This works great, have used it quite often since I have received it. Not expensive and a great little machine. I would recommend this before any huge big steamer that takes up space.

Do I like it? Yes. Am I blown away by it? No.

It takes about 5 minutes to warm up and start producing steam. The reservoir isn't that big so it can't steam for extended periods. It's either on or off, you have no way of controlling the output of the steam besides shutting the unit completely off.

It works really well for getting mild wrinkles out of clothes. It does not replace ironing or give clothes that crisp look like they were ironed. I have found that it works well for clothes that get wrinkled hanging in my closet; it freshens them up enough to make them presentable. That's good enough for me.

For the price you can't really go wrong. I've never used any other steamer but would expect some of the nicer more expensive ones to do a better job (which is to be expected). Again, I can't say without having owned a more expensive unit, but it seems that this unit doesn't output a lot of steam (but enough to handle minor stuff), which I would expect expensive units to do. After having used this it just makes me want to upgrade to a nicer unit because I can now see the value and convenience of having a steamer. I gather that a nicer one would come closer to eliminating ironing.

We bought this Steamer to steam our backdrops that we use for video production. It works fine but does take a while. Conair website does not have a pdf file for this steamer, so the video manual on www.HandBookLive.com is the only place to go as far as we know. The last video chapter on Maintenance has a link to the decalcification instructions that some people from FixYa site were asking about and couldn't find on Conair site.
Hope this helps!

I got this a few dollars cheaper at Target. Easy to set up, easy to use. The nozzle has a hook on the back so it can hang on the end of the over the door hook while you're taking down one garment and hanging up another. It didn't save me time on my work clothes, but they came out looking a lot better than with an iron. It saves me a LOT of time with casual clothes, though. I read a lot of reviews here about this and other steamers so I was prepared for different problems (holding the nozzle so that the condensation goes back down into the nozzle instead of on my hands, not over-filling, be careful not to steam my fingers, making sure the garment is hanging high so I don't get burned) and it worked out fine.

For pants, I hang them upside down by the cuff and steam them that way. I don't get a razor-sharp crease like I do with an iron, but this is much gentler on my clothes and the crease I get is good enough for civilian life.

I recommend this for steamer for household use. It's a good product.

*edit*

I got the Whirlpool Fabric Freshener at a steep discount for a market research study. It usually sells for $200, but I prefer the this Con-Air steamer. It's not as cool looking as the Whirlpool gadget, but it gets the wrinkles out, is easier to store, and you don't have to buy replacement parts on a regular basis. (Whirlpool recommends buying $20 water cups for the Freshener every 6 months.) I'm sticking with the Con-Air model.

To be fair, clothes do come out smelling a lot fresher from the Whirlpool product than the Con-Air, but the Whirlpool product requires distilled water and steams in an eclosed space (heavy-duty canvas) and the Con-Air doesn't. I'm sure if I started using distilled water in the Con-Air product and steaming in an enclosed space, the Con-Air would make the fabric fresher, too.

I recommend this product because it's functional, convenient, and well within my budget.

Consider this product in the context of it being under $50 bucks! I would say it works about 80% as well as going to a dry cleaner and it paid for itself immediately because the shirts and pants I steamed on the first day would have cost much more at a dry cleaner. Based on that, what's to complain about?