I used a Conair blow dryer, after blow drying, my hair would feel dry and "crunchy", by the next day my hair would feel soft again. A few years back I ordered a TSV T3 professional which also included a travel blow dryer. From the first day of using the T3 I could tell the difference in my hair, I no longer had the crunchiness and it was very soft, I couldn't believe the difference. Seems like quite a bit of people like their Conair, maybe when my T3 goes out I'll try Conair again. Or I may order the T3 from Costco, thanks for the heads up I had no clue that Costco sold it (and you have to love their return policy). On the T3 travel dryer, it went out after only a couple of uses.