On 5/1/2012 8:40 PM, sf wrote:

> On Tue, 1 May 2012 17:34:21 -0700 (PDT), >
> wrote:
>
>>>> I have had mine (motion sensor trashcan) for about 3 years so far and
>>>> never a problem.
>>
>> They're only about $60 + batteries.
>
> I dunno. It sounds like fun but when push comes to shove, I don't
> want to stand over a trash can with something drippy in my hands
> waving them around just so the lid will open.
>

Honestly it takes very little movement to open it. Even my cat figured
out how to open it once when I put shrimp peels in it. I was still
cooking them and hadn't taken out the trash yet. He stood on a paper
shredder I keep next to it. It's since been moved.