I had always wanted a diaper genie. They look so fancy and great. Only rich people use these I thought. The diapers won't stink and I will have my life so much easier. Well then I started looking into what it would cost to maintain one of these "things". They cost a fortune to buy and then like Kelby said you have to only buy their bags. How does that help parents save money...and what about the parents with twins?? They have enough to worry about with diapers that they don't need to have the extra worry. I bought a diaper pail that kinda worked the same way but used normal bags. But I hated changing it so I threw it away. I ended up just reusing my plastic bags and throwing them outside in a garbage pail outside my door. It works and I get my daughter to put it in the dumpster when its full.

I think the Diaper Genie is one of the worst baby products out there. It's a PITA the use, it doesn't work like it's supposed to, and it's overly complicated to use... All I wanted was a freakin' place to put a stinky diaper, close it, and not smell it. Changing those things takes a rocket science degree!!! Plus, it's almost like getting a drug habit. Once you have it, you can only buy their special bags for an inflated price... and then, you have to get (and find) the right bag type for your specific poop-diaper-holder. Please!

When our twins arrived, we had learned about the suck Diaper Genie on our first. This time, we just got a cheapo foot-pedal diaper bin that took regular trash bags. When there is a poop diaper, we put it in a grocery store bag and put it in the outside trash can in the garage. Our garage doesn't smell so great, but our house smells fine. And I don't have to fidget with, and curse at, the Diaper Genie anymore!