(Part 2) Best germent steamers according to redditors
We found 152 Reddit comments discussing the best germent steamers. We ranked the 42 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
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TL;DR: Your mind matters more than your appearance, but if you're not going into software, don't get dreadlocks. Thrift a few dress shirts and a suit that fits. Try them on. Go back until you find something fits. TJ Maxx has dress shoes on the cheap. Buy a steamer!
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If you're in a city, go to a thrift store. Find five or six OBDs (Oxford button downs) like this. Go try them on. They should fit to your wrist, not strangle you, and not make you look like you're wearing your dad's clothes. Keep one or two that fit well and don't have missing buttons or obvious tears/ wear. Find slacks that feel comfortable, aren't too baggy, and are khaki, navy blue, or some other conservative color. Rock pink once you feel more comfortable.
Try to find a suit (jacket and slacks on the same hanger made of the same material... don't piece together two different things) that fits at the wrists, isn't too tight, and doesn't hug too tight. Get charcoal or navy. Don't get somethings that was clearly used in a 1980s documentary about pimps of the lower east side.
Buy a shirt that doesn't have a collar that buttons down. Here's an example. This shirt will go underneath your new suit. Buy a tie that matches.
This should cost you a grand total of $40 max at a thrift store. It may take a while. Go every week until you find something that works. Visit different thrift stores. If they're a "vintage" store, they're too pricey. Go to Goodwill.
Go to TJ MAXX or Marshall's or whatever and buy a pair of dress-ish shoes for $35 or $60 bucks. They should look like this. Buy black ones if you've got a black suit, or brown ones if your suit is gray or blue.
Now you should look like a slightly shabbier version of this weird illustration.
Internship wear on the first day is the OBD (oxford button down) plus the slacks, plus a belt, plus your fancy shoes.
Interview wear is what was in the weird illustration: suit, tie, dress shirt that doesn't button at the collar, and fancy shoes.
Secret tip that will help forever: buy a GARMENT STEAMER! Your button down shirts and suits can always get steamed, and it'll take those little creases out that nobody points out, but makes the difference between looking "sharp" and looking "shabby". A $2 shirt from Goodwill that's well-pressed or steamed looks better than a $150 shirt from some mall or men's store that's wrinkled.
A steamer is nice because you don't really have to know what your doing and there's no settings to fiddle with. An iron can ruin a suit, but steam can't really.
If you're not in software engineering, don't get dreadlocks.
You pin your piece to a flat surface, shaping it how you want, and go over it with steam, then let it dry/cool completely. You can use an iron on high steam setting but don't let the plate touch your crochet. I have this clothes steamer that works nicely https://smile.amazon.com/Conair-Extreme-Steam-Fabric-Steamer/dp/B07J71917T/ref=sr_1_3?keywords=conair+extreme+steam+fabric&qid=1564950940&s=gateway&sr=8-3
It is an attachment for a Shark steam cleaner. It has nothing to do with a stove.
https://www.sharkclean.com/parts/0/all/1063/portable-steam-pocket-wedge-attachment/
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B003KKHC6C
C'mon OP...
Yeah you definitely need to steam it while it’s on a hanger. It’s actually pretty dangerous to do it any other way.
The nicer ones (like the one I have, similar to this ) has a post that the steaming wand rests on that has a notch for a hanger too.
When the dryer gets hot the water in the towel starts to steam, and it basically steams the shirt. It's mostly effective for wrinkle-resistant type shirts that are a little wrinkled from not being hung up right away. If you have a shirt that isn't wrinkle-resistant then you probably have to iron it still but steaming it first will make it easier to iron. You could also just get a legit steamer to replace your iron.
The brand is called Homitt, and I actually have two (I thought I lost my first one and freaked out, then found it in the back of my closet a month later). They seem to update the model every so often (my two are slightly different), so I think this is the most recent version.
I have this one and love it, but if you plan to steam garments fairly frequently, then my advice is to get a larger one with a bigger water tank.
https://www.amazon.com/BLACK-DECKER-Advanced-Attachments-HGS200/dp/B01MRRJF2D/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1540417688&sr=8-3&keywords=black+and+decker+steamer
I was planning on bringing my portable steamer to my wedding, but I just found out my venue has one in their getting ready space. I'd check with the bride to see if there will be one for you to use before you buy your own! I have this one from Amazon and it works great.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1QE5ME/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_uUD4DbPXQC3JB
My venue had a steamer on hand, but I would have relied on my Conair steamer if not! (I carry it everywhere I travel - it's pretty handy since it's dual voltage)
Got this one on Amazon Day last time, can recommend.
This may sound silly but it came in handy like crazy on my last cruise! Bring a mini clothes steamer. You're not allowed to bring irons and there's nothing worse than dressing to the nines for formal night but having wrinkled clothes from your suitcase. You can get a pretty cheap one on Amazon (like [this one] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MEDCZO5/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1))
Also, remember a small backpack or zip-able tote for when you get to port. Something big enough to fit a towel or two, a bottle of water, and any other necessities for the day.
If you're a female and value blow drying your hair, bring your own blow dryer. The ones on the ships are not good at all.
Plastic bags, grocery sized down to sandwich sized. You never know when you need to randomly throw stuff in them to make things waterproof, or even just to separate wet/dirty clothes from clean ones.
Highlighter - sounds silly but this small device will make marking up your daily itinerary so much easier!
This is a weird one but this is one of my go-to's for cruises where I'm doing all you can drink. Make a list before you leave of drinks you've always wanted to try but never want to pay for. On the cruise, you have unlimited drinks in a day so if you try something you don't like, just don't drink it! Some examples I have are various martinis (from extra dry to extra dirty), absinthe, old fashioned, and Bloody Mary's.
You're going to have a blast!
There seems not to be a lot of choice in the US -- I suspect this is because of the power consumption (easier to make an effective steam generator with the 220-240V electricity in Europe vs. 110V in US). Something like this is what I am thinking of:
https://www.amazon.com/Rowenta-Precision-1800-Watt-Stainless-Soleplate/dp/B0057ZG516/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1485168118&sr=8-1&keywords=steam+generator+iron+rowenta
This is the one I have:
http://smile.amazon.com/Perfect-Commercial-Garment-Steamer-PS-250/dp/B003DLUFV2/
About 6 months after getting it, and using it a lot without distilled water, it stopped working. To the manufacturer's credit they replaced it completely free with very little hassle. It's held up well enough for a year now after only using distilled water, which they recommend to avoid buildup in the system.
One other issue is sometimes I have to hold the hose vertically for a few seconds to restart the steam flow mid session. Even with these issues the steamer is awesome to have.
I have the "2018" version of this one: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B078RZTRNQ/ref=psdc_510248_t2_B07FTG6195
It works great, but the water chamber is kinda small. I typically get through 3-4 garments before I need to refill.
Don't wash it after every wear unless you get a stain or something and when you do wash something wash on cold inside out and hang dry. You can always buy a steamer to use between the washes to keep it odorless and looking freshly washed as long as possible
It comes in pink!
https://www.amazon.com/Jiffy-J-2000M-Pink-Steamer-Metal/dp/B00IIV0ADK/ref=mp_s_a_1_8?keywords=jiffy+j-2000+steamer&qid=1569284048&s=gateway&sprefix=jiffy+j-2000&sr=8-8
I like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Uarter-Vintage-Leather-Notebook-Nautical/dp/B01ABQ2IHK/ref=lp_1069782_1_20/151-2787992-5752230?s=office-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1474389453&sr=1-20
Garment steamers tend to look more like this
This clothes steamer.
Pretty much the best invention on the planet.