Babies R Us Rewards Program - Pampers Diapers

When the boys were first born, I did a lot of checking into who had the best price for Pampers Diapers. I literally would stand in the store with my phone-calculator and divide it out to the price of the diaper...I mean, I had twins - who also required formula - I needed to find the best deal!!! For a long time, Target had the best price...until I found out about the Rewards Program at Babies R Us.

I already had the Rewards Card - basically, you get a reward card and you can accumulate money towards gift-certificates...I was already participating in that. What I didn't know was that they also had a program targeted at diapers. What it is: Buy 9 Pampers Diapers Value Boxes, Get the 10th FREE. The Value Boxes are the 64 count - 252 count, depending on the size of the diaper. A box of those diapers retails at Babies R Us for $40.99; Sam's has them for the same price (or maybe $1 cheaper/box), but then doesn't have the 10th box free.

PLUS - Babies R Us frequently offers coupons off those boxes of diapers: $5 off/box or $15 gift card for the next purchase with the purchase of 2 (or sometimes 3) boxes

I try and minimumly do the $5 off/box - this makes the box $35.99.

DOUBLE PLUS - Did you know that Babies R Us also accepts manufacturer coupons? So I can get an additional $1, $1.50, and sometimes $2 off each box with a man. coupon.

By using both sets of coupons, I could get a box of diapers for as low as $33.99.

WHAT I DIDN'T REALIZE - I guess I never read the fine-print...or they changed it on me and I didn't know it. You can only accumulate a free box every 9 months...I purchased a 9th box in April 2009, so I couldn't get another free box until January 2010! What!?! I'm writing this in October, and I've already purchased 13 boxes since April...so I'm already due for a free box, plus I'm headed towards a 3rd free box. I found this out on Friday...needless to say, I was pretty pissed. (For most of you, this probably wouldn't happen, but remember, I go through double the diapers...)

But, I found a loop-hole. I picked up another rewards card - I'm going to put this one in my mother-in-law's name...and start accumulating diapers on that card as well. Connor and Logan are her only grand-kids, so it's not like I'm competing with anyone else in the family...