Diaper Inflation Wrecks Already-Strained Family Budgets in U.S.
P&G and Kimberly-Clark pass on higher costs to parents
Richard Dixson is spending almost $300 per month on diapers for his twin 3-year-old grandsons.
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Each box of diapers demands another sacrifice from Richard Dixson’s family. First it was forgoing his wife’s trips to Whole Foods for vegan products. Now his 8- and 6-year-old granddaughters won’t be at summer camp.
The guardian of four won’t see any relief until his twin 3-year-old grandsons are done running through pull-ups costing almost $300 per month.