Playtex Diaper Genie Essentials Diaper Disposal Pail
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Baby Products Reviews of Playtex Diaper Genie Essentials Diaper Disposal Pail
Customer Review: So much easier than the original
Summary: 5 Stars
1. You can open the lid with one hand, where as the original has a button that has to be pushed while you're opening it (take 2 hands). 2. You just push the diaper through the trap door, instead of having to push the diaper through the spring loaded hole and having to turn the "crank" on the top to seal in the diaper. 3. The unit opens in the middle, which is the top of the part that contains the dirty diapers, instead of having to open it from the bottom (tip the entire unit over and pull the chain of diapers out). 4. The cutter is much easier to use, no buttons to push, just slide the top of the bag through the razor and tie it off, instead of having to push the button and crank the dial on top and turn and turn until it finally cuts through, then having to unlock the cutter so you don't continue to cut the bag instead of twisting the diaper in. 5. Unloading a single tub of dirty diapers is MUCH easier than pulling out pearls of separately twisted diapers and trying to find the ends, gather them all up (touching everything to keep the diapers together) while carrying them to the trash.
As far as the odor, I think they are about the same, both work pretty well. Someone wrote that the old style only holds about 30 diapers and the new style holds about 180, I find that NOT to be the case. Both hold about the same number of diapers before having to empty, and for me, that is about 20 of the size 4 diapers (or so).
I over paid, $30. I found that I could have gotten it at WalMart for about $25, but I'm glad I got it. It sure makes changing baby a LOT easier for me.
Customer Review: Practical, Affordable, and Easy to Use
Summary: 4 Stars
I read many of the reviews for the Diaper Genie as well as the Diaper Champ and I ended up registering for the Diaper Genie II since it was more affordable and both had people complaining about similar things. I am not disappointed at all with my Diaper Genie II, however, it is the only kind I ever used and I never had the original Diaper Genie with the twist-bags that other reviewers wish they had not taken away.
The Diaper Genie II is easy to set up and to use. You have to push the diaper through a spring loaded opening that locks the diapers in along with the smell. I never had a diaper squirt out on my hand because of the force of pushing it through the spring-loaded door as others have complained about, but perhaps my daughter just doesn't have extremely soiled diapers due to her age (four months), but I can see that being an issue if you do have heavily soiled diapers. I change the pail after about ten to twelve diapers and have not had an issue with the smell coming through. We were just putting them in with our regular trash and THAT was a problem as you got a whiff each and every time you opened the garbage can. It is much more practical than using your regular garbage can. Lastly, it is very easy to cut the bags and load in more.
I am a bit worried that when she is old enough to walk and get into things she can easily get into the top of the pail, but I doubt she would be strong enough to push through the spring-loaded door. Overall, I am very happy with the Diaper Genie and it is much more affordable than others that are $40+.
Customer Review: Top 5 Reasons why you should buy a different pail...
Summary: 1 Stars
#1. I found it quite disturbing that I had to push a dirty diaper with my hand through into the pail. Try doing this while your other hand is on your baby who is squirming. If it is a runny poo-poo diaper you will get it on your hand as you try to squeeze it into the pail. All I have to say is ...yucko!
#2. You have to buy special bags. I recommend buying one where you can just use plain kitchen trash bags. Save your money!
#3. Odor control...I think not. You have bend down over the pail while you are pushing a yucko diaper in with your hand, so you get a whiff of brewing diapers every time. On a positive note it did seem to be ok smelling while it was just sitting there. But this may be because I changed it often and diapers weren't really sitting around in it for longer than a day.
#4. I knocked the thing over more than not when trying to put in a diaper. It is not very sturdy because the base is quite skinny. Especially if you have it sitting on carpet and it is empty. I found putting a diaper in this thing was really a two handed job. Not exactly easy to do when your baby is laying up on a table and is feeling squirmy.
#5. Doesn't hold a lot of diapers. I found myself emptying it quite often. This waists bags because each time you empty it, you have to pull the bag down a bit to cut it off. Then tie a knot in to make the bottom of the next bag.
I'm currently using the hands free diaper pail by graco which, although has some issues of it's own, is actually a much nicer pail.
Customer Review: It has been great for us
Summary: 5 Stars
If you are reading reviews on Diaper Genies, make sure you differentiate the Diaper Genie and the Diaper Genie II. They are very different systems. The original uses a system that twists diapers into a string of individual sausage like packages. The Diaper Genie II is simple in that it just has a spring loaded trap door that you push diapers through and then snaps shut to seal them inside.
Additionally, I would suggest Googling "Diaper Genie" for a mix of advice. You will find some interesting results. In particular, there seem to be a lot of photos of people's first Diaper Genie bag. There is a strange following for these little devices. A lot of the posts out there are negative, but we have really appreciated having ours.
First off, we chose disposable diapers. For many that is a heated subject. We made our choice, and presumably you are considering it, too. Having decided to go with disposables, the Diaper Genie II has been great.
PROS
* easy to use / easy to refill
* no mess, small / compact, sealed
* works great
CONS
* We haven't found many, yet.
* Some people complain about pushing diapers through the trap.
- We don't have trouble with this.
* Can reek after months of use. (We have had ours 6 months)
- this is a common complaint, but we change ours regularly and haven't
had a problem, yet. It does stink at times, but not bad ... so far.
* Dubious environmental impact/disposable diapers sealed in a plastic tube.
Customer Review: Great product!! Must-have for nursery!
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this after my toddler's sons diapers got really smelly. I intitally had bought the Diaper Champ since I didnt want to have to buy refills. But for some reason, either the seal was weakening or something, the Diaper Champ did not work as well for an older baby (after starting solids and stuff). The nursery, especially on hot and humid days smelled horrible. So I went out and bought this. I didnt want to have to twist anything and I had gotten mixed reviews about the original Diaper Genie so I thought I would give this one a try. This definately does the trick. There is no smell in the nursery at all. You just have to push the diaper through the clamped door and the diaper falls through and the clamp shuts itself air-tight. A few things to note: 1)When the bag is getting full yes it is hard to push a diaper through and that is when you get hit by the smell. But it also makes me realize how effective it is. Of course when you get to that point, it is time to tie off the dirty diapers. 2) You get hit by the smell a little when you tie off the dirty diapers. Again, this was to be expected. 3)Even though the diapers are not in contact with the pail itself, the pail can get a little smelly. But when that happens, I use any type of air freshener, like Febreze or Oust or Lysol NeutraAir and air out the pail for an hour or two and it's like new. All in all, no diaper disposal system is going to be perfect and you may smell a little odor in certain situations. But this product does what it says and the nursery has not smelled since I bought this.