Portable clothes steamer vs old fashioned ironing

by Helen

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We are all used to ironing, it's the traditional way of getting wrinkles out of our clothes. Lately, however, a new trend emerged, with the appearance of portable clothes steamer that nowadays is available at a great price. This steamer is a great time saver, as it takes only a fraction of the time you need to iron the 'normal' way.

Ironing is something that we either love or hate. Many people are passionate about ironing, and if you love it, then you'll not even read about steamers any further. But if you hate ironing, portable steamers are something that might help you greatly and ease your pain (pain that I entirely feel, btw!).

Don't get me wrong, ironing has become much easier since the times of our grandparents. I still remember my grandma using her old trusted heavy cast-iron, which took real muscles to move it around. Nowadays, electricity and plastic has made ironing so much easier, saving us lots of time. Yet, many still hate ironing and I am afraid that it will take lots of cultural discipline to get over their negative feelings about ironing.

Believe it or not, steamers are here now to replace irons. But there are different types of steamers and you need to get the one that fits your needs more. I am particularly biased to the portable clothes steamer, because I can move it from room to room, I can even take it on my trips (remember the old times in hotels when you wanted your clothes to be ironed but you had to pay a fortune for the hotel ironing services?), and I can even fold it and put it away when I don't need it.

Portable steamers are made with a detachable base that allows carrying, and a hook that will enable hanging on doorknobs while using the noozle. Most provide 20 minute steam time, which is plenty to iron your shirt or dress for the next occasion. They usually have a fixed T-noozle, as well as a lin brush attachment and a crease tool, all there for you to make your life much easier when ironing. Once returned to the bease, the clothes steamer stuts off immediately.

An additional benefit of steamers vs traditional irons is that they can be used on any sort of materials, while ironing usually involves only clothes and garments. You can freshed drapes and curtains, lift pet hairs from your upholstery, you can even use it on silk and cashmere safely.

Finally speaking about costs - many people take their clothes to dry cleaning because they hate, or don't have time for ironing. Now these times are also over because the portable clothes steamer makes it so easy and fast to use, that all the money spent on dry cleaners will be effectly saved. This makes the steamer a darn good investment!

Oh and one thing I forgot. When you iron, you need an ironing board. Particularly if you live in a small appartment, you know how much place an ironing board takes. A portable steamer will free you from the space constraints and you will see suddenly your appartment with different eyes, your apparment will feel and look much bigger.

I reallly believe in the power of a good portable clothes steamer. Ever since I bought mine, I never took my bulky iron out of the closet. I got rid of my ironing board, sold it cheap through the newspaper, and I never looked back since.

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