I should also note that the Elite has been discontinued by the manufacturer so HAH. This is, of course, after purchasing a pack of Diaper Genie refills. I decided to try the Diaper Genie Complete. The Diaper Genie Complete feels more like a tank than the Elite. The Diaper Genie Elite was a neat idea with extremely weak plastic pieces that enabled the door to move.
The idea of having to touch the lid when you have unclean hands grosses me out because typically I will change the diaper, throw out the diaper, then wash my hands and not having to bend over is great, especially if you are tall.
Now that DS is two and using fewer diapers, we can get by emptying the bag once a week, which is convenient. I got the ubbi it's a bit pricier but contains smells better because it's made of stainless steel. I have a Diaper Genie. It wasn't too bad. I just hated having to refill it and I cleaned it out every so often. I bought sented diaper sacks and put my daughter's poopy diapers one of those before I put them in the Diaper Genie which helped with the odor.
We had a diaper Genie and I got fed up buying the expensive refills. I just use a regular garbage can and reuse my Walmart grocery bags. I just have to be on the ball and take it out after a stinky diaper. They are pretty neat but we are on a tight budget. I had a diaper genie with my first. Used it for 6 months tops and then stopped. Too expensive and the older the baby gets it doesn't hold the smell. And throw the poop in the garage. No need for those gimmick pails :.
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But if you're using cloth diapers or you want to cut down on your monthly bills, the Ubbi is a great value that shouldn't be overlooked—especially when your kids are little and their diapers just don't smell that bad. Assisting on this guide is our video producer Mike Roorda, who also has a daughter. In short, we know our way around a stinky diaper.
For this guide we first began by researching all the most popular diaper pail brands at major retailers such as Amazon, reading guides by other parenting websites and publications, and consulting with family and friends. We've used all these pails for at least six months in our own homes, and the only models we hadn't used personally prior to working on this guide the two newer Diaper Genie models were both tested for over a week.
Ultimately, what we found is that there's no such thing as a perfect diaper pail. People have their favorites, but when you're filling something with a bunch of soiled baby diapers it's going to smell eventually. Finding the right pail means finding the right one for you, which is a balance of multiple factors.
Though we think our top pick does the best job of containing smells and cleanly disposing of diapers with minimal fuss, it's much more expensive than a basic trash can or our value pick. As a result, we'd encourage you to read up on all the pails we tested, price things out, and balance what you think the most important factor will be now and going forward.
The Dekor Plus operates with a very similar system to the Diaper Genie, with a refill consisting of one long trash bag you have to tie off and cut as the pail fills up. Where the Dekor differs is the smell-trapping mechanism, which is basically a plastic trap door that you push the diapers past.
It's not a bad design, but it doesn't contain smells as well as the Diaper Genie. As the bag fills up you also have to put more force onto the plastic door to get the diaper through.
The Munchkin Step diaper pail has a lot going for it: it works with both single bags and Diaper Genie-style ring refills, the pail does a good job of containing ambient stink when closed—thanks to lavender-scented baking soda odor cartridges—and the pail can hold a lot of diapers at once. That falls apart when you have to put any remotely messy diapers into the Step. But with heavily soiled, squishy diapers you're going to have to shove them into the bag. And when the pail is that full, the closing action squishes all the diapers when you close it, creating a literal gust of poop air that rushes into your room.
Still, the pail does a good job containing the smell otherwise. As long as you're diligent about changing the bag regularly, you shouldn't run into too many problems. Playtex did add the option to buy sleeves with geometric prints that make the pail look prettier, but that does little to justify the other drawbacks here.
The biggest issue is the odor locking control mechanism, which is basically one big plastic arm that seals the bag shut. To get the diaper in you have to force it past this arm, which is gross.
You almost always wind up touching the bag, which has already touched at least one other dirty diaper. TJ is the Executive Editor of Reviewed. He is a Massachusetts native and has covered electronics, cameras, TVs, smartphones, parenting, and more for Reviewed. He is from the self-styled "Cranberry Capitol of the World," which is, in fact, a real thing. Our team is here for one purpose: to help you buy the best stuff and love what you own.
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