I've been using Amazon's Subscribe & Save program for a few years now and got good deals but then the prices went up and I stopped using it. Then, we joined Amazon Prime because we like to enjoy the free videos that come with NO commercials, free 2-day shipping and being able to borrow e-books on our Kindle. When you are an Amazon Prime member and a mother, you can join Amazon Mom and that is where the big savings come in. On a normal Subscribe & Save price, you save 5% but when you are an Amazon Mom member and have at least 5 items a month, you save 20%! This has lessened my grocery shopping time, cut out a store or two and saved me money!
Here are some ways we save(d) on items through this program:
Formula
Some of you may remember our son Zach had a severe milk allergy and has been on Alimentum - costing us about $400 a month. With the new formula, Good Start Gentle, our 20% discount gets us a 23.2 oz tub for $19.02. Not only is the price WAY cheaper, but the tub is bigger at 23.2 oz vs. 16 oz and we should only need 2 tubs a week instead of 3 of the old, smaller brand. We will now be saving.....$182 in a 4-week month!! We have now gone from paying $334-$416 a month to $152-$190 a month!
*Update - Just found that I can now get the 27.8 oz (bigger size!) in a 4-pack for just $84.14, which makes it about 76 cents an ounce! That is by far the best deal anywhere for this right now. This was with the $7 coupon you can clip with the item. One of these bigger sizes will last about a week for us, meaning our costs just went WAY down for the last month on formula!
Toilet Paper
For the past decade or so, we have used Scott 1000-sheet toilet paper because it is the best bargain. One roll lasts 3 days in our house, whereas any other type of tissue barely made it a day. The 12-pack I normally bought would last us a month and a week and all for just about $8, then the prices started going way up and I have found that the Wal-mart brand was just as good and then that started going up. Recently, the 20-pack has come available on Amazon's program and with Amazon Mom, we get it for $10.38 (+tax), which makes it 52 cents a roll. That is pretty good considering how long each roll lasts. One 20-pack lasts us about 60 days or 2 months - so we are only spending about $5.50 a month on toilet paper.
Night-time Diapers - Size 4
My son sleeps 11-12 hours and we were so tired of getting him in the morning and he would be soaked in pee. We finally tried Huggies OverNights and we are hooked! I don't remember the last time (maybe months ago?) that he woke up soaked. These diapers hold all through the night for my belly-sleeping baby boy. We get 60 of them for $13.48, making them 22.46 cents each and that lasts us 2 months. Wal-mart has them at 28 cents each, so Amazon Mom's price is definitely the cheapest I've found.
Baby Wipes
In the beginning we used some really cheap wipes that were 96 cents for an 80-pack and they were CHEAP, not just in price but quality and we now hate them lol. They were so thin and then trying to get them out of the package was a nightmare. I still have some to use up someday, but we switched to Parent's Choice and those were better but the one we wanted was out of stock a lot at our store. (I only like to use alcohol-free, unscented, natural wipes because they don't leave a film and don't dry out or irritate my son's skin.) We tried out Huggies Natural Care wipes and now these are my favorite wipes and in my opinion they are THE best wipes out there because they are thick and definitely do the job. We get 648 wipes for $12.70, which makes them 1.9 cents a wipe. From my estimation, one box lasts us about 2 months.
Deodorant
I use a certain kind of deodorant and so does my husband. With this program, we get 6-count packs of our favorite brands for $10.32, which makes each one $1.72 each.
Q-tips
I've tried generic brands of these only to have them fall apart and one even came out in my ear - scary! We stick with the name brand now and get a 3-pack, 625-count (1,875 Q-tips) for $7.59. When we used to buy these in 500-count sizes at the store, we paid way more.
Shampoo
I buy all of our family's shampoo on this program. My husband uses a 2-n-1 shampoo/conditioner and we pay just $2.30 for a 28 oz bottle that lasts him a long time. My daughter and I go through a lot of shampoo, and I get each of the brand I buy for $3.43 for 13 oz. I can't find my shampoo locally anymore, so I've had to buy it online from Walgreens but now they offer it through this program and it has saved me money.
Face Wash
I use Olay's Sensitive Skin Foaming Face Wash and get a 2-pack for $7.10, whereas it was over $4 each at Wal-mart. One usually lasts me a month or more.
Toothpaste
We still follow the teeth regime that healed my gum disease and the toothpaste we use is Crest regular, nothing added. I was getting a 3-pack for $5 from Wal-Mart, but now I get a 3-pack, 6.4oz each for $3.81 from this program. That makes each 6.4 oz tube just $1.27! I also have bought the Cloysis rinse for about $10 each but they have now discontinued it from this program.
Lysol Wipes
Since my rough pregnancy and dealing with a baby, I started using Lysol wipes and I don't want to part with them. They save me so much time and laundry that I think they are worth the cost. I get a 3-pack, 240 wipes total for $7.98, making each tub $2.66, cheaper than my Wal-Mart price of $3.33 each. I've been using this when I'm in a hurry and don't want to get out the washcloth and my homemade spray OR when we have been sick and need the extra sterilization. I can clean my whole toilet with one wipe, then my sink and counter with one wipe - they are just awesome!!
Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies
I use these in a lot of recipes and this is the cheapest I've found them at $1.48 per 14.5 oz can (organic). I get a 12-pack for $17.75. All of my other organic tomato products are cheaper with Azure Standard, but not this one.
*If you aren't able to get Azure Standard delivered to your area, you can get great deals on Amazon's program, I saw the 25 pound of organic wheat flour for $21, not to mention many other food items cheaper in bulk.
Other:
- Glad 45-count 13-gallon trash bags = $5.98
- Kotex feminine daily liners 130-count, clip $2 coupon = $2.51
- Happy Puffs 2.1oz Carrot/Blueberry = $2.15
- Nutiva organic coconut oil 30 oz = $11.98
- Jiff peanut butter, 6 lbs = $11.15
- Bob's Red Mill organic ground flaxseed, 4 lbs = $11.43
- NuNaturals Alcohol-free stevia, 2oz = $7.51
- NuNaturals Pure White Stevia Powder, 1 oz = $7.03
- Ragu, 4 - 45 oz bottles (11.25 lbs/ 180 oz) = $9.34
- Barilla pastas, 4 lbs = $3.74
- Nestle Carnation Non-fat Instant dry milk, 25.6 oz = $8.49
Past Savings:
Daytime Diapers - Size 4
I was using Parent's Choice brand from Wal-mart at 16 cents each but switched to Luvs through the Amazon program. We have been able to get 180-pack for $26.39 for a few months now. This made each diaper 14.67 cents each and WAS the best deal until the company pulled a fast one - they recently changed the box from 180 to 160 diapers at the same price. They say it is new and improved - well, there was nothing wrong with the old ones! That makes each diaper now 16.49 cents each and the Parent's Choice is 15.94 cents each - so back to Wal-mart we go for this item.
*I'm not sure if my prices will be the same in different areas, but you can calculate the 20% off to see your price and decide if it is worth joining Amazon Mom.
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