How much would you spend for diapers?

[terminator101]

Recently, I was browsing eBay using "cloth diapers" as a broad search term and came across an interesting auction for an unopened, new box of 12 vintage Curity 21" x 40" cloth diapers circa 1957 -> http://www.ebay.com/itm/CURITY-VINTA...vip=true&rt=nc. The auction ended two days ago, eleven bids were placed and the winner paid the crazy total price of $143.49 USD for the item! That works out to approximately $11.96 per single-ply diaper (These are the true old time diapers that grandmas used on their babies which are no longer available for sale. As I understand it, the cloth diapers [Even the expensive ones] for sale these days do not come anywhere near the old Curity ones in terms of durability, softness and longevity). About four years ago, I paid about $36.00 USD for the dozen 36" x 36" gauze flat four-ply cloth diapers that I purchased from GraniteSmith. And I thought that my diapers are like gold! - These diapers must be like Platinum! I bought my cloth diapers for the tactile feel and reusbility that cloth offers over disposables (Mine are still usable and have not sustained any damage in the wash over the years that I've had them).


So all of this begs the question: How much would you spend for diapers (Whether cloth or disposable) and why? Please note, this is not a competition to see who spends the most for diapers. I'm just interested in seeing the broad range of answers (e.g. Diapers bought for reasons of feasibility or re-usability or convenience or comfort or visual appeal or whatever) that the community here has to offer. To keep the amounts in relative terms for comparison, please state the amount that you would pay in terms of USD. You can use the following convenient currency convertor to convert from your location's currency to USD -> http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/


BTW - I have attached a screenshot of the concluded auction with the seller's ID blotted out (So as not to violate any eBay rules for using the image) so that peeps can still see the auction description and results long after eBay removes it from their site sometime in the future.

[Kayla]

I am willing to pay as much as $2 a diaper for premium disposables and I generally also keep non-premiums at around $1 a diaper...

I've thought about getting some cloth diapers since I am not wetting the non-premiums lately out of fear of leaks... might as well wear cloth if I am not going to wet them and don't have to worry about pee in the washing machine

I'd pay as much as $20-30 per diaper for super thick cloth diapers that were super soft and cute and well shaped and things... 10 or so for cheap cloth diapers I guess...

[Bandit Keith]

For me it varies as I try to find a middle ground on price and quality I mainly stick to ebay as you can find stuff new but cheaper then on official sites the items come from are

[terminator101]

Originally Posted by Kayla

I am willing to pay as much as $2 a diaper for premium disposables and I generally also keep non-premiums at around $1 a diaper. ...

Welcome to Diapered Anime, Kayla! Hmm... It sounds like it would be an expensive experience if you constantly wet your diapers, being that they are "single use" only.

Originally Posted by Kayla

... I've thought about getting some cloth diapers since I am not wetting the non-premiums lately out of fear of leaks... might as well wear cloth if I am not going to wet them and don't have to worry about pee in the washing machine ...

IMHO, disposable diapers can never be as soft as cloth diapers. With disposables, you are limited to the amount of softness (From chemical softener) that the manufacturer has designed into the product. With cloth, you can continue to add (chemical) fabric softener until you have reached the desired level of softness. Of course, this practice is for those of us who are more concerned about tactile feel (softness) rather than absorbancy since adding more chemical fabric softener to a cloth diaper will decrease its absorbancy (See post #4 in the following thread -> http://diaperedanime.com/forum/showt...385/index.html). Actually, you can wet cloth diapers and not worry about pee in the washing machine if you gently rinse out the cloth diapers in the bathtub under running water prior to putting them into the machine (That is what I do). So, you can have your cloth diapers and "enjoy" them too!

Originally Posted by Kayla

...I'd pay as much as $20-30 per diaper for super thick cloth diapers that were super soft and cute and well shaped and things... 10 or so for cheap cloth diapers I guess...

I wish I had that kind of spare money to spend (Money is tight for me right now) for a single, high quality, cloth diaper. What you described reminds me of thingywhat did (Read the following thread for details -> http://diaperedanime.com/forum/showt...385/index.html). He spent around $30.00 USD for a Dependeco AIO cloth diaper (I believe it is similiar to the following model in design -> http://dependeco-adult-diapers.com/catalog.php?item=201)

Originally Posted by Bandit Keith

For me it varies as I try to find a middle ground on price and quality I mainly stick to ebay as you can find stuff new but cheaper then on official sites the items come from are

The same goes for me, Bandit Keith. Though, I remember that about four years ago, there were considerably more sellers offering a variety of adult cloth diapers on eBay - That was good for buyers, since the competition ensured that prices were favorable. Nowadays, there a only a handful of sellers offering the products. A search for "adult cloth diaper" four years ago would have yielded multiple pages of results. Recently, the same search will only yield one page of results. To make things worse, the products offered are more towards the expensive range (None of them are cloth diapers offered by the dozen. Only single cloth diapers are being offered for around $20 and up). I think that the products offered on the official sites are more expensive because this is a niche market and the market of sellers on eBay has shrunk considerably ("Supply and demand").


IMHO, two of the more practical (In terms of quality, durability and cost) products I found on eBay are:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Adult-Baby-C...item20c27ba5eb

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Adult-Birdse...item27d8f1d7af

I have not tried either one myself. However, if I was currently in the market for a single, higher quality, cloth diaper and had $20.00 USD and up to spend, then I might look into either one of the above. Both products are thick (4 x 8 x 4 ply!) appear to be durable and are not too expensive.

[Rukia~Chan]

Usually I browse through a lot of places and find which is the best deal, and not by just price but brand as well.
assuming some brands have more leak standards than others, a long with durability .

Like on amazon I found some cloth covered disposable diapers made by tena.
they were a case of 60 for 36.00$
And I found the same kind on ebay for 40.00 - 45.00$

[Bandit Keith]

Originally Posted by terminator101

The same goes for me, Bandit Keith. Though, I remember that about four years ago, there were considerably more sellers offering a variety of adult cloth diapers on eBay - That was good for buyers, since the competition ensured that prices were favorable. Nowadays, there a only a handful of sellers offering the products. A search for "adult cloth diaper" four years ago would have yielded multiple pages of results. Recently, the same search will only yield one page of results. To make things worse, the products offered are more towards the expensive range (None of them are cloth diapers offered by the dozen. Only single cloth diapers are being offered for around $20 and up). I think that the products offered on the official sites are more expensive because this is a niche market and the market of sellers on eBay has shrunk considerably ("Supply and demand").

Well as I have found awhile back do to tagging or whatever system ebay uses to place stuff it seems you can find more cloth diapers if you search ''Adult diaper'' instead of ''adult cloth diaper'' as I've found atleast one extra page of cloth diapers in that search method albeit most of them are the AIO type for the most of the extra page(s) still you can find extra none aio types, Yes you end up sifting through disposable diaper pages but when it has more adult cloth diapers to find I figured you'd want to search that way aswell. Keep in mind I do the 200 results shown per page setting so its alot of extra finds when I say atleast a extra page found

[terminator101]

Originally Posted by Rukia Kuchiki

...on amazon I found some cloth covered disposable diapers made by tena. they were a case of 60 for 36.00$ And I found the same kind on ebay for 40.00 - 45.00$

It is great that you're able to find a brand name adult disposable diaper for approximately the same price per diaper as a brand name baby disposable diaper! Huggies cost around $0.50 per diaper packaged in the megapacks in my area. AFAIK, adult disposable diapers are twice as much or more in price per diaper than the baby ones (Not surprising since it is more "area" to cover! ). It is no surprise that you may find a cheaper price for a product outside of eBay. You won't always find the cheapest price for a product on eBay in the "Buy It Now" format compared to outside of eBay. Whenever I shop for anything online, I usually first check out Froogle (a.k.a. Google shopping -> https://www.google.com/shopping) to get a general idea of the current asking prices for a product. Next, I search on eBay for the same or similiar quality product (In both "Buy It Now" and auction formats) sorting by "Price + shipping lowest first" and then compare all the prices (As well as the quality of the products offered). As far as the prices of the products sold outside of eBay versus their counterparts being sold on eBay in the "Buy It Now" format - Whichever seller has the lowest price (While still offering a quality product) gets my business. I also use the lowest price found to determine the range to spend ($0.01 up to the lowest price found) for the product when bidding on an auction or making an offer (For a product in the "Make Best Offer" format). I have experienced that in most times this strategy works but sometimes all the research is "flushed down the toilet" whenever skittish buyers enter an auction and drive the price up to insane levels (Just like what happened with the Curity baby diapers auction).

Originally Posted by Bandit Keith

...you can find more cloth diapers if you search ''Adult diaper'' instead of ''adult cloth diaper'' as I've found atleast one extra page of cloth diapers in that search method albeit most of them are the AIO type for the most of the extra page(s) still you can find extra none aio types, Yes you end up sifting through disposable diaper pages but when it has more adult cloth diapers to find I figured you'd want to search that way aswell. ...

Thanks for your advice. I am aware that a broad search term will yield more results than a narrowed down one. My search up above using "cloth diapers" would not have yielded the Curity [baby] cloth diapers if I specified "adult". The main reason that I do use a more narrowed down search is because I don't want to sift through multiple page listings for "disposable diapers with a cloth like cover" (Though I'm sure that Rukia would rather prefer to do so. ). After performing a narrowed down search, if the lowest price listing that I've found is within reason then I'd consider it the most likely candidate [Target acquired ] but I would also broaden the search and double check the latest lowest priced results to make sure that the listing that I was most satified with is indeed the best choice. Sometimes I do find a better deal than what I thought was the best choice but most times, I find that the choice that I gravitated towards turns out to be the best choice afterall. By using the method I described, I tend to save some time and target the best candidate more quickly by not having to sift through the extra results that are priced more than the choice that I targeted. Once I've focused on a target listing, the only extra results that I would even consider examining would have to be the lower priced one(s) with the same, comparable or even better quality of product.

[Bandit Keith]

Originally Posted by terminator101

It is great that you're able to find a brand name adult disposable diaper for approximately the same price per diaper as a brand name baby disposable diaper! Huggies cost around $0.50 per diaper packaged in the megapacks in my area. AFAIK, adult disposable diapers are twice as much or more in price per diaper than the baby ones (Not surprising since it is more "area" to cover! ). It is no surprise that you may find a cheaper price for a product outside of eBay. You won't always find the cheapest price for a product on eBay in the "Buy It Now" format compared to outside of eBay. Whenever I shop for anything online, I usually first check out Froogle (a.k.a. Google shopping -> https://www.google.com/shopping) to get a general idea of the current asking prices for a product. Next, I search on eBay for the same or similiar quality product (In both "Buy It Now" and auction formats) sorting by "Price + shipping lowest first" and then compare all the prices (As well as the quality of the products offered). As far as the prices of the products sold outside of eBay versus their counterparts being sold on eBay in the "Buy It Now" format - Whichever seller has the lowest price (While still offering a quality product) gets my business. I also use the lowest price found to determine the range to spend ($0.01 up to the lowest price found) for the product when bidding on an auction or making an offer (For a product in the "Make Best Offer" format). I have experienced that in most times this strategy works but sometimes all the research is "flushed down the toilet" whenever skittish buyers enter an auction and drive the price up to insane levels (Just like what happened with the Curity baby diapers auction).




Thanks for your advice. I am aware that a broad search term will yield more results than a narrowed down one. My search up above using "cloth diapers" would not have yielded the Curity [baby] cloth diapers if I specified "adult". The main reason that I do use a more narrowed down search is because I don't want to sift through multiple page listings for "disposable diapers with a cloth like cover" (Though I'm sure that Rukia would rather prefer to do so. ). After performing a narrowed down search, if the lowest price listing that I've found is within reason then I'd consider it the most likely candidate [Target acquired ] but I would also broaden the search and double check the latest lowest priced results to make sure that the listing that I was most satified with is indeed the best choice. Sometimes I do find a better deal than what I thought was the best choice but most times, I find that the choice that I gravitated towards turns out to be the best choice afterall. By using the method I described, I tend to save some time and target the best candidate more quickly by not having to sift through the extra results that are priced more than the choice that I targeted. Once I've focused on a target listing, the only extra results that I would even consider examining would have to be the lower priced one(s) with the same, comparable or even better quality of product.

One I thank you for bringing my attention to Froogle and 2 I see your point just thought of bringing that up as I know the type of people that can overlook a simple search just abit different by them not thinking about it I belong to the same type of group myself

Anyway on a side note I've made the choose to switch to cloth diapers given I'm still a bedwetter(along with a fetish both the sexual meaning and unusual fixation meaning of the word) and I'm tired of being harsh to the environment from using disposable diapers both adult and baby diapers(I used the baby diapers for extra absorbance) Therefore I've searched around alot and it seems Cloth diaper even with the energy and water usage isn't only better for the environment its also cheaper in the long run if you care for the diapers right along with getting them at a good price

Sorry I rambled there but I'm going to have a stock of atleast 7 adult cloth diapers so if I get busy no need to fear running out of clean one for 2 more days outside of my normal time for washing clothing

[terminator101]

Originally Posted by Bandit Keith

One I thank you for bringing my attention to Froogle and 2 I see your point just thought of bringing that up ...

You're very welcome. I think that the AB/DL/AR community here at DA should help each by sharing useful information that would in some way benefit any member reading the threads in our forum. Hopefully, more peeps will care to share their thoughts on the subject of this thread.

Originally Posted by Bandit Keith

... I'm tired of being harsh to the environment from using disposable diapers both adult and baby diapers(I used the baby diapers for extra absorbance) Therefore I've searched around alot and it seems Cloth diaper even with the energy and water usage isn't only better for the environment its also cheaper in the long run if you care for the diapers right along with getting them at a good price ...

You made a selfless, conscientious choice in choosing cloth diapers over disposables. I'm sure that the future generations would thank you. Admittedly, I can't say that I made the switch to cloth for as commendable a reason as you did. I selfishly did so because I have found simply that cloth diapers are just more softer in feel than disposable diapers (See first part of post #4). I use baby cloth diapers as well but I use them as inserts for the added bulk, fluffiness and the sense of authenticity (From an AR standpoint) that they provide. Whatever your or my reasons, the resulting impact will be the same - It will be good for the Earth in the end!

Originally Posted by Bandit Keith

... Sorry I rambled there but I'm going to have a stock of atleast 7 adult cloth diapers so if I get busy no need to fear running out of clean one for 2 more days outside of my normal time for washing clothing

No need to apologize. If anything, I think that I rambled on more than you did! You have a very good usage plan in place there. It looks like that you've got your ass (arse?) covered! - Sorry, I couldn't resist the pun!

[terminator101]

Hi, all! I just searched eBay today for "vintage diapers" and found an even crazier auction than the first one I mentioned in post#1 above - It is for two unopened 12 pack boxes of vintage 1970's Pampers toddler sized disposable diapers. The auction ends in less than 11 hours, and there are currently five bidders with 23 bids already placed. The current price is $455.00USD! -> http://www.ebay.com/itm/1970s-Vintag...item233bd212a8 I'll attach a screenshot of the final price after the auction ends. Some peeps must really be desperate to relive their babyhood to spent that amount on diapers that can only be used once!