Buy It And Try It: The Steam Buddy

No one likes dealing with wrinkled clothing. The Steam Buddy says
it's the fastest, safest, and easiest way to remove wrinkles. Let's
see if it holds up to its claim.

As the executive director of the Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade
Organization, Barbara Hayes travels around the globe trying to lure
business to the river city.

"The pacific rim, it could be New York, or it could be Atlanta as it
was last week," she said.

On each trip, she packs all her clothes for an entire week into a
small suitcase. "It certainly wrinkles," she said. "The iron in the
hotel room is something that gets used quite a bit."

She fills the Steam Buddy with distilled water, which the directions
state will give you optimal performance. She plugs it in, waits a few
seconds for the light to go off, then presses the steam button fives
times.

Are we seeing any steam? "Nope," she said.

No steam at all, but pressing the button, she glides it across her
blouse… and nothing seems to happen.

We double check the instructions to make sure we didn't mess up, and
follow the steps again.

"Nothing's happening, no steam," Barbara said. "It's warm but [it
doesn't] hurt."

The directions say to hold down the button for a burst of steam.
"Nothing, I've got nothing," she said. "No burst of steam, no stream
of steam, not even a whisper of steam."

After waiting a few minutes, the Steam Buddy doesn't get any hotter or
produce any steam.

"I think the Steam Buddy is a bust," Barbara said.

I paid $19.95 plus shipping and handling and bought it at BuySteamBuddy.com