Hello all,
Tewi, our own international traveler and roaming correspondent has provided us with costing data for disposable diapers in Mongolia. I would note that Tewi went to considerable inconvenience to do this. As the prices were not marked on the items, Tewi had to take each package to the vendor for a separate pricing!
Helen Harper diapers were in some of the photographs that Tewi provided us of diapers in a Mongolian supermarket. Helen Harper is a brand of good quality diapers marketed in Europe and Russia. Tewi notes that of the Helen Harper, Tena, and Seni diapers locally available in Mongolia, he much prefers the Helen Harper.
A full package of 16 Helen Harper diapers in size Medium costs U.S. $17.50, or $1.09 per diaper. However, three trial packages purchased together (2 diapers per package), in size Medium, cost U.S. $6.14 or U.S. $1.02 each. Yes, you read that correctly - the trial packages are the less expensive! Also, Tewi notes that the Large size is less expensive than the Medium size! Trial packages in size Large cost only U.S. $0.96 each.
In the SENI brand, the Seni Standard and the Seni Super are in stock. A package of Seni Standard (30 diapers) in size Medium costs U.S. $22.61, or U.S. $0.75 each. A package of Seni Super (10 diapers) in size Medium costs U.S. $10.11 or U.S. $1.01 per diaper.
In the Tena brand, a package of 30 Tena diapers in size Large (no mediums were in stock) costs U.S. $20.37 or U.S. $0.68 each. A package of Tena Plus (10 diapers) in size Large costs U.S. $7.57 or U.S. $0.76 each.
Tewi has provided us with incredibly detailed and useful data on the availability of diapers in Mongolia for the international traveler. THANK YOU, Tewi!
And, it gets even better. Tewi will be spending some time in India before returning back to the U.S. in 2016. He has agreed to provide us with information on adult diapers in India. I had a trip to India scheduled but had to cancel it because of surgery. I was doing online research attempting to find out exactly this kind of information in order to be able to restock on diapers while in India. I never was able to find out the kind of information that Tewi has provided us on Mongolia.
--John