Playtex Diaper Genie Essentials Diaper Disposal Pail
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Baby Products Reviews of Playtex Diaper Genie Essentials Diaper Disposal Pail
Customer Review: Would Reccomend
Summary: 4 Stars
I got the diaper genie 2 as a baby shower gift and I love it. It keeps the diapers out of sight and the smells away from our noses. Although, my baby is only 3 months old so I have not tested out the "big boy poopy smells" yet. My son was born 1/5 and I am now on my 3rd refill. I would say they have lasted a long time. We are also pretty consistant about changing him every 2-3 hours. I only gave this 4 stars because about a week ago it fell apart on me! The clamps you push the diaper through fell off and were stuck around the bag. At first I thought it was broken broken, but later found out that it just came apart. It took me 45 minutes of frustration and pictures of how it should be put together to get it BACK together. Once I figured out the direction the pieces fit together in, it was a SNAP (literally) to get it back in working order. What I have learned from this is... when you cut the bags with the built in cutter, becareful not to pull on it too much because that is what makes the assembly come loose and eventually fall off. Other than that - it is a great product.Customer Review: Gets the Job Done
Summary: 4 Stars
This is definitely a nice-to-have baby item, not a must-have. Though all families are different, we have gotten good use out of our Diaper Genie II. We only use it for dirty diapers, as we throw plain wet ones out with the regular trash. It contains the smell (except for a momentary whiff when you open the lid) and isn't an eyesore. Since we only use it for the dirty diapers, it doesn't fill up as quickly as it would if we used it for all diapers. The benefit to this practice is also that the liners last a LONG TIME.
The lid took me awhile to get used to doing 1-handed. At first I had to use both hands, but I've finally figured out where the sweet spot is to push when I open it. Also, you really need to be sure to empty it before it overfills- or you will be squeezing everything to get the next diaper in, and may end up with a mess... if you know what I mean.
All in all, I do recommend this product to new moms. I'm not sure if the new version, the Diaper Genie Elite II (with the foot pedal to open the lid) is any good, but I can vouch for this product!
Customer Review: Worse then the original which wasn't great either
Summary: 1 Stars
The wife and I were hoping this model would be a big improvement over the cumbersome Genie I, but it's a step backward in several ways. First, it's much smaller and fills up very, very fast. Second, the refill cartridges are half the size of the original require the purchase of twice as many at the same price! Lastly, the new system they use for "locking in" the odor can cause your hand to get covered with baby excrement should the diaper be very full or open up when inserting into the unit. All in all, it's not very adequate. So far the only decent diaper disposal system we've found was the older "Safety 1st" model which is now discontinued. Fortunately we kept the one from our first baby and the refill cartridges are still available from pet supply places as they're the same ones used for a certain cat litter box disposal system. Seems to me there's a niche market for someone to come up with a truly good diaper disposals system. It appears at this time, nobody makes a good one. The new Safety 1st units are just pails that use regular bags, no real way to lock the odor in.Customer Review: Major pros & major cons
Summary: 3 Stars
This is our second diaper pail as our 1st diaper pail (Diaper Dekor Plus) was so horribly stinky we practically had to call in the haz mat crew every time we emptied the thing. Anyways, the Diaper Genie II is really good in that it TOTALLY controls odor. Our son is 18 months and is allergic to milk (enough said) and this pail does a great job hiding those odors.
However, there is a major problem. As other reviewers noted, in order to get the diapers into the pail, you need to push the actual dirty diaper through the tightly spring loaded trap door. I'm ok with this because I just make sure I bundle the diaper tightly and push on the middle of the diaper so no poop squirts out onto my hand. But, it is still gross, I admit. The worst part is that my husband, mother in law, mom, etc. don't know how and/or don't want to push the diaper through the trap door, so they leave the diaper sitting in the top part of the pail. This leads to an unpleasant and very smelly surprise the next time I open the pail.
I guesss I'll be looking into the Diaper Champ...
Customer Review: Better than the original Genie
Summary: 5 Stars
I was part of a test group for the Diaper Genie II and almost instantly preferred it to the regular Diaper Genie. We really liked the design compared to the original which we described as a nuclear waste container. This one is much easier to use. Flip open the lid, push diaper through the clamps, close lid. That's it, no twisting. It does a wonderful job keeping odors out. It does use refills and we finished it in about the same amount of time as the regular Genie (2 to 3 weeks). The only thing that I miss with my regular Genie is the handle that allowed me to pick it up with one hand. This was great for vacuuming or just picking it up to take to the garbage can. The Genie II requires you to use both hands to pick it up. I don't know what the price is for the refills yet since I haven't seen them on the market. If they run the same price as the regular Genie, I would recommend going for the new Diaper Genie II because it is easier to use and is a better design. Hope this helps anyone looking into diaper disposal systems.