Review: Diaper Champ

A few months before Anderson was born, my boss gave me a piece of advice. "Peter," he said, "I'm only going to give you once piece of advice. Buy a Diaper Champ. Do not buy a Diaper Genie like everybody else will tell you. Go with the Diaper Champ." At the time, I had no idea what he was talking about but I listened to him anyway. And I'm very glad I did.

The Diaper Champ and the Diaper Genie both operate on the same principle: contain the smelly diaper so it doesn't stink up your diaper changing area. They accomplish this using very different means. With the Diaper Champ, you put the diaper in the top and flip the lid over. The diaper then drops down into a standard kitchen trash bag. With the Diaper Genie, on the other hand, the diaper is twisted into a special (read: expensive) bag like you're stuffing a diaper sausage.

So far, the Diaper Champ has done an excellent job of containing the smell in Anderson's nursery. I have never noticed anything funky coming from the diaper pail. Occasionally I'll have to clean out the lid when an especially full diaper goes through. If you don't, you'll probably notice it smelling pretty quickly. I usually just clean it with a wipe or two. Changing the bag is easy. You just push a button on the front and the top flips up. Seal the bag as quickily as you can (I find that drawstring bags work especially well for this) and pull it out. A new bag goes in just as easily.

I'm definitely very happy with our decision to go with the Diaper Champ, and I continue to recommend it to all the first time parents that I know.

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