Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Okay, it's not really a trick but it is basically common sense if you think about it. If this is your first baby then you might not even realize you can do this. Let's be honest, this whole Diaper Genie concept is ingenious. Who wants to smell poopy diapers thrown in an inside trashcan or have to traipse up and down the stairs and walk them to the outside trashcan? Not me. That's where this little baby (no pun) comes in real handy. But alas, as many have stated before, the refills can become quite expensive real fast unless you use it correctly. Bottom line (and only halfway through my rant, lol), only use it for the poopy diapers (aka #2). Why take up valuable space for just a pee (#1) diaper? Just throw the #1 diapers into whatever trash can you have nearby and take the garbage out as you normally would. In our case we have a small waste basket outside the little guy's room and once a day we empty it into the big trash can and take it outside to the even bigger trash can. And once a week and even bigger trash can (on wheels) comes and takes it to an even bigger trash can. But for #2 diapers we use the Diaper Genie. Since he's a regular once a day kind of guy we don't usually have to empty the Genie but once a week. Which makes each refill last about 2 months and each 3-pack around 6 months. If you use it that way it isn't really much of a financial burden. Now, someone else suggested, when the bag is full, cutting the bottom of the bag (where the knot is) and emptying the diapers into the trash can and then retying and reusing the genie bag over and over. To me that is just gross and possibly messy. I'm not that desperate and if you use it only for poopy diapers you should be fine.