Nappy Economics

Just got a message from a friend to say that her hubby bought 200 Huggies for 24 Euro. Could cloth nappies beat that, she asked. That's 12 cent each. I know she uses 6-8 nappies a day, so lets say 8 nappies times 12 cent = 96 cent a day. Round it up to 1 euro. That's 365 euro a year. Potty trained by, let's say, 2.5 years = 912.5 euro. Not bad, I suppose. I think the average cost of a disposable nappy is 20cent. That works out at 1460 euro for 2.5 years. So, her hubby's saved nearly 550 euro. But can you rely on finding a bargain like that every week? And where do you store 200 nappies? But you need to add in cost of dispoable nappy bags, if using them, plus waste charges. I wonder how much a full nappy weighs? Never mind the money you have to spend on petrol to shops to buy giant boxes of nappies. Or ever worry about running out. Also, I suppose she'd be using disposable wipes?
You can buy a basic, budget Birth-to-Potty nappy system for around 200 euro. Or spend up to 600 for a mega luxurious pocket nappy system. Or anything in-between. Washing costs around 50 euro per year, so 125 extra for washing. Throw in a few washable wipes, made from a fleece blanket bought in Penneys for around 5 euro. So, 330 euro plus 5 mins work a day switching on the washing machine. Plus no waste charges. You dont need to be Eddie Hobbs to spot which (disposable vs washable) saves you money! You can save even more if you buy secondhand nappies. These often cost only half the price of new ones. Plus you can use them on more than one baby. And when you're finished with nappies altogether, you can resell them.
For a UK cost Comparison, obviously written by someone who has done more research on this than me, check out http://www.clothnappytree.com/info.php?article=6