If you dread lugging out your iron and board out or making that trip to the dry cleaners, you’re not alone. Mister Steamy to the rescue! Yeahhh we’ll see about that. I always chuckle to myself when I hear the name. What marketing genius came up with that? The infomercial claims it will save you money by releasing steam in your dryer and immediately removing wrinkles from both damp and dry clothes.
Each order comes with two Mr Steamy balls plus two small bottles of Fresh Shot which is a fabric freshener/softener. It claims to work for most fabrics including polyester, cotton and fabric blends.
The Mr Steamy instructions say to…..
- Pour one capful of the Sure Shot liquid into the ball. If your clothes are really stinky, pour in two capfuls.
- Now add water inside the Mr. Steamy ball then toss it into the dryer.
- You’re supposed to see results in 15-30 minutes.
Lauren bravely tries a comparison test with an assortment of her nice clothes. She’s got a cotton dress shirt, a satin tank, and a cotton-lycra blend turtleneck.
Mr Steamy Test Results
- With both wet and dry clothes, everything still looks as wrinkled as when she started.
- The Sure Shot Liquid escapes from the ball and leaves sticky water droplets and spots on her clothes.
- Some viewers said that it creates more static cling and does not work even on towels.
Mr Steamy website is asking $20 for two balls, plus $7 shipping and handling. Put that phone down, save your money and do not order Mister Steamy! 
And here’s a cleaning product that actually does work. Pheww finally…it’s called Silver Lightning!
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6 responses so far ↓
1 Pablo // Feb 18, 2010 at 11:44 am
Totally agree… Mr. Steamy is a dud! Like the idea, but don’t like the product!
2 Rachel // Jun 15, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Mr. Steamy is a flop. I tried it once and I am returning it.
3 Dee K // Aug 4, 2010 at 5:25 pm
I ordered by phone – no person only a computerized voice. TV ad offered 2 MR Steamys at $19.00 plus 2 additional balls and the 2 bottles of destinker. I placed an order for 2 sets of this offer.
My credit card bill arrived with a charge for over $105.00. BUYER BEWARE!! and it doesn’t perform as advertised,
4 Theresa // Aug 5, 2010 at 8:40 pm
OMG what in the world is going on with these companies! That is blatant, outright fraud. I’m so sorry to hear that Dee. I don’t even know what to say…Have you had any success talking with your cc company?
Thanks so much for warning others about what happened. The thing is the product doesn’t even work and on top of that you get scammed. I’m wondering how this company is still allowed to promote their crappy product!!!! Steam Mop Blogspot also has 127 comments of angry customers. Can you believe that?
5 Sandi // Aug 13, 2010 at 10:15 am
Mr. Steamy is an outright scam. I also ordered two sets which I am planning on returning. This company should be investigated and made to return all monies received.
6 adi // Aug 23, 2010 at 12:34 pm
This is totally a scam. I ordered the product from their website but missed reading the fine print that they would charge me TWICE for shipping and handling. I placed the order on Sunday, a non business day, and realized after being charged shipping and handling twice that I wanted to CANCEL it. So, I thought I would call on Monday (the next day) and cancel it, since their customer service department was closed on Sunday. Well I just called today, Monday, and asked them to cancel it. They said the order was already shipped (which sounds unreal, how can they ship it in a matter of hours) and that they could not cancel it, and I was free to return it. That means that I will have to pay for my own shipping to return it, which is fine, but that they will not refund me the cost of the shipping and handling they charged me twice. This is UNFAIR. I was NEVER given a chance to cancel my order. This is totally a scam. And I am unhappy about it.
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