Tommee Tippee sent us a Sangenic nappy bin for the launch of their limited edition blue and pink nappy disposal systems.
My Expectations
Wriggly is my fourth baby and before I received the Sangenic, I had never considered using a nappy disposal system other than throwing the nappies away in our wheelie bin.
To be 100% honest, I thought I would not like it.
I imagined I was going to receive a huge contraption with a complicated mechanism.
I expected it to get smelly. If you are lucky enough to have been anywhere near my girls post number two, you know what I mean!
I thought it would be an eye sore.
I could see myself trying it for this review and then passing it on to whoever would want it.
The Reality
It is much (much) smaller than I anticipated! I imagined it would be as big as my kitchen bin and incredibly cumbersome, but it is not! Tick! It is in fact not much bigger than my bathroom bin.
I got really excited when I received it and it looked better than I thought (the little things in life, hey!) so I decided to use it straight away, even though I had changed Wriggly’s nappy less than 30 minutes before (easily pleased, moi?).
It took me 1 minute 49 (I know, I timed myself!) to open the box, get the Sangenic out and read the instructions to realise it was all ready to use. It is such a simple yet clever gadget!
It fits where my normal bin used to. The Sangenic can be used for nappies and bathroom stuff for now. The tub is supposed to hold twenty-eight nappies, but I had doubts about the claims it would stay odour free.
When asked what colour I wanted, I went for the baby blue one to match my bathroom colour scheme (blue and yellow).
Before I put my first nappy in, I compared its size to my baby in the name of ahem, Science (ok, maybe not) and you can see it is much smaller than my chubby four months old baby.
I was so dubious about the lack of odour that I decided to write down how many nappies we could fit in one load and how long it would work.
I emptied the bin for the first time after two days, and I kid you not: it did not smell. Just in case you did not get it: I could NOT smell the ten pees and eight poos that were in there.
How it Works
You basically put your nappy (and in our case any other bathroom rubbish) in the bin, then turn the handle. It twists and wraps the nappy like a sausage to isolate it from the rest. When the bin is full, you simply cut the film using the integrated cutter, tie a knot and you can empty the bin and keep using the same cassette.
I asked Crevette whether he wanted to try the bin. I have never seen him put Minecraft on hold that quickly. At this point, let me add that my son is not normally a bin enthusiast. He only got excited about it after I explained there was a turning mechanism. After that, he tried finding stuff to put in the bin so he could operate it again.
Conclusion: Worth it or Not?
I am well and truly impressed!
Bye bye old bin, hello Sangenic! It has now been re-located to the cupboard that houses the old vacuum cleaner, a potty and the bucket for washable nappies.
I cannot believe I have been putting one nappy after another in the bin outside rather than getting this handy little gadget. Sometimes, you just have to make your life easier!
The refills are not cheap. I just checked on Amazon and you can get three for £10 (it gets cheaper if you buy them in bulk), but I genuinely think it is a great product. That will save us trips to the bin.
I ordered three refills from Amazon the day after I first tried it and Hubby approved.
Disclosure:
I was sent the Sangenic Nappy Disposal System with two cassettes for the purpose of this review and no payment was received. All opinions and photographs are my own.
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Franchement, tu vas adorer! Aucune odeur, c’est trop bien! Tu as de la place dans ton garage, donc tu peux prendre 50 recharges, c’est beaucoup moins cher en gros. xx
My Egg Yolk Separator is fab – just bought it a few weeks ago when I went through a merigne making phase!
My kids would love that! At the moment they use the plastic bottle method. Have you tried that before? I have written about it in my post about making apple cake with the little ones.
My life is made easier with the dishwasher – I honestly don’t know how I managed without it
I love mine, too! I bought it when I returned to work at the end of my second maternity leave and I could not live without one now!
Oh and I bought a great new electric blanket – I can set it to the heat I require and for how long – so I set it on number 6 to heat up the bed before I get in then it goes down to number 2 for 6 hours so it keep me warm all night!
That sounds nice and toasty! I love being warm, but I am not sure about electric blankets. I am somehow scared of them…
That sounds great. Shame there will be no more babies in this house!!!
🙂
My most useful gadget has to be my washing machine, there’s a lot of washing in this house! xx
I have just put what I thought was the last load away and the basket is almost full already!
That sounds fab. I had a useless one when I had the boys and gave up using it on day two but this looks lots better. X
It is brilliant, seriously! No smells, no more trips to the wheelie bin 12 times a day!
I love it! It is much better than going to the wheelie bin 12 times a day. x
Dishwasher, i am so used to it now, i don’t know how i coped without it lolx
microwave
My useful gadget ( couldn’t really work out if I had any) is my washing machine. We use a mixture of cloth and disposal nappies, so the machine does at least 2 loads of washing a day, one of nappies and one of our clothes.
Right now I think my coffee machine with timer. Nice to know when baby gets up at 6am there is a coffee waiting for me 🙂
Sounds like the perfect gadget to have with a baby.
Electric tin opener!
my trusty potato peeler! saves my fingers everytime!!
I love a sharp potato peeler. I even take mine on holidays!
Handheld vacum xx
Could not live without mine!
Potato peeler
washing machine is a must have in any house just imagine having to wash everything in the bath or sink then drying it
When I had my third, my washing machine broke down and it took 3 weeks to get it fixed. I was washing everything in the bath. Luckily we still had the dryer!
My iPhone. It’s the best gadget ever, check news, weather and social media and get to meet some amazing people too. Thank you for the chance
I love mine, too!
the microwave xx
My coffee machine. I can make lovely lattes and cappuchinos at the touch of a button.
Has to be the microwave as it saves so much time for quick re-heats
My 8 in 1 multicooker. Great little thing it is. Xx
dishwasher, food processor for chopping and my kitchen aid mixer for baking 🙂 i love gadgets
I use a sat nav, my mobile phone and an electric rice cooker to make my life easier.
i use a one cup quick cup kettle, i can just push a button and one cup of boiled water comes out, perfect for when hands are busy! i tend to put t bag in cup, put under device, switch on button to make, wander to next room for quick wee and by time im done, i can come back to a perfectly brewed cup of tea ready to be de bagged and drunk!
My iPhone, it does everything!
Coffee pod machine
Do e-cloths count as ‘gadgets’? For me, they are the best thing ever invented for cleaning and I am building up my collection of all the different types. I am also searching for a help-group……
I have some but I have not tried them yet!
MY pineapple corer
My blender – great for soups in the winter.
bread maker
Slow cooker and George foreman grill
what a good invention
Coffee machine… need caffeine all the time
I have a tefal acti-fry which makes cooking so much easier.
this probably sounds silly but the pizza cutter one of my favorite things
non stick pans 😀
My electric can opener, it’s fab 🙂
My dishwasher – I could actually get down on my knees and kiss it! Hubby usually washes what doesn’t go in it, and sometimes I have even been known to kiss him too! I’d have to have a good think about which of the two is the most useful! 😀
Ha! Brilliant comment!
Tee hee! Thanks! And it’s so true! lol! 😀
Hi hi!
dishwasher x
My electric whisk. I love baking but this makes it much easier!
Smoothie Maker
I want a Vitamix!
As many as I can. I have a pizza cutter, which I love.
Food mixer for all my baking
Blender for baby meals
It would have to be my Microwave as we all work strange hours.
Defo the blender 🙂
Dishwasher
Definitely my dishwasher more time to put into cooking tasty food
My iphone, it helps me out at least once a day!
Dishwasher and microwave
Our Tommee Tippee perfect prep is my total godsend
Cot changer, saves bending over to change the baby
My electric can opener is my simple life thing. I have no dishwasher no laundry dryer. So this is my luxury lol x
a slow cooker! Once the young ones are in bed asleep (well for a few hours at least) I find I can put all my veg in the slow cooker in the water ready to turn on in the morning… all I need to do is add the meat for a hearty stew. 🙂 You can do some very quick and easy meals in the Slow cooker so if your baby has a nap in the morning you can pop something in or whilst the kids are at school and less stress at the end of the day
I love mine, too!
My phone definitely makes my life easier and helps keep me organised!
My poatao peeler I hate peeling spuds so this is fab.
My Apple slicer
I couldn’t live without gadgets! From the Washing Machine, to the microwave and baby monitor – they have all made my life easy!
I think lots of us use many gadgets every day in order to make life easier. The kettle and microwave are frequently used gadgets in my home. As they are used for preparing much needed refreshments :- They are truly appreciated. Just as important is waste disposal, so this prize is a Wonderful offer, of a gadget to make life easier and more comfortable (sense of security, safety and welcoming within own home :- Clean, tidy, fresh scented / smelling abode).
I could not live without my kettle
An electric hand mixer is my favourite gadget at the moment for baking.
My washing machine is very rarely switched off but I would love to find space for a dishwasher!
Microwave, slowcooker, ipad for google
Life is made easier by my Dishwasher
I think the laptop has to be number one because of all the reviews and youtube videos on how to use and how to fix things meaning I am not as helpless as I might have been, seconded by the kettle for quick brews and the washing machine for backsaving 🙂
Tutorials are amazing, aren’t they? My mum and I are about to look into making raspberry cuttings before we sort out the garden, so I can give t hem out to friends.
The slow cooker…and my desktop PC hehe
Microwave,hand whisk & a dicer to dice onions
I think of gadgets as being small little helpers around the home rather than white goods and electrical stuff that we all use as an accepted way of life. That being said I think a lot of gadgets seem like a good idea at the time but end up more effort than they are worth like the pasty maker at the bottom of my kitchen drawer and there are some little catalogues that get posted through the door you could spend a small fortune on for this type of thing, dish brushes that apply the washing up liquid as you use them etc. The one gadget that I would not be without in my kitchen is my electric knife, I would be hopeless at cutting a straight and even slice of bread without it and make a hash of carving the sunday roast too. I think your little nappy disposal system seems great, I have seen these before and have largely, forgive the pun, pooh poohed the idea mainly because of the smell of the pooh hanging around. Until reading your review I didn’t really think that they would be effective at containing the smell, having suffered some really toxic nappy changing events when you do actually triple bag with nappy sacks and still take it out to the outside dustbin and then wheel it down the bottom of the garden for good measure. I shall have to think of these disposal systems as miracle gadgets fro now on!
I agree with you: a lot of gadgets are superfluous but this nappy bin really works (I did not believe in them until I got mine!).
My phone is so handy to get all the snaps of my babies without a moments hesitation and to always be able to stay in touch with my family
magic
Got to be the bottle opener – I would be lost without it haha
Tumble dryer, lifesaver when i have to be at certain places at certain times and clothes are not yet dry.
Our Roomba vacuum cleaner is like a pet that helps us keep the house clean while we look after our baby. It helps us out so much!
my slow cooker, i love that i can just chuck everything in and come back later to have a comforting hot meal with minimal effort 🙂
Mine has to be either the microwave or the dishwasher
it would have to be a washing machine
definitely the microwave
The slow cooker!
washer
Dishwasher, it is a godsend
everything. especially my phone
my phone the kids like to hide the tv remotes and thanks to my phone if they dont turn up we can still turn the kids programs off when they go to bed
Dishwasher and tumble dryer!
My slow cooker – i dont know how i went so long without it!!!
We’re not lazy in the slightest but looking after 2 children can be tiring sometimes… Kinect on the Xbox for shouting ‘XBOX PAUSE’ when you can’t reach the remote is a god send :p
The jumperoo
What is that?
It’s a bouncy machine for babies to jump in – great invention 🙂
That sounds intriguing. Must look into it!
my electric tin opener it is a god send
my computer for online food shopping, i can order the food before i go to work and it arrives when i get home, so easy. I’d love the nappy disposal system for my grandaughter, my daughter would love it!!
I couldn’t live without my electric can opener
My dishwater, could not cope without it
When you have kids I think it is definetely a washing machine x
My life is made easier with the dishwasher
Definitely the dishwasher saves me so much time instead of standing there washing and drying all the dishes and pots and pans
My microwave.how on earth did we ever live without them?
My dishwasher is a life saver and saves me so much time with work 2 kids and my little baby boy xx
My blender – it saves me so much time!
I could not live without my tumble dryer
I’d say my dishwasher saves me time and effort
A man if I could find a decent one
Haha
Ha ha, you took me by surprise with your comment; I did not expect that!
My trusted coffee machine, I honestly don’t know how i’d cope without it. I am forever drinking cold drinks, but the coffee maker can keep it warm for hours. Having little ones running around the place makes it so difficult!
Our slow cooker – fantastic coming home to a nice dinner already done after a long day at work.
it’s got to be my washing machine, especially in winter when there are lots of muddy football kits to wash.
Has to be the robotic hoover – means whilst I work the cleaning still gets done
my can opener so i dont get a sore hand
a bottle and accessories special dryer next to the sink
WASHING MACHINE
does my partner count?! washing up supremo…
Ha ha, why not?
Electric tin opener
A coffee machine!
My electric mixer, love It!
My thermos flask for keeping the water for my babys bottles warm
the dishwasher. it saves me so much time
I love my electric steriliser- cheap and cheerful but it makes sterilising quicker!
My Slow Cooker
Remotes for everything!! Lol
my laptop, and kettle
My slow cooker it’s my saviour
my soup maker is fab!
Dishwasher, low fat frier, sandwich toaster and…. and… I love gadgets especially the ones that make being a mummy a little easier
My soup maker. Its amazing for the winter
My small blender to make breadcrumbs 🙂
My blender/ mixer its a godsend with twins
electric can opener
blender – used so often that I am not even sure if I could live without it
I use a lot of apps that connect to my house. So I can control my Sky account and not miss any Corrie whilst on the gho.
kettle, wouldn’t want to boil water any other way