I’ve wanted a garment steamer for years. I’m not a seamstress. I don’t own a clothing store. I don’t sell a clothing line. It was hard to justify this purchase. I’ve priced the smaller hand steamers, but they just don’t seem the same. Several weeks ago my husband called from Costco to ask if I wanted a “professional” steamer for 39.99! The answer: An obvious YES!
It sat in the box for a couple of weeks and I recently gave it a try. The water canister is easy to fill. It requires distilled water but we used regular to try it out. Then you simply hang your garment on the hook and move the wand over the garment. It is extremley hot, so be careful not to put your hand behind the garment to hold it steady. It takes a little practice at first. This was a GREAT purchase! Some of you may wonder why in the world one would want another appliance taking up space. I have a fairly large laundry room( bigger than my closet) so it sits in the corner nicely. I believe I will save on ironing time; steaming is supposedly better for your clothing in the long run. I have many jackets that are difficult to iron and steaming does a much better job. It works perfectly on silk and similar fabrics that would require the dry cleaners. The ad claims to remove wrinkles 5 times faster and I believe it. In case you couldn’t tell, I’m quite pleased with my new steamer.
The good news is that if you are a Costco member, you will see the ad below in the most recent edition of the Costco Connection with a $5 coupon! I’m sure you need the actual coupon; I simply scanned it so you would know what to look for.
Unfortunatley, for those of you who do not live near a Costco, it does not appear to be at Costco.com. I did a little searching for this brand and something similar appears to be available from other sources for around $50-60. If you’re the type of person who likes to read product reviews, that is all there too when you Google this steamer. I don’t believe it’s necessarily the best on the market, but for the price, it’s a winner! Let me know if you take up steaming!
Perfect! Oh my gosh…I’m learning so much from you. The coupon isn’t good until Sunday; but I’m getting one and can’t wait to get rid of the iron. It seems that I’m always burning my pants with my iron and have been thinking of getting a now one, but not now!
I LOVE my steamer. When I joined KikaPaprika over a year ago, I bought one from Walmart, it is easy to use and easy to fill, etc. Steaming your clothes IS much easier for us and better for the fabrics, too and I’m ALL about easier!
However, mine is now collecting dust because I’ve discovered that my kika clothing will “unwrinkle” by just hanging.
Thanks for the GREAT information, Karen!
Happy New 2010 to you!
I was bummed last weekend when I didn’t find the inexpensive steamer at the Costco by the airport. But today Ron found and bought one at the Vancouver store. So excited, I can’t wait to use it! The $5 savings is an instant rebate; no coupon required.
Hi Karen,
I bought one yesterday. Thanks for the tip! My husband and I are putting it in our spare bedroom so it doesn’t take up space in ours. He does more ironing that I do and will use the steamer more, so if he likes it, it’s a keeper! I can’t believe when we first got married I offered to iron his work shirts every day. How crazy is that! I am so glad he did not let me. He was a bachelor for a couple of years before we married, so he learned a lot of domestic chores, including cooking. Now we takes turns in the kitchen. Lucky me!
Sherry and Mollie,
Glad you found the steamer! Happy to share a tip you found useful.
We have had our steamer for about five years now, and my husband and I both rate it as “one of our best purchases ever”. It is SO worth the space it takes up, which isn’t much at all. The ironing board and iron have been relegated to the garage and are rarely seen these days.