Love the concept of the diaper genie but the smell is unbearable that comes from it once there are a few dirty diapers in the pail. I have also bought the extra smell reducer packets to try to tame down the smell and the don't work. Its a shame for such a great product, maybe playtex needs to come out with a diaper genie with some sort of a vent in it so it can breath, i think thats mainly where the smell comes from