| Item Weight | 6.8 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 22.2 x 13.5 x 9.5 inches |
| UPC | 744953020219 |
| ASIN | B00005V6C8 |
| Best Sellers Rank |
#511 in Baby (See top 100)
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| Shipping Weight | 6.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies) |
| Shipping | Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues. |
| Shipping Advisory: | This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply. |
I read a lot of reviews of the Diaper Genie and Diaper Champ before choosing the Diaper Dekor mainly because you can operate it with one hand (a big plus) and because the reviewers all said it handled odors well.
The Diaper Dekor is really easy to use. We have it right next to the changing table and all you do is step on the foot pedal to open the top, drop in the diaper through the swinging door, and that's it. Changing the bag is simple too: you just open the front door, spin the full bag a few times, cut it off using the cutter mounted on the door, and then tie off the bag.
The first bag refill that came with the unit just "pooped out"(ha ha) after 4 weeks of newborn diapers. Putting in the new refill was simple. My only minor gripe is that there is no way to know when the refill is getting near empty. It would be nice if it changed color or something so you know you will need a new refill soon.
Now that our little one is on solid food, the refills don't last as long, but the Diaper Dekor has handled the odor problem well. Yes, you can catch an unpleasant whiff sometimes, but that probably means you need to change the bag instead of trying to get "just one more in". And yes, you might wrinkle your nose a bit when you change the refill, but it's no worse than opening up a stinky diaper. Just change the bag fairly often and maybe put a stick up deodorizer in the bottom of the unit and you'll be fine.
I would definitely recommend the larger Plus model so you don't have to change the bag as often.
The baby's nursery is still set up in our master bedroom, so the Diaper Dekor Plus is in there as well. Now that he's eating solids, the mess in his diapers STINKS! But whatever is put into the Dekor STAYS in the Dekor! You never, ever smell dirty diapers in the bedroom. The only time you get a teeny, tiny whiff of smell is when you open the lid to put a diaper in, but even that is minimal because the liner is scented & due to the design, you really don't get any smell that lasts.
The design is SUPER easy to use one handed (important when you're holding a new baby with two hands or a squirmy 8 month old!). You simply step on the foot pedal & the lid pops up. There's a little trap door inside & you just drop your diaper on top of it & it falls into the pail. This trap door REALLY helps keep in the stink. That's all you have to do! The lid closes by itself.
The liners are not as cheap as others, but they last a very long time. We have the Dekor Plus system, & we've used it for 8 months now. Each refill box has 3 "packs" of liners in them. The liners are like one super-long trash bag. You tie a knot at the bottom of the bag & fill it up with diapers. When you're ready to empty the pail, you open the little latched door on the front of the pail & pull out the full bag of diapers. There's a cutting tool that you just slide the bag on to cut it, then you just tie a new knot in the new trash bag & pull it down to make a new pail bag. This option is nice because you can empty the pail daily or weekly, & you can customize the amount of bag you're tossing & you don't have to waste any refill bag.
Even during this changing, you don't get much of a smell. Of course, if you leave poopy diapers in a pail for a few days, you're going to smell something when you dispose of it, but it's minimal & never bothers me, my husband, or my 10 year old stepdaughter.
We've used the Dekor Plus for 8 months now, & we are only on our 2nd box of refills. Each box has 3 "refills" & we're on the 2nd bag of our 2nd box. So these last a very long time!
This system is absolutely the best one on the market. You would be foolish not to get it!