Saturday, 21 March 2009
3m Sawtooth Picture Hanger
I don't like putting holes in my dry walls as much as I can. These picture hanging hooks with Command strips work great IF and only IF you follow all the instructions. In particular, the mounting surfaces (both wall and and hook) must be clean and dust-free before installation. Also, it is tempting to hang your pictures soon after installing the hooks, but you really should wait at least an hour for the adhesive to 'cure' before the hook can take its stated load.
It's been more than a month since I've used them and so far, none of them have failed me. Great product! Command 17042 Sawtooth Picture-Hanging Hooks with Adhesives Strips, 3 Hangers 6 Strips
I've used several 3M products. I usually don't have problems. The picture hanging strips with velcro are awesome. These, however, are just the plain 3M sticky strip. This means you have to know EXACTLY where the teeth are on the back of your frame, and be sure that the strips' hangers are EXACTLY level on the first try. There aren't any second chances. I went through 2 extra strips before getting my second hook in the right place. The velcro would've been better, but I don't think they do that on the sawtooth hangers.
I've used the 3M Command 17042 hooks with adhesive strips. The first use was on stone in a niche. While I could have used a natural stone drill bit (yes, there are bits for stone glass, glazed tile, cement, lucite <1/2 & >1/2 inch). I wanted a product that would not damage the stone. Measured, attached the adhesive and waited a few minutes. Hung the picture, leveled it and it has worked as advertised. It works well on plaster board, and wood panels. For fulfilling its purpose, ease of use, I rated it a 5.
ok so yes this product holds well to well i had used two of these hooks with the mounting strips and decided to take them off after a few months since iam redecorating and i followed the instructions how to remove them and what a disaster it does not release i pulled the tab down wards and the tab snapped so now in order to get it off it ripped my drywall iam sooooo dissapionted with this product its causing me extra work and money i dont know how to go about fixing the wall myself so i need to hire somone now .However i will reccomend the command strip velcro picture hanger strips just make sure when removing those strips you pull little by little down wards and evrey few pulls you lift the strip off the wall gently keep doing that method until the strip is off.Iam odering more of the velcro strips now for my redecorating.
After reading all the reviews here on Amazon, I was ambivalent about the purchase of this product. One could picture nightmarish visions of frames and glass shattered on a newly carpeted floor.
However, following the directions on the package, I have yet to experience any problems. Make sure your frame is under the weight limit, let the product cure for an hour, and make sure the wall is clean to start with. No crashes yet!
I've just recently ordered several of these Command products and coming to find they are all junk for the most part. We are putting small light picture frames on them but they are pulling away from the wall completely within a day or two. There are a few that have stuck, but for the price you pay for the product it isn't near as effective as it should be, and it's destroying my picture frames!
I have used a lot of the 3M Command strip products in various apartments and dorms over the years and generally been very happy, but these picture holders simply do not work. I trid using this to hang a couple of very light pictures in my bedroom and within 12 hours both had fallen off the wall. I followed all directions when hanging the pictures (using 2 strips, allowing 30 minutes for the strip to setup, etc) all with no luck. The packaging says that these can hold a picture up to 5 pounds, but the pictures I hung were much less than 5 pounds (probably 1lb to 1.5lbs) and still fell. I would strongly suggest that you use one of the other 3M command hooks for hanging your pictures.'
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Digital Camera - nikon, digital slr
Looking over several cameras and choosing one for someone who has outgrown point and shoots, I came back to the Nikon D3000. By no means will this model blow away the seasoned photographer, however it does cover the basics and more. We picked it up and tried it out over the weekend.
First time DSLR users will enjoy the Guide Mode. It literally walked us through different shoot scenarios via the fixed 3" LCD screen. An excellent tool, its step by step instructions allowed my niece to move from the operating booklet in no time. After a few more runs, I am sure that she will feel quite comfortable shooting in the manual mode. The quick shutter release was a nice surprise.
Upon completing two days of shooting with the Nikon D3000, I walked away impressed. In manual mode, indoor shots were a balanced and perfect mix of shadow and color. As usual with shooting in low light, noise will make an appearance. However this system can be tweaked to deliver some outstanding indoor photographs. The bottom line is proper settings.
A basic fix is the VR (Vibration Reduction) feature located on the lens. This should be activated, especially indoors. A tripod will certainly help. In auto mode, just set the camera to night portrait and sit back and enjoy the rest of your flight.
Outdoor shots were vibrant, sharp and rich in color without editing. The onboard flash system was more than capable in meeting fill flash requirements. Without a doubt the overall performance of the camera, features and image quality is excellent.
With 10.2 megapixels to work with, I easily blew up a personal favorite my niece had taken to 16" x 20". Even though I don't see myself trading in my Nikon D300 for this model anytime soon, this camera is by far an upgrade over any of the souped up point and shoots out there.
Its easy to see that the real jewel in this model is the auto focus system. With six auto mode settings (Landscape, Sports, Child, Closeups, Portrait, and Night Portrait) each and every photograph can be a keeper. Onboard editing tweakers won't be disappointed with this model. It covers the basics. The D3000 operates with both SD & SDHC cards.
The Nikon D3000 is paired with a Nikkor 18-55mm AF-S DX lens. It will operate with any Nikkor DX and AF-S lens. Older Nikkor or similar AF lens is a no go when shooting in auto but will function in manual mode. Since this model is not fitted with the built in optical image stabilizer, I recommend switching on the Vibration Reduction (VR) feature located on the lens. Still the best anti vibration tool is a tripod.
Nikon makes it really simple with a thumb dial for tweaking aperture and shutter speed. Metering, focus modes, and exposure compensation are easily controlled via the menu. The D3000 does not shoot in video mode. This model easily shoots over three frames per second in continuous mode. The 3D tracking sensor operates quite well in low lighting.
The Nikon D3000 camera kit comes packaged with a EN/EL3e Li-ion battery, charger, USB cable, video cable. strap, eye cap, eye cup, software CD-ROM, 18-55mm Nikkor lens, lens cap, instruction booklet and a one year Nikon warranty.
Coming out of the gate, I still find this model a little pricey for a basic DSLR. I am sure heading into the fall and holidays buyers will begin to see a noticeable price drop. Even so, the D3000 is a fine tuned replacement for the immensely popular entry level Nikon D40. Newcomers to the DSLR community will certainly enjoy this outstanding alternative. Nikon D3000 10.2MP Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G AF-S DX VR Nikkor Zoom Lens
My good old point-and-shoot camera (one of the Canon PowerShot series) had served me faithfully, but I was growing frustrated with its limitations. It seemed SO slow -- I was always missing great shots of my kids. The low-light performance was not particularly good. And I knew if I ever wanted to take more than basic family snapshots, I was going to need to bite the bullet and buy a DSLR. But they seemed so intimidating!
After doing a ton of research online and trying out my sister-in-law's slightly older Nikon D40, I settled on the new D3000. And I love it! It really is easier to use than I could've imagined, and the shots I've gotten so far are amazing. I have no photographic training, but I am really delighted with the pictures I've been getting so far. I never could have imagined there would be SUCH a huge difference. I've actually gotten -sharp- pictures of my toddler in motion, rather than just kid-shaped blurs! I took it to a local park last night for a couple hours and took some really nice photos there, too.
Some things you might want to know if you, like me, are new to DSLRs:
* Everything you need is in the box (flash, lens, camera body, camera strap, manual, etc.) -except- for a memory card. You'll need to get an SD or SHDC card to use with your camera. These are quite affordable. Of course, you may WANT more lenses, etc., later, but the kit lens is very nice, and offers a decent amount of flexibility. I would suggest, however, get a lens filter to help protect the lens,
* The D3000 comes with a "Guide" -- it helps you choose what effect you're looking for (freeze motion, blur background, etc.) and then helps you pick the right settings. But even just on "auto" mode, it takes some really fabulous pictures.
* Even as a relatively small DSLR, it's definitely bigger and heavier than most point-and-shoots. This wasn't a big issue to me, as I mostly plan to use it at home, but if you want something you can stick in your pocket, a DSLR may not be for you. (I plan to keep my old point-and-shoot as a backup for times when I want something I can just stow in my purse.)
* The D3000 does not have "Live View," where you can frame your shot in the LCD screen. I was a little concerned about this at first, but surprisingly, I've found that I really don't miss it at all. It also does not have video mode (which I find I don't miss, either, because I've always hated taking videos with a camera! They come out all shaky for me.)
* The included printed manual is pretty short and sweet. There is a manual on CD included that is much more complete. Neither, of course, really explains DSLRs in depth or photographic principles, so if you'd really like to learn more about using your camera to its fullest, I'd suggest Digital SLR Cameras and Photography For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) and Digital Photography Workbook For Dummies (For Dummies (Sports & Hobbies)). The former does a great job of explaining how your camera works, why DSLRs are different from point-and-shoots, how to care for your camera, and what accessories you may want. The latter has tons of hands-on exercises to help you learn your way around your camera and improve your photography.
In short, if you'd like to jump into the DSLR pond, the D3000 is definitely an excellent introduction. Come on in -- the water's great! - Digital Slr - D3000 - Nikon Dslr - Nikon'
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Hard Drive - laptop, sata
I installed this in my C2D 2.16Ghz MacBook Pro yesterday and couldn't be happier. The size has freed me from continual file cleaning and the speed increase is noticeable. There is a slight bit more noise from the drive, but is sounds like a white noise generator, a gentle hiss/hum, nothing to worry about and I am picky. There is no clacking or anything truly noticeable, definitely no heat issues.
As far as some of the comments people have posted regarding noise I would recommend anyone who has noise problems after the install check the rubber grommet mounts. If you don't get them back in place properly the mounts can't do their job and the noise will resonate thru the sounding box that is the MacBook Pro. As far as heat issues I would guess the user didn't check the cooling fans. I pulled my fans while I had it open and found each heatsink 1/3 covered in a cake of dust. I cleaned them and now the whole thing runs cooler.
NOTE: Do not get the WD3200BJKT for a MacBook or MacBook Pro. Apple includes a sudden motion sensor in the laptop and if you get the WD3200BJKT the sudden motion sensor in the drive will conflict with the unit in the laptop and neither will work. Western Digital 250 GB Scorpio Black SATA 7200 RPM 16 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Notebook Hard Drive WD2500BEKT
I purchased this one over the other one that was 320 gb and with a speed of 5400. this one is faster at 7200. it was so easy to replace my ps3 hard drive. i went from a 60 gb to a 320 gb. the only downside is that after i formatted it, it only showed 298 gigs available but i knew that would happen after reading the reviews for the other 320 gb drive that has the speed of 5400. bottom line works like a charm. i have played games offline and online for few weeks on it. i have seen several blue ray movies on it too. i cannot even hear it running. works great! I really havent notice that it runs faster than the stock PS3 seagate drive however it is much faster, so i am sure t must help a little. i also havent notice any diffferece as sound goes. the noise is just as quiet as the original if not more quiet. if you want to learn how to replace your hard drive on your ps3 go to youtube. there are so many videos on how to do it, it was a peace of cake.
This is a very good drive. It's fast and runs relatively cool. However it is extremely noisy. In my early 2009 macbook I can feel the vibration constantly. When placed on a desk I can feel the vibration on the other side of the desk. Not to mention constant whirring noise. It drove me insane. My old Dell XPS was loud but not as loud as this. Maybe i am just used to very quite operation of 160gb 5400 rpm drive that came with my macbook. Or perhaps the unibody construction of the macbook is amplifying the vibration as I don't see many reviews complaining of the noise. I've return the drive and got Hitachi Travelstar 320gb 7200rpm. It is a world of difference. just as fast, just as cool, and much much quieter. I highly recommend Hitachi over the WD.
Many people overlook upgrading their hard drive when looking for a performance boost. Because RAM is easier to install, and because there is a lot of common knowledge out there that RAM is the best thing to upgrade for speed increases, many notebook owners don't realize that if you have a 5400rpm drive, it is most likely your hard drive that is the biggest bottleneck in your computer.
This WD Black 7200rpm drive is the perfect solution for a relatively easy and hugely beneficial switch from a 5400rpm drive to a 7200rpm drive. Another benefit is that the 16mb buffer size will give you an edge over most 5400rpm drives that only have an 8mb buffer.
Installation varies depending on your computer model. Make sure that you can access the hard drive bay before you purchase a replacement drive! Also make sure that if you plan to transfer files from your old drive to the new one that you know what means you'll be using to make the transfer. I recommend using Arconis True Image (which you can get a free 30 day trial of from their web page. Just Google it) which allows you to clone the entire drive so that you have a seamless 1-1 copy of the original drive that you can immediately boot from. To do the data transfer, you can use a hard drive enclosure, or if you have a networked PC, you can install the drive into your PC, do the clone, and then transfer the drive to the laptop.
There are larger drives coming onto the market in this form factor (500gb, 750gb) but unless you really need all of that space for media files, this is still a very nicely priced drive that comes in at about .40 per gigabyte.
This is a very reliable, high quality drive that will serve you well. Highly recommended.
If you have one of these mid-2009 Macbook Pros (15" or 13"), then you may need to downgrade your firmware from EFI 1.7 to EFI 1.6 in order to use this hard drive internally. You should go to an Apple Store and request that they do this, as there is a utility floating around the web that you might be tempted to use, but I'd be wary of it. I had to hunt for a store that understood how to perform the downgrade -- the Valley Fair store in Santa Clara, CA, had a Genius that knew how to do it. Now this downgrade does limit the SATA interface speed to so-called "SATA-I" which means 1.5Gbps transfer speeds. But this speed is more than enough for a 7200RPM drive, it's only a SSD that would be limited by the slower SATA speed.
As a further explanation, the EFI 1.7 firmware update was meant to enable "SATA-II", meaning 3Gbps transfer speeds, that are necessary for SSDs. However, it introduced this incompatibility that prevents these Macbook Pros from functioning with 3rd party "SATA-II" drives such as this one. Search the Apple community support forums for a topic titled "Firmware update and SATA II hard drive" for more information on this problem.
Let me reemphasize a point -- this EFI firmware downgrade is only necessary when using the hard drive internally through the SATA interface. When the drive is in an external USB enclosure it works fine with EFI 1.7.
As for the drive itself, it seems great so far.
(Some people might think this review is slightly off-topic, but I wish someone else had figured this out and posted this here before... I spent almost a week discovering this, even returning 1 disk to Amazon, thinking it was faulty.) - Internal Hard Drive - Sata - Laptop - Western Digital'
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Acoustic Violins - acoustic violins, beginner violins
You see a bargain violin and you immediately ask "What is wrong with it?" In the music store the basic student violin kit may be $100 or more. Other violins cost thousands of dollars. Why the big difference?
I bought one of these cheap chinese kits because I wanted to pick up playing the violin that I gave up when I was about 10 years old. I wanted to see if I could remember anything and get any enjoyment out of it.
After slaving away over this thing for weeks, sounding like a sick cat, I borrowed my sisters German made violin ($400 cost). What a difference! Suddenly I could play.
So I set out to find out the differences between paying under $100 and over $300 for a violin.
1. The Wood
Chinese violins are made from heavier wood, cut thicker, than European and US made violins. The cutting can be rough, and overall the instrument is heavier than a well made equivalent.
2. The fittings.
The pegs in chinese violins are now being made well, so you can tune the instruments. But the tail piece is plastic and can be flimsy. Generally these instruments require more tuning than European/US made instruments.
The bridge supplied with these kits is often poorly cut, and can give a bad lie to the strings. This makes the violin difficult to play. The good news is that you can buy a cheap violin, and stick in a good quality bridge, and vastly improve playability.
3. Fine detail.
A truly great instrument will have a lot of care and attention to detail on inlay of purfling etc etc. Not a concern for the beginner.
4. The Bow
Boy is this an important piece of the kit. The bows supplied in these kits are often fibreglass rather than wood. The main problem with them is that they are rarely straight and do not have a proper "Bow" in the wood, so they don't tighten properly. This means they hop around too much on the strings.
Also, the horsehair is poor quality, and needs lots of good roisin to grip the strings.
The good news is that for under $50 you can probably get quite a nice replacement bow.
5. The roisin.
The block supplied with these kits is dreadful. Toss it out and buy a good German roisin and you won't ever look back.
6. The strings.
Dreadful flat steel wires are supplied with these kits. I pity anyone struggling with them trying to get a tune. Ditch them and buy a decent set.
So, you buy this kit, dump the roisin, bow, strings and bridge, and set it all up from scratch. (You may even replace the tailpiece. What you end up with is a fairly playable piece of kit, and still for less than $200. So it still represents excellent value in comparison with even the factory produced Czech, Romanian and Hungarian instruments.
Ideal for the beginner, until they reach a standard where they will demand a better quality instrument. Palatino Campus Violin Outfit 4/4 Size (Featherweight Case, Bow)
In violin circles we talk about violins and VSO's. A VSO is a violin shaped object. The reputation that Palatinos have among violinists I know, particularly teachers who have new students coming tothem with these VSOs,is as pure junk and well shaped firewood. There are other inexpensive brands that will give you more violin for the money like the Cremonas, but the Palitinos are pretty crummy.
I know what it is like to be poor and not to be able to afford a decent instrument. I know that from having struggled to learn the guitar on 15 buck stellas back in the 1960s. However, if you can possibly wait and save up two or three hundred dollars, you can get a decent enough student violin to be worth it. You will see the difference. For a new person, often the difference might be having an instrument that discourages a beginner from playing and having an instrument that will get the fun of playing the fiddle or violin to be a permanent part of your life.
Unless you know about violins, don't buy one on the Net buy yourself. Find a violin teacher, or someone from the many online groups for beginning violinists. I highly recommend Yahoo's Beginning Adult Violinist group which has thousands of members all over the US and beyond. They can give you advice, go with you to a store, or help you make an online purchase. They can even recommend a violin seller in your area who has a proven reputation or is a member of the group. This how I got a really great deal on a violin worth twice the money I paid for it, found a luthier who wouldn't mind my calling up with dumb questions, fixed my violin for nothing, and has become a friend.
I don't recommend most music stores that are generally stores where they know about guitars and keyboards and have a few violins lying around and know NOTHING or worse only enough to try to get you to buy whatever piece of junk they have. Violin only stores can be good, but they often cater to serious professionals who must have instruments that cost thousands.
Some of the misunderstandings people here talk about show what I mean. It isn't the question of Chinese violins. Almost all inexpensive violins available in this country are manufactured in China, although some are also made in Eastern European countries like Bulgaria.
Chinese luthiers are making some of the finest violins in the world today. Some Chinese luthiers have even set up violin making schools in the US because American luthiers want to learn from them. The question is a cheap Chinese violin under 100 bucks just isn't going to be very much since it just takes a certain amount of effort to build a violin. It is just like the idea that German cars are considered the best, but a 500 dollar German car is probably as much of a lemeon as a chinese violin under 100 bucks.
Even a 10,000 dollar violin that will be a life-joy for a serious player should not be expected to arrive in tune from shipment. In fact, it would be irresponsible for any shipper to send a violin already tuned in full tension. The instrument should be tuned only enough that the sound-post will stay in place. Most string musicians, even less sensitive instruments like guitars or banjos, know that even when they are taking an instrument on a trip themselves, let alone shipping one, to untune the instrument.
There is nothing wrong with a violin whose strings are not in tune. It simply needs to be tuned. Moreover, the normal variations of travel temperature and jostling will set them out of tune. THIS IS GOING TO BE ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR A CHEAP VIOLIN WITH CHEAP POORLY FITTED PEGS LIKE A PALITINO!
Setup, is very crucial for a violin's sound even for an inexpensive violin. Setup involves the placement of the bridge, what size bridge and how the sound post is properly place under the bridge, something that is hard to do as it requires precision. Finding a luthier who will set up a violin for you, and perhaps put decent strings on it, can make a big difference in buying a violin at any price. For someone buying an inexpensive violin it is something relatively inexpensive that can help the sound.
Likewise, the bow is often as important to your sound as your fiddle itself. Moreover, someone with little cash can more easily move up from the 10 or 20 buck bow that comes with these cheap fiddles to a 100 buck bow, than they can move up from a 300 dollar fiddle (most things that cost less are VS0s) to a 800 or 1000 buck fiddle. To me it was shocking how much my playing improved when I went up to a 90 buck bow! Moreover, it is also easier to move up from a 90 byuck bow to a 300 buck bow, than it is to move from a 800 buck violin to a 5k violin.
Finally, buying fiddles on ebay is even more of a turkey shoot than buying one online without advice. There are plenty of vsos up on EBay and plenty of people who are selling cheap violin sets like these as used violins for even more money.
I will repeat what I said before. Don't buy a violin simply from an Internet Ad. Find a violin teacher, or someone from the many online groups for beginning violinists--I recommend Yahoo's Beginning Adult Violinist group which has thousands of members all over the US and beyond--who can give you advice, go with you to a store or help you make an online purchase.
One more positive thing to say is that learning the violin is not as hard as many people imagine it. I started playing the violin at 55. I don't have a lot of time as I work two jobs, have a lot of involvement, and play the guitar and the banjo and have to practice them a lot. Still, once you past the first stage when the violin sounds really awful (my violinist friends said it helped that I am single) you can play the violin enough that it is fun.
Yes, violins are fun! - Beginner Violin - Beginner Violins - Acoustic Violins - Cheap Violin'
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Exercise
This is a great strap to use for exercising. I suppose there could be other uses too, but so far I've had limited use. But when I've used the strap it has performed as I needed it to be. I like this better than the elastic bands of various colors. The strap doesn't have a 'rubbery' smell, it doesn't pick up lint etc, plus it's easy to store. I love to use it for the leg extensions since my legs won't straighten on their own. Great buy! YogaAccessories (TM) 6' Cinch Buckle Cotton Yoga Strap - Green
This is a real nice purchase for your yoga practice to help with poses and really be able to do some stretches.
Very resonably priced and good quality and comfortable.
It is holding up well during consistent use.
I needed to practice yoga positions, so I didn't see me spending 12.00 (at a local popular department store) for a yoga strap. I ordered the purple strap (I imagine it could be a good belt, if you needed one). I just placed it with a few other Amazon items. No problems.
I use it in class and at home. It sure beats borrowing one from the instructor. It is a bit long, 6 foot, and I might trim it, but I've not done it yet. At the department store, anything marked "yoga" is immediately over priced. I did, twice, while waiting for my order think, "I should've gotten one from the store." But my shipping didn't cost, so I think I did the right thing. It was delivered quickly with no problems.
the green is not a mint green as it's depicted, but a brilliant forest green. in terms of color scheme, it works really well with my hugger mugger tapas nature collection mat in sunset. i'm new to yoga and not particularly limber nor flexible, yet the length of 6 feet (less than 3 feet of usable length) is enough for me.'
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Dry Cleaning - laundry, steam iron
I received a free sample of this product and all I can say is WOW!! I couldn't wait until it was available for sale. I was excited to see it available for sale on Amazon . . .here's the but . . . its a great product, better then Downy Wrinkle release but not at a 150% more per ounce price tag.
Sorry SWASH. You have a great product but I don't see that I would use less of it than I would the Downy product, the value quotient is severely lacking. Swash Smooth It Out - Clothing Dewrinkler, 2.5-Ounce (2 pack bundle
I have been using this on my button-downs in between uses (since I don't really iron and dry cleaning is $$$) -- it works well... similar to a light steaming. I am curious to see how many uses I get out of the 2.5 bottle, but I'd recommend it.
It works well enough on slightly wrinkled clothing, but not nearly as well as similar products like Downy wrinkle release or WrinkleFree. Not only does it require substantially more of the product to work than its aforementioned competitors, but it also takes significantly longer to dry. A few extra minutes are required before wearing the garment or you're likely to add new wrinkles to the dampened fabric. The scent may also bother some, and the aerosol bottle is just like those cans of misting sun-block... just doesn't give you the same value. It's convenient, but not for copious use. All told, it's not much more effective than hanging a garment to steam in the shower, but if you're pressed for time you'll appreciate the benefits. Three stars on product effectiveness.
Its real weakness is the container design- clearly not TSA friendly. This is a travel product, so you've really gotta wonder what genius decided that a metallic cylinder was the proper container choice. Guaranteed way to get a secondary screening in the TSA security line, or to have your checked luggage tossed to kingdom come. It sure does look slick, but I'm serious here: don't even bother folding your clothes if you pack this in your checked bag, you can probably imagine what an aluminum cylinder looks like in an x-ray. Six flights, two secondary carry-on screenings and four TSA baggage inspection notices left in my checked luggage. Not much sense in packing to avoid wrinkles if you luggage is guaranteed to get tossed.
It seems this product is for lightly wrinkled items of clothing. I work overseas occasionaly and we turn in our laundry to have it washed/dried. More often than not they don't fold it, so after drying they toss it back in your laundry bag and it sits there until you pick it up. With that being said my clothes come back pretty wrinkled. I had hoped this would solve my wrinkle problems but again, I believe it's only for the few wrinkles you may have from say, packing your clothes in your luggage.
Do you like using dryer sheets and love the smell of chemicals on your clothing? Do you spray air freshener in your home just for funsies? Then this product is for you. Not only does it mildly remove wrinkles, but it spreads a strong chemical scent on your clothing. Fan-tastic.
I wonder how Downy Wrinkle Remover compares.
I just used this for the 1st time and it quickly smoothed out some nasty wrinkles in a pair of jeans. I have always purchased the Downey Wrinkle Releaser, but decided that since I could get this through Amazon Prime I would try it. So far, so good. I am a little leery of the price/size. I wonder if it will last as long. It is aerosol, and the other was a spray bottle. We shall see. At this time I am very happy with the results and recommend the item...pending and issues with the spray top (clogging, etc.) and how far it does or does not go.
I can honestly say this product does exactly what it claims. You spray it on the article of clothing, smooth it out, wait a minute or so, then wear - no wrinkles. Have heard it works on draperies and other cloth items but haven't tried that yet.
I love this dewrinkler, and it does work as described, getting wrinkles out of t-shirts and casual clothes. It also smells wonderfully. Since you have to spray it generously, the size is a too small for the price, and with daily use, your would probably run out of it in a week or two. The container could use some improvements. Once, the bottle arrived damaged, producing foam instead of spray (it was promptly replaced), and another time it broke when I used up most of it. I like the quality of this product (especially handy for travel), but the quantity and the price do not match up, and I will keep searching for an alternative. - Laundry - Steam Iron'
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