Playtex Diaper Genie - First Refill Included

by Playtex

Product Features

• Easy One-Handed Operation
• Individually Wraps Diapers in a Fragrant Barrier Film that Seals Away Odor & Germs
• Easy Latch Safety Lid Keeps Little Fingers Out
• Base Opens for Easy Disposal

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• ASIN: B000056OV3
• UPC: 078300370000 054904370004 068875016977 754904380002
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,706 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (706 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

The Diaper Genie is one of this decade's most talked-about baby items. By providing a convenient, sanitary storage container for your dirty diapers, the Diaper Genie will help you keep your nursery and changing table neat, organized, and odor free. The Wide Opening Diaper Genie employs a simple yet effective Twistaway disposal system: just lift up the childproof safety lid, push a dirty diaper into the wide opening, and twist the inner rim to seal the diaper in a fragrant, plastic barrier. The lightweight unit uses blue, wide opening Diaper Genie refills only (original Diaper Genie refills will not fit), and you can fit up to 25 medium-size diapers into the Genie at one time. Along with its compact size (19.5 inches high), one nice advantage of the Genie is that you don't have to empty it over a garbage can. When it is full you can just unlatch the bottom of the Genie, pull out the short train of wrapped diapers, and take it out to the garbage can without making a mess. The Diaper Genie comes with instructions for assembly. --Chris Burns

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250 of 257 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Diaper Genie is the Champ, July 22, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Playtex Diaper Genie - First Refill Included (Baby Product)

OK, here is what you should know:
Diaper Genie
-put a dirty diaper into a clean bag everytime
-twist the top to contain the smell and section off the mess
-change the bag every few days, this keeps the entire room clean by not having waste piling up around your child
-easy to replace the liners if you follow the directions

Diaper Champ
-put a dirty diaper into the same plastic holder each time (pretty disgusting if its messy as most of the early ones are)
-flip the handle to drop the diaper into the bottom
-to empty it the smell smacks you in the face- its really bad and gets worse as time goes on
-use your own bags

Diaper Dekor
-foot petal to open the container and drop in the dirty diaper
-holds over 200 diapers
-to change this thing requires a gas mask, especially when you have to cut and tie the bag

So the Diaper Genie is the cleanest by requiring you to empty it every few days and putting the dipaer into its own section of the bag each time. It is the only one to completly contain the odor. And its not hard to maintain if you can follow directions.
Yes the other 2 can hold more, but do you want waste around your child, and do you want to change a pail that reeks of excrement. The only advantage of the champ is that you don't have to buy refills, but in my opinion I'd rather spend a few dollars than lose my lunch. And anyone who would choose to keep over 200 dirty diapers in their house, well that's a different story all together.
So its basically what's more important to you- not having to empty the pail as often, or keeping the cleanest environment as possible for you and your baby.

51 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest invention since disposable diapers, May 28, 2001

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T. L. Shea (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Playtex Diaper Genie - First Refill Included (Baby Product)

No more diaper stink! The Diaper Genie is a hands-down necessity if you're using disposables. Open the lid, insert dirty diaper into the scented plastic liner, twist the inner lid a few times and the Diaper Genie converts your stinky mess into a neat package - all rolled up like a string of sausages. When the Diaper Genie is full, you simply cut the liner (cutter included), tie a knot, close the lid, then remove the full "sausage" from the bottom. It takes more time to describe than to actually do it. Everyone I know who has a Diaper Genie absolutely loves it.

One thing to watch out for - it seems like Playtex has a production/manufacturing problem, because about half of the people I know who have a DG have had to return one due to faulty cutters or other problems. ** If you get one that doesn't seem to work, take it back and get another one. It's worth the extra trip, honest.

55 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works Well!, January 5, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Playtex Diaper Genie - First Refill Included (Baby Product)

I used the wide opening model for 3 years with no problems. I would give the Diaper Genie all 5 stars if I didn't have to use special refills. My solution was to stock up on them so I never ran out. I never had a problem fitting any of my child's diapers through the opening - even her last diapers, which were size 6. I found the Genie easy to use. It took a few tries to get a feel for where the clips were and then it worked great. I easily taught my husband and mother how to use it, and no one had a problem. Extremely handy that the refill instructions are on the refill ring.

I didn't notice any smells while it was closed. Emptying a Genie full of toddler diapers was definitely smellier than when it had newborn diapers in it. I don't think I ever had to clean the inside, although I did spray it with Lysol occasionally.

We emptied the Genie twice a week, which I found acceptable. If the diapers stayed in longer, emptying it would have been smellier anyway. Once my child was two, I put mostly poopy diapers in the Genie, so I didn't use refills as quickly.

Some helpful usage tips:
1.) wrap up the wipes inside of the diaper. You won't get your hands dirty. If you have a bad blowout and can't wrap it because the sides are poopy, fold the diaper over and put an extra wipe or two on top before you push it down. My husband didn't wrap the diapers in the tight ball like I did and he still managed to keep his hands clean and the pail didn't stink.

2.) Definitely tie a knot at the bottom of the bag... just like the directions tell you.

3.) If your bag doesn't stay twisted, give the Genie a few extra twists - especially if you've got a big mess in there! Another reviewer mentioned 5 or 6 turns worked well. This should prevent the first diaper from untwisting. Also,leave the knotted end of the bag right on top, rather than pushing it down before putting in a diaper. Pushing the knot down makes the diaper sausage link too big, which may cause the diaper link to untwist in bottom of the pail. My husband used to push down on the knotted end and I think this is why the bag sometimes became untwisted when he pushed the first diaper down. I didn't have this problem.

4.) When my toddler had solid stools, I flushed the lump and put the soiled wipes and diaper in the genie. I think this did wonders for stink control within the pail. For convenience, I moved the Genie to the bathroom and found its narrow width is an advantage in a small bathroom.

5.) Before I started a diaper change, I opened the lid. I used the flat surface where the plastic bag is as a shelf to hold the diaper. This kept the baby from kicking into the poop before I could finish wiping. The Diaper Champ, which I've heard good things about, is round on top, so I wouldn't be able to do that.

I'm having twins and will probably get a second Genie for downstairs, as the first worked so well. I'm also considering the Diaper Champ. Knowing that my husband didn't wrap the diapers well has me leaning toward the Genie. Then I wouldn't worry about poop contacting the surfaces of the diaper pail.