Playtex Diaper Genie Refill 270 count (pack of 3)

There are hundreds of reviewers who rightly complain about the price of these refills. I'm quick to join them. However, the Daiper Genie just flat-out works too well to retire so here's what we do to save money.

When the Genie gets full, I pull the bag out and use scissors to cut the bottom knot off and let all the dirty diapers fall into a trash bag or grocery bag, which I then tie up and toss in the outside garbage. I then simply retie the Genie Refill bag and use it again. It doubles (or triples) the life of the refills.

These refills are ok. The system works pretty well at reducing odors...but I just can't cope with the idea of continuing to spend $7-11+ for four bags (which is what we get from each one of these refills).

I decided to try buying kitchen-size trash bags with an odor-block feature. I put the kitchen bag down through the chute and tuck the top around the top of the area that you open to install an official refill. Then when the whole thing is full, instead of tearing the bag and knotting it to start a new one, I just take the old bag out and put a new bag in. Turns out it works fine. When the diaper genie is full it is the equivalent of 1/2 a kitchen trash bag! Since I bought the kitchen bags specifically for the diaper genie, I don't feel like I need to fill the other half of the bag to get my money's worth or something...but, just saying, each of the official refills basically holds less than two kitchen trash bags worth of diapers. For $7-11+.

So, with the official refill you're spending $1.75-2.75 per bag, and you have to do the awkward cut and tie with a full bag of diapers, but it looks a little prettier because no portion of the bag is exposed outside the system.

With Hefty 45 Count 13 Gallon Cinch Sak® Tall Kitchen Bags E86755 you're spending .17 per bag, and it is less awkward, but it is not as pretty because top of the bag shows outside the system.

I guess it just depends on what is important to you, but we'd much rather have the top of the bag show and get 10 times as many bags for the same price. This also means that we don't have to remember to buy bags often at all. We just bought a box of 45 bags and it's lasting quite a while.

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I still feel like these things are very overpriced for what amounts to a long tube of plastic bag, but there really is no other choice if you want to continue using a diaper genie. I tried the trick that others mentioned of using a standard garbage bag wrapped around an empty diaper genie dispenser, and that worked, but it filled up pretty fast and the garbage bag did absolutely nothing to control odors so we ended up with a very stinky nursery. So, now we are back to the Playtex brand refills and paying what feels like too much for them.

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They do the job, but are a little costly. Better to buy in multiple packs instead of individually becuase it saves you money.

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It's no coincidence that these have a giant hole in the middle, since at the end of the day that's what they are a giant hole to stuff your money into. They run out very quickly, the plastic is super thin and tears easily, and they do absolutely NOTHING to control the odor.

Here's a better solution, for those of you looking:

I bought the "Odor Grabber" (http://www.amazon.com/Baby-Trend-Grabber-Refill-White/dp/B004FEP0GQ/ref=pd_cp_ba_0) from Walmart and then used the included adapter ring to use regular garbage bags. Not only do regular bags not fill up as quickly, but having a built in drawstring on the bags was a HUGE bonus no more struggling to tie off the refills.

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