Reddit reviews Steamfast SF-407 Fabric Steamer

Oh man. Brace yourselves, I am a total Amazon junkie. (Note: These may not all be BIFL, but I'm responding to the OP in specific.)

• $9 butter keeper. (I bought a slightly different one that's no longer available, but it's the same basic design.) Keeping butter that isn't for cooking or baking in the fridge is for chumps. Mine is always perfectly spreadable room temperature while staying fresh for weeks... sometimes months.
  
  
• $9 TV antenna. I didn't own a TV until a few years ago, and it didn't have a built-in antenna. I don't watch much broadcast TV, so I grabbed the cheapest one I could find. Case in point for why digital is better than analog, this one picks up every digital channel perfectly.
  
  
• $13 shoe rack (now $18). Over the past year of living in this flat, I'd developed a bad tendency of kicking my shoes off at the bottom of the stairs just inside the front door. This looked like a cheap piece of shit, but I figured for the price I couldn't go wrong. Now almost every single pair of shoes I own is in one spot where it's easy to grab—and, more importantly, everything's out of the way of people coming in and out of the house.
  
  
• $14 jug of earplugs (50 pair). Essential for sleeping with the window open in loud neighborhoods, sharing rooms with snoring friends on a trip, or sharing beds with snoring dudes or gals you're sleeping with. These were also my go-to earplugs for shows until I got a pair that's better for listening to music.
  
  
• $22 electric kettle. The coffeemaker in our office puts out water that isn't nearly hot enough for a proper cuppa, and I got sick of microwaving it to boiling a mug's worth at a time. No bells and whistles, but it's performed perfectly since day one, with no breaking-in period like you get with kettles that have plastic parts in contact with the water.
  
  
• $32 32'/10m HDMI cable. Ran it between the computer in my bedroom and the TV in my living room, allowing me to watch all kinds of streaming TV and downloaded videos with friends in a spot more comfortable than standing in front of my desk.
  
  
• Slightly over the $50 limit, but $53 space heater. My best friend and roommate is one of those dudes who's built like a furnace, and our place uses radiators for heat. We had a few days of him sweating his ass off even with the thermostat set to 68, before I realized that we could just turn it way the hell down, and I could heat my own bedroom separately. This sucker dumps out a ton of heat, with a slew of features to sweeten the deal (my favorite being the remote control).
  
  
• Another that's slightly over, but $55 garment steamer. Collapses small enough to fit pretty much anywhere I've ever needed to store it, puts out steam within maybe 30 seconds of turning it on, and with a full tank has enough water to steam as many items as I've ever needed to do in a row. I haven't touched my iron once since I bought this thing, and my only regret is not buying one as soon as I started college over a decade ago.
  
  And, saving the best for last:
  
  
• $43 heated footrest. Hands-down, this is one of the best things I've ever bought in my life. I was looking for an unobtrusive, unobnoxious way to help myself stay warm in the office, which tends to be chillier than my taste year-round. When I opened it up, I was skeptical, since it looked like a cheap injection-molded piece of shit. Now, I'm pretty sure I'd rescue it from a fire before my mother. I don't want to imagine ever trying to get through another winter without it.
  
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  EDIT: As requested by /u/Mogrix, I posted List Part II: Electric Boogaloo, with more items from my Amazon history.

I'm really sorry for the nonconstructive comment but GIRL please GET YOURSELF A GARMENT STEAMER!

I just bought this nifty little garment steamer and I'm so thrilled with it. I always knew conceptually I would look better with crisper/unwrinkled clothes, but now that I actually see the difference in person, just wow.

I've also made a couple of big Old Navy hauls lately. I know it's ~fast fashion~ but I need cheap workout clothes and they've been having a lot of sales. I also picked up this cardigan (link) and this blouse (link) in a few different colors.

The other commenter's suggestions of various chemicals will work, but that is quite tedious. That haze is remnants of the adhesive, obviously, and it is easily softened with some heat and moisture. Anytime I take tint off I use a clothes steamer to apply that heat and moisture. Works amazingly! The type with a base you fill with water and a hose to a hand unit are most maneuverable and therefore work best. Any spots that still don't come up just rub down thoroughly with acetone on a rag.

Admittedly, this works best if the tint film is still up and usually takes all the glue with it, but will work for just the glue as well.

PROTIP

You DONT iron, get a steamer. It's 5000x faster, easier, and much less damaging in your clothes.

http://www.amazon.com/Steamfast-SF-407-Fabric-Steamer/dp/B000BQRD0I/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1408533315&sr=1-1

Oh, one other thing that absolutely everyone should do: buy yourself a clothing steamer. Something similar to http://www.amazon.com/SteamFast-SF-407-1500-Watt-Fabric-Steamer/dp/B000BQRD0I/

Ironing is slow and annoying, but wearing rumpled clothes will kill just about any look imaginable. The secret way out of this dilemma is to pick up a steamer, which is incredibly fast and easy to use, and will make everything look neat and fresh.

I'd advise against doing this in your own house. Doing this often/long enough will leave a lot of warm moisture & condensate in your bathroom which will cause mold problems.


Steamers are a good alternative.

Like, a fabric steamer?

I bought this one a couple of months back, and I like it well enough.

I bought it for my fiance for Xmas, but he LOVES his new clothes steamer. It's so much faster and easier to use than the iron and ironing board, not to mention no setup or worry about the cats burning themselves while we're not looking.

EDIT: This is the one I got him: http://www.amazon.com/Steamfast-SF-407-Fabric-Steamer/dp/B000BQRD0I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1422647228&sr=8-2&keywords=clothes+steamer&pebp=1422647231010&peasin=B000BQRD0I

There are a bunch of them with really good reviews (better than this one, even), but I think I got this one bc it was the most affordable one around Xmas time? So look around if you're interested :)

I use a floor based rolling Garment steamer with a wand.
Similar to this one

This one is fantastic for the price: http://www.amazon.com/SteamFast-SF-407-1500-Watt-Fabric-Steamer/dp/B000BQRD0I/ref=sr_1_1?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1312943813&sr=1-1

Most 1500 watt steamers range in the 100+ range.

I use both a steamer and iron. The steamer gets out the wrinkles but it doesn't get the crease in the collar of polos that I like (cuz I ain't poppin' that shit)

I'm a man but have switched recently to Charles Tyrwhitt(http://www.ctshirts.com/womenswear?q=usddefault|||||||||||||||) , while more expensive than Macys these shirts are very well made and hold up great. Also give up on non-iron, I've found that they just don't hold up well. I use a steamer http://amzn.com/B000BQRD0I or wrinkle spray http://amzn.com/B008BCQB6G since I hate to iron.


http://www.ctshirts.com/womenswear?q=usddefault|||||||||||||||

It's exactly what it sounds like. Something like this

https://www.amazon.com/Steamfast-SF-407-Fabric-Steamer/dp/B000BQRD0I/ref=zg_bs_510248_10?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=ZZE2GK97VM0SZRHX1BZW

One of these things. On a side note, if anyone has one of these let me know how it is.

I just got this steamer

Clothes steamer! Come on, you'd no doubt look better with non wrinkly clothes.

Well, kind of. More like:

• Los Angeles vagina steamer
  
• Cincinnati vagina steamer
  
  EDIT: Forgot "Cleveland" steamer meant something else, doh!

I started wearing a lot of button downs recently and invested in a clothing steamer http://www.amazon.com/SteamFast-SF-407-1500-Watt-Fabric-Steamer/dp/B000BQRD0I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1373480026&sr=8-2&keywords=clothing+steamer

It's not a referral link or anything so don't worry about that...it's been a life saver for my shirts and I tend to get a few wears out of my shirts before I wash them. Great on pants/jeans to, to give them a nice "refresh". I suck at ironing plus I'm scared ill burn the house down by accident so this has been a nice quick go to way to get wrinkles out of shirts. Just make sure you use distilled water! It's not answering your question but I figured I'd shoot ya an alternative!

or just buy a steamer. I use this puppy

http://www.amazon.com/Steamfast-SF-407-Fabric-Steamer/dp/B000BQRD0I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1381518826&sr=8-2&keywords=steamer

I think it was this one.

You're obviously doing it wrong - you should be using a steamer.

Dedicated devices for clothes such as this that provide the steam more directly than your shower. I use mine in conjunction with the iron sometimes, but will even just hold the iron up vertically near the garment and have it produce steam.

It's definitely not as perfect as real ironing, but I've enjoyed doing it for a while, and it really doesn't take long at all. (BTW, the one I linked was just the first on Amazon, I have no idea if it is a good one or not. I bought my black and decker one a few years back)

No. This is a steamer.

Yep. I had one (I can't remember the brand, but it looks exactly like this Steamfast on Amazon) and it sucked. It's too top heavy, so any little jostle will almost tip it over, the water container leaked and was designed terribly, and it didn't work nearly as well as I thought it would. I've been told that if you want a legit one, buy an industrial one that they use in clothing retail stores. I have yet to do this. Just go into a nicer store and ask them if/what steamer they use.