Playtex Diaper Genie Twist- Away Pail System
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Baby Products Reviews of Playtex Diaper Genie Twist- Away Pail System
Customer Review: Try something else
Summary: 1 Stars
Our first baby is 10 days old. She has been an easy adjustment compared to using the N&I Diaper Genie. Hate to see what it improved from. We received this as a gift. I wish I had asked around before we used it. Of course after the fact we found friends who had the same problems. It is just a pain to use. You have to use two hands (forget using one) You have to get the diaper down in the base just perfect between the teeth, close the lid just so, then turn. Half the time the turning mech. doesn't work or gets jammed. The directions say two fulls turns. Not enough,.. on the next change you just push right through to the previous diaper. Need at least 3 to 4 turns. It is also loud when turning at night. Of course, you also have to buy new $5.00 cartridges but if it worked correctly I could deal with that expense. 10 days is enough, off to Babies R Us tomorrow to try something else. One positive, appears to keep the smell contained. But she is only 10 days old so no major poops just yet. I would say look elsewhere.Customer Review: Works Great!
Summary: 5 Stars
I was surprised by all of the negative reviews listed for the Diaper Genie. I received it as a shower gift one year ago, and it has been one of the most useful items in my nursery. It locks away dirty diapers, and I cannot smell any foul odors in my baby's room. It was not difficult to set up as long as you read and followed the instructions.
As far as the liners are concerned, I suggest only putting soiled diapers in the Diaper Genie, and throwing away wet diapers in a regular wastebasket. That way it doesn't fill up so fast. Also, when my baby was 10 months old, I switched from the Stage 1 refills to the Stage 2 refills. The Stage 2 (green) liners were thicker, and thus a little more difficult to twist. I switched back to the Stage 1 refills, and they blocked the odors just as well. Plus, they're a little cheaper! The liners are not that expensive if you buy several at a time when Babies'R'Us sends out coupons for them. To me, a clean-smelling nursery is worth the $4 for the liners.
Customer Review: Don't waste your money!
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this because someone had told me it was so great. This is the biggest piece of junk! Yes it does keep the odor in as long as you empty it often but when you empty it then go to put more diapers in the diapers drop down to the bottom and it takes forever to get the first few diapers in there! You have to keep twisting and twisting until you finally get the thing to keep from dropping down, and forget it if you have one of those heavy diapers full of poo! It drops to the bottom and you have to fish the nasty thing back out and keep trying until the thing twists up right! Then you have that giant diaper snake that you have to put into another bag to empty it out and the cutter on it does not even cut the stage 2 film very good. I do have the "new and improved" diaper pail, I really can't imagine how bad the old one must have been! My son is now 9 months and I no longer use it, I just put them in a grocery bag and take it to the outside trash, it is much easier than wasting my time with that thing.Customer Review: doesn't compare to any other system
Summary: 5 Stars
I personally love the diaper genie. I used the old one as a former nanny, and loved it then. I feel it is easy to use. There has NEVER been any odor from it. Each diaper is individually wrapped to lock odor in. Each time you dispose of a diaper, the smell is contained, so you don't bring up the dirty scent each time you dispose of a diaper.I also feel it is a lot more sanitary than the diaper champ.I don't know why people complain about having to stick your hand way down into the genie to dispose of the diaper.At least each time you do, the bag is brand new, and clean. Sometimes diapers are dirty on the outside as well, and I would rather place it in a plastic bag, rather than through the plastic opening that is reused again and again with the diaper champ.Yuck, that's unsanitary. Not to mention, with the diaper champ, each time you dispose the diaper, and turn the handle, you're venting the odor of the dirty diapers sitting below. My sister used the diaper champ and hated it, Her nursery smelled!Customer Review: Okay, but I might get the diaper champ....
Summary: 2 Stars
This diaper genie works okay, but I really don't want to buy refills for it. I got a ton of diaper genie refills for my baby shower, but now I am running out of them, so I might just invest in the diaper champ since you don't have to buy refills for it.
The diaper genie blocks the odor pretty well, but when you open it, it really stinks...I know a friend who owns a diaper champ and it does not stink when you put a diaper in because you never actually OPEN it.
Another bad thing about the diaper genie is that you have to shove the diaper in there really far in order to get it in right. You also have to push the diaper in pretty hard. It can get nasty sometimes because no one wants to push on a squishy diaper like that, it's just gross!!
Changing the refills also sucks. It's like this big stinky chain of diapers. I hate it.
So, overall, the diaper genie is okay...but I think I might just buy the diaper champ because it just seems easier and better.