The Bottom Line

I know that for many of our customers, the cost savings involved in cloth nappies are a significant consideration both for switching to cloth in the first place, and in terms of which brand to buy.

While I believe our product stands on it's own as a well made quality nappy, with an impressive feature set, I think we're also very competitively priced. So let's do some comparisons...I've assumed here that you buy the Pumpkin Pocket Full Timer Ultimo package (24 stuffed nappies for $526.80) as a comparison.

The Pumpkin Pocket vs. Disposable Nappies

These calculations assume a thirty day month, or a year that's 360 days long, and are based on supermarket pricing for a "top end" brand of disposable nappies, and a "home branded" disposable nappy. We are assuming that the child is out of nappies by the age of about 2.5, although some children train earlier and some train later.

Comparison to top end disposable nappies

Age Range	Cost per Nappy	Nappies Per Day	Cost for this age
0-3	$0.39	10	$351.00
3-6	$0.44	8	$316.80
6-12	$0.47	6	$507.60
12-30	$0.58	6	$1,879.20
		TOTAL	$3054.60
		Pumpkin Pocket Cost	$526.80
		You Save	$2527.80

Comparison to budget disposable nappies

Age Range	Cost per Nappy	Nappies Per Day	Cost for this age
0-3	$0.32	10	$291.58
3-6	$0.39	8	$280.80
6-12	$0.39	6	$419.88
12-30	$0.52	6	$1,684.80
		TOTAL	$2677.06
		Pumpkin Pocket Cost	$526.80
		You Save	$2150.26

Pumpkin Pocket vs Other Cloth Options

One of the common comparisons people make it to compare the pricing of the Pumpkin Pocket to a cheaper sized nappy competitor. Over the life of your child's time in nappies, this comparison isn't fair - the following table illustrates why.

Size	Number of nappies in this size	Cost per nappy	Total
Small	24	$20	$480.00
Medium	18	$20	$360.00
Large	18	$20	$504.00
		TOTAL	$1344.00
		Pumpkin Pocket Cost	$622.80
		You Save	$721.20

Fitted nappies and covers are another popular option - so let's compare:

Size/Item	# In this Size	Cost per item	Total
Small Nappies	24	$17	$408
Small Covers	3	$12	$36
Medium Nappies	18	$17	$306
Medium Covers	3	$12	$36
Large Nappies	18	$17	$306
Large Covers	3	$12	$36
		TOTAL	$1128
		Pumpkin Pocket Cost	$622.80
		You Save	$505.20

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