Playtex Diaper Genie Essentials Diaper Disposal Pail
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Baby Products Reviews of Playtex Diaper Genie Essentials Diaper Disposal Pail
Customer Review: We have a love/hate relationship
Summary: 3 Stars
I have a love/hate relationship with this product. We are on our either our second or third in a 1 year span...I have lost track. Here is what I love and don't love...
Don't Love:
Finicky design that can easily get off track and malfunction. This is what has caused the returns in the past.
EXPENSIVE refills that are needed probably each month.
Awkward removal of waste bag.
Love:
Contains the smell mostly. Once we started with solid foods, we started double-bagging and taking the bag out immediately.
Hands-free design makes use much easier. I don't have to touch anything gross.
Sleek exterior design is unobtrusive and blends in with nursery.
In all, I have just come to terms with the fact that I will probably be buying a diaper waste system yearly to keep it from getting stinky or gross and because I don't think that they are designed to hold up over time. I may try a different option next time that works with trash bags, and not specific refills.
Customer Review: broke in the first month
Summary: 1 Stars
Within a few weeks of use, my "genie" broke... the spring trap that you push the diapers through fell in and nowhere in the "instructions" does it show you how to put it back together (not even on the website!). the refills run out quick and are expensive... a complete gimmick! Now i have to buy another pail! Would not recommend.
11/13:it goes out in the trash today... Bought a $15 diaper pail and it holds MUCH more (and you can see get full... with the "genie" i frequently had to adjust the diaperpiller because the sticker part of a diaper got caught and created a pocket of bag. meaning i had to pull out the bag and manually push down each diaper to regain the precious space.), is a one touch drop (as opposes to having to open a lid push the diapers through... who wants to do that a poopie explosive diaper when your "genie" seems to be full?), and has a deodorant pocket you could put anything in. and if something goes wrong with this one, it was $15 not $30 plus $5 plus $5 plus $5....
Customer Review: spring for the elite
Summary: 2 Stars
We first bought the elite and we love it. Thinking a second on another floor in the house would be a good idea, we grabbed this product. The differences, for 10$, are pronounced.
The first two differences are quite cosmetic: the genie is a few inches shorter and it does not have a foot pedal. I didn't think this would be a huge issue. Boy was I wrong. This product forces you push the diapers through the opening. Now this doesn't sound bad until you realize that the mechanism used to keep the smell in is very stiff and requires some pressure. This really isn't the most hygienic method of diaper disposal. In fact in really messy diaper and you'll most likely want to shift the bag down some.
The rest of the product is ok. Its quite easy to remove the diapers from the product. The razor to cut the bags is fine. The bag replacement system is well designed and easy to replace. However the fact you need to push the diaper through the pail's opening makes this product near worthless.
Customer Review: Best Diaper Genie ever!
Summary: 4 Stars
We were introduced to the world of Diaper Genie II at a baby convention in the city that we live in. Diaper Genie was there, demonstrating this product. We ended up buying two. One for the upstairs, one for the downstairs.
PROS:
Perfect Odor Control
Great Bag System
CONS:
The spring design inside. It takes alot to shove the diaper down, and sometimes it grabs your hand and you ended up getting, uh... dirty hands.
I have heard the Elite has the hands free step underneath it. Thats what his one needed.
The blade inside comes off and you have to put it on. Scissors seem more convenient, at least for me.. to cut the bags.
It should be self tying or enclosed in its own way.
Otherwise, I could not do without my DG2 and I recommend them to anyone I know having a baby, adopting a baby, or not yet converted to this product!
Cheers!
Customer Review: No lock, can smell previous diaper
Summary: 2 Stars
We own two diaper genies, one original, one "no. 2." I agree that many things are improved over the last model....such as the cutting system for example.
However, while it doesn't smell when it is just sitting around, whenever you push a new diaper through you get a HORRIBLE HORRIBLE smell from the previous diaper during the split second that the spring is open to push the diaper through. Then you get to enjoy that HORRIBLE HORRIBLE smell for even longer as it makes its potent way around the room. The old twistaway NEVER had any odor. I'm embarrassed to have anyone (parents, babysitters) use this one. It is horrendous.
Also, the old version had a child-proofed lid. NO, I did not need two hands to open the old version. On the new one my 20 month old toddler can just open the top right up and put things inside.
I also miss the handle that used to be on the back for carrying it around.