Baby Trend Diaper Champ Review

We received the Baby Trend Diaper Champ as a gift before we had our first baby, in 2002.  We heard great things about the Diaper Champ at several stores, with the main point being that you don't have to buy any special bags for it, as it uses regular trash bags.  We LOVED the Diaper Champ when we first used it.  It really did keep all of the diaper odors away, so the nursery didn't reek.  You just put the dirty diaper in, give it a flip, and forget about it until garbage day!

Fast forward 7 years and 3 more babies....

The pail still works.  It flips the diapers into the garbage bag, and doesn't smell up the room.  However the inside of the pail just REEKS.  I have tried every possible thing to clean it, and I can't get rid of the smell.  It is like the plastic has absorbed the stench, and it won't be removed.  So while it does work well, I don't think the overwhelming ICK when you change bags is worth it anymore.