Diaper Genie | Sassy Moms In The City

Congratulations to Katie Adams who won the Playtex Diaper Genie II Elite ($49 value). Katie entered our giveaway on Facebook by posting the following comment.

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I need a diaper genie because due to my husband being part of a layoff we are living with my mom until he starts his new career change in OTR trucking. So space is VERY limited. Right now I just use a plastic bag from a grocery store and I throw it away everyday. Well bad thing is…my mom has a dog that loves to eat a…nything in sight! This includes printer cartridges, graphing paper, & DIAPERS! So we could really use this so the dog will stop getting ahold of them and my mom won’t give me the “urgh” look anymore!

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Now that I fully have your attention, I just have to say it again. Poop. Stinks. Until you have a child you don’t truly understand this statement.

Before the birth of my oldest sassy daughter, an exceptionally kind friend offered to help me register for baby gear. Her advice was priceless and pretty much saved my life. Literally.

However, her recommendation for “processing” diapers was to use a regular stainless steel garbage can and scented poop bags (yes just like you do for dogs) for the mother loads. Apparently her kid’s poop smelled like roses.

At first I was unsure because I had known about the Diaper Genie for years. This was my go to shower gift for friends and family members. I think my cousin may still own the Diaper Genie I gave him to welcome the birth of his first child 7 years ago.

Also, I am huge Friends fan and if someone gave Rachel one as a baby gift, well I wasn’t about to miss out.

To my friend’s defense, her rationale eventually made sense to me because let’s face it, stainless steel allows you to pretend the nursery is just another beautifully decorated bedroom. Baby? What baby?

So as you can imagine, by the time my daughter was a few months old we started noticing a pungent odor in her room. Turns out poop not only stinks but it absorbs into the plastic of a regular garbage can.

PS. Baking soda and airing out on our patio did not work.

We stuck it out for 18 months until my daughter was fully potty trained; then promptly dropped the can in the dumpster.

Enter baby #2.

Hello Diaper Genie II Elite! Learning from our first experience, my husband drove straight to Target as soon as the plus sign appeared on the stick.

It has been 1 year that the Diaper Genie Elite has been a member of our family and we LOVE it. I am also happy to report no more stanky smells leaching from my daughter’s room!

5 Reasons I Love the Diaper Genie!!

1.Hands down the best odor control.
2.Holds A LOT of diapers (up to 30).
3.Modern, ergonomic design, takes of very little space, taller pail which means I don’t need to bend down to dispose diapers (ie: I can hold the kid at the same time).
4.Refill bags are awesome and can be cut to any size you want (1-30 newborn diapers at a time), to eliminate excess waste.
5.Has a foot pedal so my hand never touches the pail.