The cost of incontinence

[SparkyDog]

So this is what I go through every 6 weeks....
Abena L4
5 cases 180 diapers $400 Canadian on amazon (about 3200 a year)
Saves me about 35 dollars every 6 weeks ordering on amazon vs local medical supply stores (who frequently are out)
not massive savings but every bit helps

 

[jaredc3]

At first my reaction was "FIVE cases every SIX weeks?!" But then I remembered that Abena L4 cases come in 3 bags of 12. And like you said that is 180 diapers. I am 24/7 too, and I wear pin-on cloth diapers to bed just about every night (unless I'm traveling). I wear BetterDry, which come in cases of 4 bags of 15 diapers, and I only order 2 cases for every four weeks. So rough math, I basically go through 3 cases of BetterDry every six weeks, for a total of...... 180 diapers... lol. So I actually go through just about as many diapers as you do. Math is fun.

 

[SparkyDog]

At first my reaction was "FIVE cases every SIX weeks?!" But then I remembered that Abena L4 cases come in 3 bags of 12. And like you said that is 180 diapers. I am 24/7 too, and I wear pin-on cloth diapers to bed just about every night (unless I'm traveling). I wear BetterDry, which come in cases of 4 bags of 15 diapers, and I only order 2 cases for every four weeks. So rough math, I basically go through 3 cases of BetterDry every six weeks, for a total of...... 180 diapers... lol. So I actually go through just about as many diapers as you do. Math is fun.

Haha yea thick diapers take a lot of room
never tried better dry they are stupid expensive here...

 

[LittleRascal]

Haha yea thick diapers take a lot of room
never tried better dry they are stupid expensive here...

Crinklz are the exact same thing if they’re better priced.

 

[jaredc3]

Crinklz are the exact same thing if they’re better priced.

Yeah, I've tried both, and can confirm they are the same diaper just with prints/patterns on the shell. Every place I've looked, though, Crinklz are more expensive than BetterDry for the premium aesthetic

 

[LittleRascal]

Yeah, I've tried both, and can confirm they are the same diaper just with prints/patterns on the shell. Every place I've looked, though, Crinklz are more expensive than BetterDry for the premium aesthetic

Wow! They’re actually cheaper for me in the UK well that and mostly betterdry is out of stock but even then it’s only a couple pounds extra like 15 for better and 16.79 for crinklz it’s definitely worth it for the print if you’re into it. I certainly am!

 

[ReluctantAdult]

Crinklz and Better Dry are equivalent in price on Amazon. Both are a little over $50 for a pack of 12. Two packs would not even get me through a month.

 

[LittleRascal]

Crinklz and Better Dry are equivalent in price on Amazon. Both are a little over $50 for a pack of 12. Two packs would not even get me through a month.

12!!!??? DONT THEY COME IN 15!? for me 60 Crinklz cost me £64

 

[SparkyDog]

12!!!??? DONT THEY COME IN 15!? for me 60 Crinklz cost me £64

My Abena L4 are 12 per pack
26 a pack Canadian that's about 19USD 16 pounds or 20 euro

 

[SparkyDog]

Crinklz and Better Dry are equivalent in price on Amazon. Both are a little over $50 for a pack of 12. Two packs would not even get me through a month.

a pack of better dry on Canadian Amazon is 126

 

[LittleRascal]

a pack of better dry on Canadian Amazon is 126

Yeah it’s fucked depends on where you’re from bambinos have a lovely $200 delivery charge to the UK

 

[ReluctantAdult]

12!!!??? DONT THEY COME IN 15!? for me 60 Crinklz cost me £64

I stand corrected. The pack is 15.

 

[LittleRascal]

I stand corrected. The pack is 15.

Okay was going to say if they cut that number now I’d be devastated but the price is still stupid work out around $20 a pack for me but I’m in the UK so less import costs.

 

[ReluctantAdult]

So that is about $3.46 USD per diaper. A Bambino pack of 8 is about $3.88 per diaper. A 12 pack of Rearz runs about $3.75 per diaper.

 

[SparkyDog]

So that is about $3.46 USD per diaper. A Bambino pack of 8 is about $3.88 per diaper. A 12 pack of Rearz runs about $3.75 per diaper.

For me Abena works out to 2.20 cdn a diaper

 

[ReluctantAdult]

For me Abena works out to 2.20 cdn a diaper

For the L4 I am coming up with 2.84 CAD per diaper. So far Abena has been the most affordable option that I have found among diapers that can hold up to heavy use.

I remember back in the X-Plus days, Abena was the diaper that people paid top dollar for in North America. I never did get to experience that diaper.

 

[ReluctantAdult]

Okay was going to say if they cut that number now I’d be devastated but the price is still stupid work out around $20 a pack for me but I’m in the UK so less import costs.

So the Better Drys we’re about that price for a pack of 12, making Crinklz a better deal.

 

[SparkyDog]

For the L4 I am coming up with 2.84 CAD per diaper. So far Abena has been the most affordable option that I have found among diapers that can hold up to heavy use.

I remember back in the X-Plus days, Abena was the diaper that people paid top dollar for in North America. I never did get to experience that diaper.

I am a big fan of them.
They used to be cheaper couple years ago could get a case for 60 been 80 for like 3 years now
1 small perk they are considered an essential item / medical need
no tax on them

 

[LupintheWolf]

i recently took advantage of a deal since i go through so many diapers i got an auto restock from bambinos where i get 10% off and every 6th shipment is free even though the paid shipments are just shy of $500 every 2 months

 

[Finny]

So this is what I go through every 6 weeks....
Abena L4
5 cases 180 diapers $400 Canadian on amazon (about 3200 a year)
Saves me about 35 dollars every 6 weeks ordering on amazon vs local medical supply stores (who frequently are out)
not massive savings but every bit helps
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I frequently say that insurance (Medicaid) is saving me hundreds of dollars a months (the IC stuff alone would surely be around 200$)