Rating: - Love it!
Simple, easy and does the trick. It keeps all the poopy smells inside the pail instead of roaming through the house. :-)
Rating: - Overall great
It should say that the deoderizer does not come with it. Other than that it is very handy.
Rating: - Handy foot pedal, slightly small
We purchased this diaper pail approx. 3 months ago to soak cloth diapers in. We have not had a problem with bad smells coming from the pail yet. The foot pedal is very convenient. However, we did have problems with the foot pedal always coming off the groove. My husband simply fixed this by using two screws to fasten the foot pedal down - no problems since. It is also slightly small - I end up washing diapers about every other day. It does work well though and I am happy with this purchase.
Rating: - Great so far!
With our newborn this is a great (and budget-friendly) pail where we can use non-special trash bags to pitch dirty diapers. The foot pedal is the best -- hands-free was a critical factor in my research -- thanks again to the Amazon community of parents who gave feedback to help us out. I did want to point out the size is just right in that it holds about a day's worth of business. Who needs to store more? One tiny complaint: On hard-wood floors the pail tends to slide a bit when you try to get at it with just your toes, but I think that it just takes a little practice to hit it from the side of the foot. Otherwise will paste a nonstick rubber something to the bottom to solve.
Rating: - Good for little ones, not so for toddlers...
For a newborn, you can't go wrong. However, once a little one can pull to standing, this pail is a hazard. There's no latching mechanism so interested toddlers can get into the pail (BLECH!!!!) It's also the least stable pail I've used (I'm an Infant Teacher/Caregiver in a preschool) so IF a little one pulls up while nearby, both the child and the pail can topple. I'm really careful, but if I'm changing two babies consecutively, the one NOT on the table will often TRY to get into it... if you have a toddler (or two), go for something more sturdy like the genie, champ or dekor...