Best low cost clothing steamer recommendations please

[mebb555]

Does anyone have a recommendation for a good garment steamer that will quickly take out wrinkles in almost all clothing and maybe sanitizes as well?

Hand held or stand up?

Reliable, durable and dare I ask...under $100?

Thanks so much

[postingid2017 · Accepted solution]

I highly recommend getting a Jiffy Steamer - there is a handheld version, but I have a stand-up version.  Mine has never given me any trouble, never had to clean it because I only use distilled water in it.  The cheapie that I got from Aldi's only lasted for a year.  No biggie because I did not pay a lot for it.  Again, I highly, highly recommend a Jiffy Steamer.  And I purchased their Steam Board too which makes steaming a breeze!

[mebb555]

thanks so much! Which Jiffy model? Any chance it's under $100?

[postingid2017]

I have the Jiffy J200 and Costco had them but that was ten (10) years ago.  I would shop around on google and sometimes I see them at estate sales and craigslsit.  I would suspect that the handheld is just as good as the floor models.  If I can manage to have extra money, I would buy the handheld one too.  I think the key to their longevity is Distilled water, at least for me.

[jsales0]

Totally agree. Distilled water IMO is the key to longevity for virtually anything exposed to most chemicals in water (depending on your water-ours is very hard and leaves tons of minerals so we have a system on our water and still don’t drink it or use it in equipment). We also use distilled or purified water in everything from our iron to flushing nasal passages

[mebb555]

Thanks so much. The internet reviews agree with you! The Jiffy steamer is top rated. Thanks for the tips and for the distilled water recommendation.