We live in a single-story house with the garbage cans just outside the family room sliding door. Since it seems really convenient, we think we won't really want to use a diaper pail/diaper genie. But I have a friend and a cousin who both said the same things and then they ended up getting a Diaper Genie or just throwing the diapers away in the trash can. I know from first-hand being there that the Diaper Genie did NOT contain the smells! I'm looking at the Ubbi Steel Diaper Pail (based on the reviews & aesthetics) and it is on our registry. But not sure if it's worth it to get it if no one gifts it and we'd have to pay for it ourselves?

So anyone out there like us and said "we'll just take out the dirty diaper to the trash can (outside) every time?" and NOT follow through? Did you end up caving and getting a diaper pail of some sort? Is the diaper pail really worth it?