The budget bum (Sainsburys Nappies)

Member Name: abbadabbado

Product:	Sainsburys Nappies
Date:	29/05/09 (129 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: works well

Disadvantages: bulky

I've learnt through the credit crunch to try not to be a brand snob. If I don't try something new I won't ever know if I'm going to like it, regardless of the cheaper price tag attached to it.
Since having my daughter, I've been a firm believer that Pampers nappies are the best. Huggies will do just fine when they are on offer, but I won't tend to buy supermarket or cheaper brands unless I have a very good reason to, or unless someone proves to me they are great.

A recent offer on Sainsbury's baby range showed me that a pack of their own brand nappies would only cost £2.90 for 30 nappies instead of £4 for a pack of the same amount of Pampers. Without the offer the nappies still offer a competitive price at just over £4 instead of nearly £6 for a pack of pampers.
I couldn't resist the £3 price tag for a week's worth of nappies so they were destined to fall into my trolley.

They are packaged to look a lot like Pampers both in their colouring in the packaging as well as the images on the packets. Everything looks almost identical, and I would be very happy if they performed as well as the leading brand.
On first glance a Sainsbury's nappy looks a lot bulkier than the slim line design of the Pampers. This was a bit off putting to start with to say the least. They don't boast the 12 hour protection that Pampers offer their customers when buying their products, but a nappy will only absorb as much as they will allow, and I believe that also depends on the frequency of changing as well as how often a child needs their nappy changing.

I first decided to try my daughter in these at night purely because I wasn't too happy with the bulkiness. I was worried that it would affect her movement and make her feel uncomfortable. I know babies move a lot during their sleep so time would tell.
I always get my daughter up in the morning with a full to bursting nappy. On the first morning after the night before, there were no leaks and she was happy as she is in a Pampers.
So far so good.....

I had no choice but to move onto daytime wear when I ran out of Pampers through buying the Sainsbury's ones. When she goes to nursery they only ever use Pampers on the children. Whilst I'm not a brand snob and will only ever send my daughter to nursery in the best, I did feel better at the end of the day when I was taking a Pampers nappy off her rather than the Sainsbury's, purely because of the bulk of the nappy.
I wasn't sure I was going to get over the thickness aspect of the nappy from Sainsbury's. My daughter didn't seem uncomfortable running around in these nappies, nor did she ever leak in them. What I did find that I didn't like was that when she did a poo, the nappy didn't absorb as well as a Pampers, and it would reach the elasticated edges a lot quicker especially in a fuller nappy.

On the positive side, nothing bad happened when we were using these nappies, and I will buy them occasionally or when I have a week where money is a bit tighter than normal. It really does come down to personal preference when I go for a Pampers every time.
For anyone on a budget these are a fine buy.

Summary: a budget nappy that works fine.