Amazon shoppers have been rushing to buy a must-have gadget for looking stylish on summer holidays – as well as cutting out the tedious chore of ironing at home.
The Tefal Pure Pop Handheld Clothes Steamer has been reduced from £49.99 to £39 with three colours to choose from, and boasts a number of handy features making it the ideal solution if you’re tired of wearing creased clothes on holiday. With its lightweight and slim design perfect for packing in a suitcase, the appliance can be used vertically or horizontally to refresh clothes on the hanger without the need for an ironing board.
The steamer is equipped with a reversible pad featuring a velvet side for steaming delicates safely, as well as a lint removal side great for removing pet hair. With a heat-up time of just 15 seconds, the small but powerful device is fitted with a 70ml water tank and pumps out 20g of steam a minute – enough to get your outfit looking its best in no time at all.
Also available for the same reduced price at Argos and for 99p more at John Lewis and on the Tefal website, the steamer has earned an overall rating of 4.3 out of five stars based on nearly 1,000 reviews from Amazon shoppers, with fans hailing it as “fantastic” and “excellent” as well as branding it “so easy to use” and a “great size for travel”.
One person praised in a five-star review: “I purchased this initially to use whilst on holiday but since that time, I prefer this to my iron. Is compact and lightweight and heats up within 10 to 15 seconds. Worked really well with my travel plug and with a full tank, it’s powerful enough to do several small items or one two-piece outfit.”
Another said: “I was a little dubious about whether something this small could really do a good job, but I was wrong. It’s brilliant. We have already taken it away, and it was so simple to use and very effective. I have now set it up for daily use in the laundry room and have stopped using my iron for the majority of our clothes. It saves so much time and effort.”
A third shopper raved: “I can confidently say that I don’t ever want to use my iron again. Heats up really quickly, it’s lightweight so easy to hold and works a dream. Gets a little getting used to on the technique to get it crease free but once you’ve managed it you will be converted for life.”
And someone else wrote: “Works great on most clothing – nice not to have to use an iron. Struggles with some thicker material (on shirts) but overall great for travel or having to do a quick job refreshing clothes.”
However, while 82% of shoppers awarded the steamer either four or the full five stars, a small handful of people said theirs “stopped working properly” after a few uses, while some others complained that it took them “ages” to get the creases out of their clothes using it and thought it was on the “pricey” side.
For a more budget-friendly option, Amazon has also reduced the price of the Raelunyi Clothes Steamer down to just £17.99, which is portable thanks to its foldable design and has an average rating of 4.5 out of five stars based on more than 850 reviews.