A SIMPLE swap recommended by Martin Lewis could save parents hundreds a year.
Shoppers at Aldi could cut back on excess costs by buying the supermarket’s own brand nappies.
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Lewis, the money saving expert, has previously challenged consumers to go for supermarket’s own brand products as it’s a great way of cutting back on your weekly shopping spend.
And research carried out by Aldi shows its own brand nappies save customers hundreds compared to buying Pampers at Sainsbury’s.
The retailer cross-checked how much the branded nappies sell for in Sainsbury’s compared to its Mamia range.
It then added up the total cost you would pay if you bought enough nappies for one child for a year from 0-12 months.
And it found you would save around £224 across the year by buying its Mamia nappies.
That was based on the baby going through 3,000 nappies in its first year and using three different sizes.
The three sizes were Mamia newborn premium dry fast Size 1, 24 pack, Mamia newborn premium dry fast size 3, 56 pack and Mamia ultra dry nappies size 4, 84 pack.
The Pampers nappies in Sainsbury’s were Pampers new baby size 1, 50 pack, Pampers new baby size 3, 72 and Pampers baby-dry size 4, 86 pack.
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You might not always make as big savings as Aldi suggests though.
It’s worth noting prices at other supermarkets when cross-comparing products by using sites like Trolley.co.uk.
For example, you can get the Pampers new baby size 1, 50 pack in Sainsbury’s for £4.75, but in Wilko you can get them for £3.75.
So your savings would be less when comparing Wilko’s prices against Aldi’s instead of Sainsbury’s against Aldi.
But, sometimes your savings might be bigger.
Asda was selling Pampers new baby size 1, 50 pack for £5.50 for example.
Can I save by buying own brand across all supermarkets?
We checked out the prices of other supermarkets own brand nappies to see if you could save compared to Sainsbury’s’ Pampers ones.
In all cases, own brand nappies come out the cheapest.
Morrisons stock a 25 pack of Newborn Nappies Size 1 for 89p.
Based on the average amount of nappies a baby uses between 0-2 months you would spend around £19.90p, so much less than the £53.20p for the Pampers ones.
Tesco’s premium dry fast size 3, 56 nappies came in at £3 a pack.
Based on the average amount a baby will need in its third month, it would cost you £12.80p.
That’s much cheaper than it would be to get the Pampers like-for-like, which in total cost £36.66p.
Tesco’s ultra dry nappies size 4, 84 pack costs £4.75.
Based on how many you’d need for a baby from four months to 12, it would cost you £122.14p.
That’s over £160 cheaper than if you bought the Pampers equivalent across just an eight month period.
Of course, Mamia nappies might not always be as cheap as other supermarkets and it’s always worth comparing against others.
We previously revealed how buying own brand mustard can save you money.
And how supermarket’s own-brand tea can not only be cheaper, but taste better as well.
