A savvy mum has revealed her clever trick for raking in extra cash by hoarding her used nappy bags, leaving fellow parents astounded at the simple yet effective money-making method.
Laura, a mother of two, is known for sharing her financial tips on TikTok, where she posts various strategies for boosting her income through “side hustles”. In a recent video, she disclosed her “unhealthy addiction” to saving empty nappy bags, which she insists will pay off handsomely.
She explained to her followers: “I have an unhealthy addiction to keeping hold of my empty nappy bags. There’s a good reason why I do it though because every one of these will be worth £1 if I take back to Boots.”
The process involves a bit of legwork, as you need to use the Boots recycle app to scan all the barcodes, wait for approval, and then scan them again in the Pampers app. But considering the potential to earn money back on what would otherwise be trash, it seems like a no-brainer.
Laura also saves other types of packaging, such as wet wipe wrappers, and she doesn’t stop there. She collects old toothpaste tubes and makeup containers, all of which can be turned into cash.
After tallying up her collection, she found she had 19 empty nappy bags and 13 used packs of wipes.
She informed her audience: “So that’s about £32 of Boots points if I send all this packaging back to Boots. I’ve scanned 14 packs of nappies, one bag of nappy bags and 13 packs of wipes.”
However, Laura noted during her recycling endeavour that there’s a daily limit on how many items can be scanned.
“Now we just have to wait for the Boots app to approve them so we can drop them off in-store. And also we have to wait for tomorrow to load up the rest of the codes on the Pampers rewards app.”
Viewers were amazed by the little-known app, and Laura clarified that it doesn’t have to be Pampers; any brand can earn points. One person even revealed: “They accept any brand! I take my Aldi ones! They also accept the food pouches that aren’t recyclable in your own bin.”
Another individual responded: “I have never heard of this! So genius! ” A third person chimed in: “Wish I’d of known this I have twin girls who are now 2 I cannot even explain how many nappies and wipes we went through daily.”
To learn more about Boot’s recycling scheme and what they will accept, click here.
