Baby Trend Diaper Champ in Blue
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Baby Products Reviews of Baby Trend Diaper Champ in Blue
Customer Review: horrible, makes a room smell worse
Summary: 1 Stars
After reading reviews we bought this thinking it would be more economical, since you don't need the special bags. It's so not worth it. Everytime you flip the lid it pushes this horrible smell into the room. I've tried baking soda, bleach, dryer sheets, vinegar-you name it, we tried it. And the residual smell of past diapers is still in there, nothing makes it go away. It still stinks. And now that my daughter is walking she flips the drum back and forth, you have to leave the room. We're switching to the diaper dekor, it actually works.Customer Review: Bad design meets bad construction
Summary: 1 Stars
The basic idea may be good but after 4 days I am ready to hurl this piece of junk out a window. Even when it worked "right" it was a pain because it is so cheaply made that it is very top-heavy. When you try to swing the lever to drop the diaper you have to stand firmly on the tiny foot braces with both feet, or the whole thing just falls over. That's mainly because the door thing doesn't work smoothly at the best of times, and now 4 days into it the seal ring is coming off and getting in the way making it nearly impossible to work. Add to that the fact that wipes, etc. are getting stuck and coming back out.
The only good thing about this product is that unlike most of the others it uses standard garbage bags. I wish it cost twice as much and was twice as well constructed -- if it worked right it would be well worth it -- but as it is it's a waste of money.
Especially if you're a new parent with your first child please believe the negative reviews and avoid this thing. The last thing you need with a new baby is to be stressed and angry over a stupid diaper pail.
Customer Review: [Cloth] Diaper WIMP!
Summary: 1 Stars
Even though the box says it works for cloth diapers, it really doesn't. We spend most of our time stuffing them in by hand because the chute gets clogged. In theory, it seems like a good idea and would likely work for disposables if you bundle them tightly with their tabs, but I can't say for sure. If you use cloth like we do, DON'T buy this product! We haven't used it for non-breastfed "output" so I can't comment on the smell factor yet.Customer Review: Okay for the first 3 months, but smelly later on
Summary: 2 Stars
We purchased the Diaper Champ when our son was born, due to all the rave reviews, the fact that you just toss the diaper in and turn it, and that it uses our own bags. We also bought the Diaper Genie II for a second room so we could compare the two. For the first few months, the Champ was great. No noticeable smells and despite the difficulty removing a full bag, we appreciated the fact that we didn't have to shove the diaper into the unit or buy proprietary bags.
However, now our son is into formula and baby food. His diapers smell horribly bad, and now, so does his room. The Diaper Champ was fine for the newborn diapers, but now it cannot contain the smell, even with just a few smelly diapers. Further, the plunger now needs some coercing to get it to go all the way down, which means I have to shove my hand on it.
One reviewer had good luck with the Diaper Champ by cleaning and changing it out twice a week, but that for us defeats the whole purpose of the large container size and using our own bags.
Meanwhile, our Diaper Genie II has been fantastic at keeping in the stink, and we just invested in a Diaper Genie Elite which is a hands-free unit. Just press your foot on the lever and drop the diaper in. Yes you have to use Diaper Genie refills, but they contain the odor beautifully.
So if odor is a concern and you don't want to change and clean out your diaper pail twice a week, avoid the Diaper Champ. Once your baby starts on solids, you'll be glad you did.
Customer Review: No major problems
Summary: 4 Stars
I have had no major problems with this product. The only problem I have encountered is if you try to dispose of wipes into the Diaper Champ, they tend to have a problem of dropping into the bag. The wipes tend to get stuck in the pail.