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 can breathe again
Summary: 5 Stars
The Diaper Genie II is an amazing product. It's extremely easy to use, but, more importantly, it contains all perceptible diaper odors in the bag. The only issue I've had was slight odor leakage inside the pail because I wasn't careful when inserting a diaper through the clamp and a tore very tiny hole in the film with my fingernail. In that instance, the smell did not escape the pail but was released only when I opened the bottom compartment to change out the bag. Subsequently, I took care not to nick the film, and no smell escaped the bag into the bottom compartment.
Before using the Diaper Genie II, we tried to get by with using a normal wastebasket. The smell was FIERCE. Considering just how foul a diaper pail can get, I am utterly astonished at how effective is the Diaper Genie II's design. The cost of the pail and the film is worth not having to subject ourselves to the olfactory torture we used to endure.
Customer Review: Huge disappointment
Summary: 1 Stars
My favorite diaper system was discontinued, so I used just a trash can for a while and finally I couldn't stand the baby's room smelling so bad that I broke down and bought the diaper genie II (after reading all the reviews). I was so excited. I set it up in two seconds and we were ready to go. After 4 diapers and only one day of use, every time I opened the lid to push another diaper into the pail, a horrid smell came out of the pail. I emptied the pail the next day and even when it was empty and I put my first diaper in it, there was the smell again. I even put baking soda into the bag, and nothing helps. I nearly gag every time I open the pail. I would return it but I stupidly threw the box out already. What a waste of money! I'm sure it would work fine for newborns who drink breastmilk, since their diapers don't really smell much anyway, but my DD is a toddler. I am totally disappointed. This product is a rip off.Customer Review: LOVE IT!
Summary: 5 Stars
When I heard this product was coming out I was excited. We had a 4 year old diaper genie and we were ready to upgrade. When the new one finally arrived I was VERY impressed. One hand use. No twisting. NO SMELL AT ALL. Attractive. My favorite part is the indicator on the bag when you're to the end. It never failed with the old system; I'd tie off for a new 'load', get one diaper in and run out of bag. NOW they are so smart to put a red line to indicate the end. The refillable bag lasts about 4 weeks for me (stay at home mom so it's used a lot). The refills run about $5. Because it doesn't `sausage' the diapers you can get more in before you have to go to the trash can. You can't use 1 hand to lift the pail. But I find it easier to just take the tied bag of diapers to the trash can instead of the whole system. I LOVE it needless to say. I would HIGHLY recommend this product.Customer Review: Keeps Room Fresh
Summary: 5 Stars
This diaper genie II is so small and discreet - it fits perfectly in our nursery. We started out using the genie II when we brought the baby home from the hospital and she was using cloth diapers. We stopped using the genie 2 because we were going through one refill a week - those cloth diapers were really bulky and it just was getting expensive going through so many genie 2 refills.
Then...we noticed that the poopy diapers were really stinky after a day or so. We also switched back to disposables at 5 months and we remembered we had the genie and brought it back in. Voila! We use it just for the poopy diapers and a regular trashcan for the pee diapers. That way we can stretch the refills for as long as we can, and still get the fresh benefit of the genie 2. We end up taking the diaper trash from the genie about once every two weeks (since it's poopy diapers only).
Customer Review: Crappy Product -> Crappy Hands
Summary: 1 Stars
I honestly do not understand the positive reviews this product is getting. I've never used the DG1, but I've only used the DG2 for less than a week and will be going to purchase some other diaper disposal system today. I guess the system keeps down the smell OK, but I'm not sure that it's totally worth it to have to get excrement on your hands every time you change a diaper. As mentioned by previous posters, there is a spring mounted mechanism that makes you forcibly push the dirty diaper down into the contraption. If the diaper is full, squishing it up against the odor locking door forces the diaper's contents to come out. I just don't get how this is a good system. I honestly don't think buying the refills are all that burdensome since they aren't too much more expensive than garbage bags, my main beef is the ease-of-use and sanitary aspects of the product. Would not recommend!