apart under the weight of its being full.

But here is where my real skepticism came into play.

“Okay, so I know the quality of these diapers is pretty good, and this is what I would grab if I had to make an emergency run to the store because they're definitely the cheapest I could get at Dollar General.  But is this the cheapest I can get quality diapers period?  Or will my buy-it-in-bulk prices still beat them out?”

All I had to do was do a quick check over at Amazon to see which diapers came up the cheapest per diaper.  (Amazon seems to be pretty good at showing the packs with the lowest price per diaper first.)  I unashamedly switch around brands based on whichever is cheapest when I need to order.

The name brand diapers in size 5 came out to right around 19 cents per diaper.  How did the Dollar General brand compare?  Roughly 19 cents per diaper.

So, knowing that the quality of the Dollar General brand diapers was every bit as good if not better than the name brands and that the price was pretty much exactly the same, let me once again ask myself the question, “Are store brand diapers really worth it?”

I would have to say “Yes.  Yes they are.”

• They are the same price as the cheapest name brand diapers on Amazon.
• The name brands definitely vary in quality, and usually the cheapest ones are the lowest quality.
• Therefore I am getting better quality by buying Dollar General brand at the same exact price.
• (Bonus: Dollar General offers digital coupons and sometimes a coupon for their store brand diapers comes up, making the price even less!)

I have never been one to care about brand names.  Who cares what brand it has on it as long as it works?

I honestly have to say that I am surprised.  I really thought that the price would be higher on the store brand diapers.  I was sure I'd be able to get diapers much cheaper by buying them in bulk.  I was wrong. And I can definitely see myself buying Dollar General brand again.

I guess you learn something new every day. 🙂

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