This is not a compact unit, but I knew this going in. It does not collapse so you need a place to store this, but it is a great unit. My clothes always look professionally done. I bought the unit with the melal head. I am glad I did because I do use it for collars and to press the underside of the button plackets on shirts. This unit is sturdy and easy to use. I definitely recommend this unit. It is much easier and quicker than ironing!

With the high prices that the dry cleaning place charge for just iron a shirt this is sooooo worth it , very easy and fast

This is my third different steamer, and it's by far the best one. Incredibly effective and efficient. Highly recommended.

I've got lots of clothes in my closet that I can't bring myself to give away, but I also couldn't bring myself to wear for years because they're wrinkled and ironing is a pain. Got a wild hair a few weeks ago to purchase a steamer, and suddenly I'm wearing all these clothes again lol. It couldn't be simpler. The machine only takes 1-2 minutes to heat up, and the steamer head is large and easy to use.

Not sure how other reviewers are damaging their clothing due to various issues with the steamer head, but it's almost surely operator error. If you take the most basic care of this, it's not gonna scratch/tear/rip/etc your clothes. It's smooth unless you somehow damage it by being careless.

Pretty impressive how steam alone can make wrinkles vanish before your eyes...much easier than breaking out the iron, and it makes tricky synthetic fabrics easy to de-wrinkle (ironing cotton is easy, synthetics are harder due to requirement to use lower safe iron temps). My ONLY complaint (not a design flaw) is that it's hard to use when your garment is hanging mid-air on a small stick...you have to use two hands. If it had some type of backer where you could steam without the garment rotating, you could gently tug on the garment while steaming, which results in much more effective and quicker wrinkle release. Again, this isn't a design flaw, just something that could be added. Maybe just use a different hanger which won't rotate on the little vertical stick?

But this is just something I'll figure out after a few more uses. Doesn't detract from the steamer at all, as this is a great product. Crazy how much I use this...I actually enjoy the process, I'm looking around my house for things to steam (clothes, curtains, my beard, etc)! Seems pretty bulletproof, so glad I got this over one of the newer plastic devices from other companies.

About 3 months ago, I developed the most painful tendonitis in my elbow. It was hard to bend my arm up and down without wincing in pain. I went to my doctor who diagnosed tennis elbow caused by poor positioning while using the computer. I was told not to do any heavy lifting with my dominant arm, including ironing. Eventually, I had a big pile of ironing in the laundry room and found there were items I wanted to wear but couldn't as they were so wrinkled.

That's when I decided to invest in a steamer. I read a lot of product reviews on Amazon and a couple of other sites and found that the most consistently, highly-rated steamer by consumers was this Jiffy Steamer J-2000. It was easy to assemble from the box and I was up and running in 10 minutes.

The Jiffy J-2000 makes a lot of steam. The nozzle gets really hot and the steam can really cause serious burns if you are not careful. There is a metal bolt on the base unit that is like touching a hot stove if you accidentally brush against it. Be careful if you have small children or pets around while using it.

As for the wrinkle removal, I am quite happy with the results and I am a real stickler for neatness in my clothing. Obviously, it works best on knit fabrics or silks and polyesters. But I got acceptable results on linen and cotton. You will not get the crisp look of a freshly ironed cotton shirt, but most people are wearing much more casual clothes today for which the steamer is fine.

I have been using my non-dominate arm to do most of the work for now and so I imagine that I will get even better results once I can use my right arm again.

As I stated earlier, the steam is quite hot and it is easy to burn your fingers if you are not careful. I remembered that I had a heat resistent glove that came with my hair curler and so I wear that on the hand that is holding the fabric taut while I steam. That helps a lot! I find it works the best to hold the fabric tight while slowly pulling the steam head down the fabric from the wrong side of the garment. You get much better results with tension than when you just point the nozzle at the garment and expect the wrinkles to just fall out.

I would highly recommend that the Jiffy company seriously consider enclosing one heat resistant glove in the box with the steamer. It's a real burn saver for the fingers. Amazon sells the one I got with my Enzo curling iron ENZO MILANO Heat Resistant Glove Black (1 Glove) for about $18. Definitely consider this investment if you use your steamer a lot. It's thin enough to use your fingers with dexterity. Sally Hansen also sells a cheaper glove, but I don't know just how heat resistant it is. Sally Heat Resistant Glove

I highly recommend this model. While not perfect, it's definitely changed the way I do laundry for the better and it's really great for those last minute touch ups for a special occasion outfit.