A week before I delivered my daughter I bought all of the last-minute items I needed that I hadn't gotten at my baby shower. I considered buying a regular trash can but after reading through some reviews I figured experienced moms knew best and I should buy a Diaper Genie. Being frugal, I couldn't imagine dishing out about $35 and then having to buy special replacement bags. So when I saw the Safety 1st Odorless Diaper Pail I knew it was the one for my daughter's nursery. Since it only cost about $15 and uses regular kitchen trash bags, I figured I'd save a bunch of money.

DETAILS
The Safety 1st Odorless Diaper Pail is about 2 feet high and cylinder shaped. It has a lift off cover (that for some reason is balanced properly and falls forward) for changing the bag and a round insert that the bag wraps around. Within the insert, there's what Safety 1st refers to as odor-guard flaps. These are held together by springs and snap closed after the diaper is pushed through them. There is also a deodorizing compartment on the inside of the lift-off cover. I've actually never used this feature since didn't realize it existed at first and then I didn't think it would serve a purpose once the springs started to give. The pail supposedly holds 24 diapers (I'd say comfortably 15-20) and uses standard size trash bags.

MY EXPERIENCE
In the beginning, the pail left the nursery smelling sweet. I didn't have to hold my nose when I threw out a dirty diaper. Granted, when I opened the pail to throw out the full trash bag I wasn't spared the stench, but that was to be expected regardless of the product.

By the time my daughter reached 5 months old the diaper pail began to show its age. The springs on one side of the special odor-guard flaps popped out making the inner closure unsealable. As soon as I would depress the button to pop the top to dispose of a diaper, I'd get a strong whiff of baby poop. Changing the bag became more of a hassle, too. Since the springs popped, every time I changed the bag, the whole inner plastic piece fell apart. It still popped back into place, but it was still annoying.

Well, Wendy's almost 1 now and I'm seriously considering buying a new diaper pail. The springs on both sides of the odor-guard flaps all popped out. Although I can still wrap the trash bag around the round inner top and use the pail like a regular trash can, it seems pointless. There's nothing "odor-less" about this pail anymore. After just one poop-filled diaper, the changing area corner of the room begins to smell. I end up spraying Lysol Neutra-Air (http://www.epinions.com/content_185157258884) to dissolve some of the odor and have to change the bag more often.


FROM SAFETY 1ST WEB SITE
Keep your nursery sanitary and odor-free with this diaper pail!

• Odor-guard flaps lock odors in
• Convenient one-step disposal requires no twists or turns
• Child-resistant locking button
• Built-in deodorizing compartment with a replaceable deodorizing disc
• Uses standard plastic bags
• Holds 24 diapers



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