Playtex Diaper Genie - First Refill Included
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Baby Products Reviews of Playtex Diaper Genie - First Refill Included
Customer Review: 10 Reasons Why I HATE The Diaper Genie
Summary: 1 Stars
1.) It still smells, the refills contain these perfumed liners that don't mask the diaper smell but actually make it worse.2.) Have you ever imagined having to deal with a giagantic diaper sausage? This is what emptying the diaper genie is like. It's ackward, hard to deal with, and smells!
3.) The refill liners are expensive.
4.) To put a diaper into the diaper genie you actually have to shove the diaper down into what my daycare provider has described as a dark cavern of ...well you know.
5.) In the process of shoving I would plan on wearing gloves because the diaper will usually leak onto your hands.
6.) It has small holding capacity which has made it incompatible for my family with both an infant and toddler in diapers. Even when we only had one baby we still had to empty it at least twice a week and usually more often. With two in diapers we had to empty it more or less on a daily basis.
7.) It is overrated. All my friends, neighbors and even my daycare have a diaper genie, basically everyone I know who actually uses it hates it.
8.) It's easier to use a trash can, you can empty it more frequently with less hasle and really doesn't smell much worse. We have switched to this method and threw our diaper genie away. If you really want you can tie poopy diapers in a plastic grocery sack for a equal if not better way to prevent odors.
9.) The Diaper Champ has much higher reviews I haven't actually used it but check out other's reviews they make it seem much more favorable.
10.) Did I mention that it stinks?
Customer Review: lives up to the name
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't understand the other reviews, mine has been a wonder. My son turns 2 in a couple weeks and I don't know what I would have done without this. When he was a newborn I would empty it only when it was full. There would be this long sausage of diapers which I found hilarious. Now it isn't nearly as long... maybe 8 or 10 good wet diapers of a 2 year old who LOVES his juice. About a month ago I noticed a little odor and I used Lysol. Since then no problem and I stuck my nose in the bottom and took a good sniff. There is one thing I do differently then the directions though. After I cut the plastic liner I remove the diapers out of the bottom (careful I don't dump one out of the liner) and then I tie the knot in the end. I even feel good enough about this product to let my son then drag it to the trash, he loves helping. About the bad review on this product, are you sure you are giving a couple twists after putting a diaper in the genie? Or a really good twist and maybe a double knot at the bottom of a freshly cut liner? This is what I do every time and I only change it when I have to or think about it. One thing that took my husband a while to catch on to (and I mean a year) is when you put a diaper in to push it only to where those griper things are. This way you can get the best twist and seal it in completely. When he was a baby I use to wait until there was 2 diapers (at the start of a freshly cut liner) so they could be gripped together. Yes, not as clean but with how fast you change newborns it was never a big problem.Customer Review: 5 Years Later Still One of the Best Baby Products
Summary: 5 Stars
I am totally shocked by some of the negative reviews. When I had my first son, everyone told me "you must have a Diaper Genie" and after a little practice with refills, I was definitely sold! Once you have changed a few diapers, you can simply hold the baby on the table with one hand and dispose of the diaper with a push and a twist. I admit that you get better at this with a little practice, but it is well worth the time. After using the diaper genie for three years with my first son, I am using it with my new little guy and am still just as thrilled. Even my husband, who does not really get excited about baby products, thinks it is the greatest. I have even emptied it and left the "sausage link" out over night because it was late. When you consider the fact that the genie is in our bedroom and even the dog did not notice an odor, it must be doing its job. Once we throw it out into the trash, we don't notice an odor in the garage (even in the summertime). I do occasionally spray lysol in the diaper genie itself to help control odors and germs. Now that my little man is getting into more solids, I may give the toddler refills a try. This product is definitely one of our favorite gifts for friends because we really believe in it. In fact, my husband always insists on buying one for baby showers, unless the couple already has one. My neighbor is having her second child and is requesting a second diaper genie for another area of the house. I know of many satisfied friends and relatives.Customer Review: I Do Not Recommend
Summary: 1 Stars
I had the diaper genie for 14 months and just couldnt take it anymore. I thought at first it was a must have and had to have it. What I was thinking was beyond me. I read the other reveiws and was in fact using it properly. Some reveiws say it was to difficult to use. I took right to it without a problem. So it isnt that it wasnt being used properly it just doesnt do what is says it does.
In the beginning it was fine till I started to notice a faint smell that just would not go away. As my Son got older the smell got worse and worse.
If your looking for a diaper pail pass this one by. Save your time and money. The smell alone isnt worth it. As your child gets older the refills go a lot quicker. Also consider that in the beginning you buy 2 refills at a time. Then realize that wont do cause you run out when you need them most so then you start buying 5 at a time. Thats a lot of money on refills alone. I have found them for less but to me a dollar or so savings isnt a savings considering your buying bags to fill a product that smells and doesnt do its job. I wish I would have done more research on this product before adding it to my Baby Registry.
I do have to add that I dont even use the genie anymore and IT STILL SMELLS! I tried washing it with no luck. Its going out with this weeks trash.
If your looking to buy a diaper pail Go check out the other reveiws and see which one is rated #1. The genie isnt it. I have since bought the DIAPER CHAMP!! and it works great! NO SMELL AND NO REFILLS!!
Customer Review: Revised Review: cannot recommend this product
Summary: 1 Stars
Originally I reviewed this item and gave it five stars based on one I owned in the mid-90's for my second child. When I was expecting my third child it was the first item on my Amazon baby registry. Since receiving it, I couldn't be more disappointed. They so drastically changed the design of this product that it was completely useless and my husband and I gave up on it within a few weeks. The original design worked exactly as promised, but the current one does not function well at all. The twisting action that is supposed to seal each diaper does not keep the diaper twisted, so the plastic liner merely untwists as soon as you stop turning it, exposing the diaper. This was the main benefit of the Diaper Genie, sealing each diaper so that odor is minimized. Without this, it's just a fancy garbage pail with a lid. We also had a lot of trouble cutting the bags when it was time to empty the pail, the cutter on ours would not cut through the plastic lining. We had to dissect the contraption and manually cut it to remove it. The original version had a very good cutting mechanism that worked with ease most of the time.
All in all, nothing on this product worked as it was supposed to, my new one is sitting in a closet unused. I was too afraid to spend good money on another fancy diaper pail that would fail me, so I am currently using a metal step trash can with a heavy lid. I sincerely apologize to those who read my original review for encouraging them to buy such a piece of junk.