But wait, there’s more – MCN costs part II
by on October 22nd, 2009
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Let’s play around with some of the assumptions on cloth nappy costs.
To recap, we discovered that 24 MCN at $30 each, washed every two days for two years, was equivalent to disposables at 27c each, or $9.72 for a 36 pack.
- Say that you only wash every 3 days, that’s like 25c per disposable nappy, or $9 for 36.
- Say that you have an efficient washing machine, that’s like 24c per disposable nappy or $8.64 for 36.
- Say that your child is in nappies until 3, that’s like 20c per disposable nappy or $7.20 for 36.
- Say that you use the same nappies on a second child for 2 years, but buy a dozen more, that’s like 21c per nappy or $7.56 for 36.
Hey – what if you wash every 3 days with an efficient washing machine and reuse some of the nappies on a second child? They’re practically free 
Of course you can go the other way, too, and make it more expensive.
- If you have lots of nappies (although then you wash less often).
- If you wash every day (but then you only need a few nappies).
- If you fully deck out your child in custom embroidered minkee (but they’re really, really, really cute).
But given the price of sposies, you’ve got a lot to play with before MCN end up costing anywhere near as much as disposables!
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