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What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

NAES1 — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 19:37:50 GMT

I had read Chi-town girl, from FASHION....MINE is posted there. Had hoped it would have been listed on Community,,,,,

Very interested if these have been __improved from 13__ months ago?? Does anyone know. After 6+, I am through buying, what I know to be very inferior. (In Fashion)!!!

Mine have all been JUNK, after 2 months, except the MINI, which operated fr exactly 8 months.

My personable experience purchase: from past 6 purchase in Fashion.

Very curious to learn how long your little steamer/Joy M' product.....NAES

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

TexasMom1 — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 20:07:01 GMT

I have had nothing but a great experience with the JM steamers. My current one is several years old and still going strong. You have to be careful not to over fill and keep it upright while steaming. Every now and then I soak and clean it out with a Lime A Way cleaner product.

Sorry you have had some lemons.

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

NickNack — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 20:10:59 GMT

I had one of the smaller JM steamers. I loved it at first, but it quit working in less than a year. I would never buy another one from her.

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

ajsidney12 — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 20:18:25 GMT

I received a mini when I ordered her nylon storage cases. Considering it was a free gift I had no expectations. I have to say I've had this for 2 years, I do not use it everyday, but when I do it is mostly in the summertime. It works nicely on linens and some cottons but when you get into some of the more mixed fibers- non natural fibers it doesn't really do the work. But I don't mind ironing which is why I don't use this all year round. For something I didn't pay for I have certainly gotten more than I expected out of it.

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

nunya — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 20:22:23 GMT

I bought 2 minis and a large one. I gave the minis to my daughter and her roommate at college, they loved them.

I've use both the mini and the larger and never had a problem with either.

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

NAES1 — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 21:08:06 GMT

@TexasMom1 wrote:
I have had nothing but a great experience with the JM steamers. My current one is several years old and still going strong. You have to be careful not to over fill and keep it upright while steaming. Every now and then I soak and clean it out with a Lime A Way cleaner product.
Sorry you have had some lemons.

@TexasMom1

@Thank you so much, @TexasMom1.....

"...as you may have read, most Little Steamers are still operating at 2 or 2+ years. I am a medical instructor working with student nurses and medical doctors, especially associated with patients having severe infectious diseases, so I have NOT ever been one to use day to day...only for touch ups, as I explained in Fashion Forum. I immensely appreciate the approach in using a LimeAWay solution.

Definitely intelligent to work with quality machines, electronic or otherwise.

I have used spring water, distilled and tap water. Neither one makes any difference.

However, in the beginning, at the onset of one month, each (EACH) operated beautifully. Each stopped at 2 months__purchased at different times through the years. I do not iron- period, rather have dry cleaning.

My summary: as some other poster mentioned....just Lemons"!

Is this the same Lime product for bath and sink basins?

"Thank you, I will give that a try, if not, boxed up and ck they go"....I do not even to be reimbersed...just feed back from someone who has the Smarts to define - 'why only the 2 months for each life'???

NAES

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

AngelLove2 — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 22:30:17 GMT

I have had several steamers over the years. I use one every morning. However, they can be temperamental. Mine will stop. I turn it off and back on and it starts bubbling again. Used a mini and it worked as well as the large one. Bed Bath and Beyond sells the mini.

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

nrm — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 06:49:19 GMT

I've had beat luck with mine. Several years ago she offered a 2 pack. One was regular size and the other was a mini.

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

Kachina624 — Sun, 22 Nov 2015 06:51:44 GMT

Mine sprung a leak and spit boiling hot water out on me.

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

sunshine45 — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 03:42:46 GMT

i have probably bought well over a dozen of these steamers.....sets and singles. they are one of joys best items. all of my kids each have one and my 19 year old son uses it every single day. my mom has one. i have bought one for myself. i keep one in each guest room. i have two in our beach home. i have also given several for gifts to college students going away.

my cousin recently visited me from montreal and she used the one in the guest room. she made me order 6 of them for her so she could take them back and give them as christmas gifts.

i have only had one go bad and that was my original one.......it lasted maybe 7 years or so? whenever she first introduced them on hsn.

i am also addicted to her hangers and her storage containers that she creates for jewelry and makeup.

it will be interesting to see the movie JOY and to see some of her "rise to fame."

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

NAES1 — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 05:28:39 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Mine sprung a leak and spit boiling hot water out on me.

@Kachina624

Firstly, I believe that each of us are HAPPY for the buyers of the Little Steamers-larger size and mini.

BUT! I read the reviews over 7+ years ago.

I had seen 'product' for my 1st time, then read reason for the reviews.

There had to have been over 150 bad review of either not working after several weeks or as >@Kachina624 told of her experience, being spit on by boiling water...that was the one review at 90% being said, also. Much earlier than when I even knew about this board or much of shop tv.

I know HSN had only (as far I knew ) the larger one. I thought that $12.00 was very inexpensive-as Quality- so I wasn't that interested in a steamer.

The only summation I can come to is ` JUST LUCK.

I will repeat one more time, each operated fine for 2 months and stopped. So buying 3 more at the same time, I thought one would last for over 1 year or longer. Neither did.

The last one came 8 months ago came with a duo for $29.00 /Lg-mini...the mini lasted the longer period of time. Lg one is still in the box.

Two did spit HOT water down my wrist and in to my side face `and would have burned the skin if continuing for a few seconds longer.

I would not even give those away. *As I mentioned they go back to the main manufactures...NOT CUSTOMER SERVICE.

There is another brand with a 5 year warranty I had seen from a local store. I know the price was just under $90.00. {Do not have the name off hand.} Local department store.

The price of one mini is $10.00. Then they asked me, 'do I want to buy insurance for $6.00 for a time window of 2 years'. ?!?!

NOW, that should tell me something!

******Happy steaming for the purchasers that have the better made one.******

ps: The channel always states how many sold but not how many returned. I have nothing negative about the hangers

( bought 4 years ago), other than the covering becoming thin losing the material.

I believe the designer would like to know, if not already, so she hears mine with steamers in hand to try out for herself......

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

Kachina624 — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 07:09:03 GMT

@NAES1. Wonder if they've ever beven sued due to those things scalding someone? Surely seems as though they'd be quite a liability.

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

Lipstickdiva — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 16:50:49 GMT

I've tried these 3 times and they were complete junk.

The first one I bought years ago when Joy first came out with them. All it did was sputter and spit water all over. Back then, the product had slightly more than a 1 star rating with over 1,000 reviews. HSN pulled the reviews and put the item under a different number to start over again.

Then I bought it a second time and it started off okay but certainly wasn't the miracle worker Joy claimed. After a short amount of time, same sputtering and spitting of water.

Then, silly me, bought a third one thinking perhaps the third time was going to be the charm. It didn't sputter and spit as bad but it still happened periodically. But the worst part was it didn't remove 1 wrinkle from a simple knit top! That was the end of it for me.

The only Joy item that has ever been any good that I have tried is her hangers. Everything else I've purchased has been complete junk. I just posted in the fashion forum that yet another zipper pull on my Best Beauty Cases just snapped and broke off. That is the 4th zipper and the ones that aren't broken are all bent.

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

sharlee — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 22:14:28 GMT

Wow - I had no idea this was such a problematic item. I've had mine for 12 or 13 years and have never had any issues. In fact, I was thinking I'd order a new one just because I thought they'd improved the design. Guess I better leave well enough alone.

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

NAES1 — Mon, 23 Nov 2015 23:14:39 GMT

@Lipstickdiva

"you are correct, when [they] first were seen ( I was not on the boards here, then) but I DO absolutely remembered those horrible [steamers of JM] reviews".

I never knew what a review was until I bought one, and HSN asked me from an email, to write a review. That must have been (maybe) 5 years ago. Mine was in the box and not use as yet.

There had to be, as you mentioned, hundreds of reviews `` some nasty remarks. That was the day I Opened the box and tried it out.

It appeared to be okay for one man's over the head shirt, along with 3 long sleeve Tees. I wrote back after 2 weeks and gave 3 stars- __ somewhat heavy to hold looking up while steaming. I posted later on the others that spit hot water, also. I do think that some are made just better than others, depending on who assembles these together. I got a dud maker.

The following week it did okay one more time, after that- no bubbling, no steam but the water was STEAM hot, but no activity.

I always would empty mine to keep the element dry -never used tap water or distilled-.MINERALS! Using it for under 2 months on a basis of every 6 days, it just started spitting but not to the point that it water ran down my wrist.

***> @LipstickDiva., I don't view you as being silly, more as maybe it was as I've heard, 'A' LEMON.

I also bought 2 more about 2 years later after the reviews were REplaced from the (more than I would be willing to count) USING TAP WATER- 1 star purchase customers, from over page after page. After three, at that time -who wants them, not me!

This year, 8 months ago I bought the single Mini.{ 7 years later}. As I have told the story, it operated ' well ' until exactly 16 days ago and it has been boxed.

I am very aware what little shopping of hsn tv, I know; Joy M. is some creative product inventive person and possibly has a cult following for her items..I just do not know? I am sure she a fine person and many buy her products, as I did. I don't care to know anymore about her or her products, though.

I saw the topic in fashion, as a topic, so I gave my opinion.

As for proving a burn from a steamer costing so little made in C., I do not believe that would fly unless it exploded or the wiring went badly.

To me, it is not worth thinking about but hope Quality will return to this country soon, but not that positive.

I did say her hangers ( I am using 20+) age =around 4 years old are suitable for hanging a satin type gown on with thin string ties or a man's summer shirt, THAT'S it!

NAES

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

sunshine45 — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:07:58 GMT

@sharlee wrote:
Wow - I had no idea this was such a problematic item. I've had mine for 12 or 13 years and have never had any issues. In fact, I was thinking I'd order a new one just because I thought they'd improved the design. Guess I better leave well enough alone.

@sharlee

i would go ahead and try a new one.......as i said, i have not had any problems with them......and i have older ones and newer ones. the current set that they have on sale for 19.99 has 1162 (794 five star) total reviews and a 4.3 rating, so overall i would say that that is a big success. they bring these back all the time and they must be selling quite a lot of them. they can also be found at bed, bath, and beyond. if you get it from hsn you have until the end of january to do a return.

Re: What would be 'your experience' W/the JM STEAMERS?

sharlee — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 18:56:02 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
@sharlee wrote:
Wow - I had no idea this was such a problematic item. I've had mine for 12 or 13 years and have never had any issues. In fact, I was thinking I'd order a new one just because I thought they'd improved the design. Guess I better leave well enough alone.

@sharlee
i would go ahead and try a new one.......as i said, i have not had any problems with them......and i have older ones and newer ones. the current set that they have on sale for 19.99 has 1162 (794 five star) total reviews and a 4.3 rating, so overall i would say that that is a big success. they bring these back all the time and they must be selling quite a lot of them. they can also be found at bed, bath, and beyond. if you get it from hsn you have until the end of january to do a return.

A very good suggestion; thanks!