I received the Munchkin Arm & Hammer Diaper Pail for my baby shower and at first it seemed like it worked really well. The bags (which are fairly cheap and readily available) held a lot of diapers and the plastic was thick enough not to break.

But then I started having problems. First, the Arm & Hammer dispenser seems like a good idea. It sprinkles a little bit every time you open the lid, thereby masking the odour. Well, it would if the sprinkle didn't end up going behind the hole and down the hinges and pretty soon you end up with baking soda all over your floor behind your pail. The next, and worst, problem I had was the lid not closing smoothly when the bag wasn't even half full. You end up having to slam it shut out of frustrating because it just won't give. I'm fairly positive it's going to break soon at this rate. My third problem is smelling the dirty diapers every now and then. I thought the whole point of having a diaper pail like this was so you wouldn't have to smell dirty diapers. Well, that is not the case. It's not all the time, mind you, but enough for me to be a little grossed out. So I end up having to toss the bag early, thereby wasting most of the bag's space, in order not to smell it.

And my absolute biggest peeve is that this pail does not have a stepper you can use to flip the lid open without having to use your hands. You don't realize how much you need hands free lid control until you're holding the baby and trying to juggle a dirty diaper and opening the lid with the other hand. Or, if you're like me and have had a pretty extensive surgery and your back spasms every time you have to stoop a little to open the lid by hand.

I would most definitely not buy the Munchkin Arm & Hammer Diaper Pail again.