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Jerdon Towel Spa Towel Warmer
Jerdon Towel Spa Towel Warmer
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List Price: $99.00
Our Price: $74.99
Your Save: $ 24.01 ( 24% )
Availability: Usually ships in 3 to 6 weeks
Manufacturer: Jerdon
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: Jerdon
EAN: 0883594012723
Feature: Toasty hot towels in minutes
Label: Jerdon
Manufacturer: Jerdon
Model: 50001R
Publisher: Jerdon
Release Date: 2008-06-13
Studio: Jerdon
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Features
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Toasty hot towels in minutes
Compact and fits conveniently on the counter
Warms towels, blankets, robes
Simple to use, automatically turns off
Small enough you can take to multiple bathrooms
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: "Dryer-Hot"? Not exactly.
Comment: I want to love this thing, especially with what it cost me and how many years I looked forward to owning a towel warmer. Unfortunately, after a couple weeks of use I can report that it's quite disappointing. Does it fit a bath sheet? Technically... but the larger the towel, the more you have to cram it in, and the more densely the fabric is packed the less it heats up evenly. I have tried it under the following conditions, with the following results:
1. Bath sheet and/or towel: Warms unevenly, nowhere near "dryer-hot". If left in the warmer more than a few minutes after the "heating" cycle ends, it cools rapidly. Heat dissipates from the towel very quickly anyway, once it's out. Fresh-from-dryer towels seem to hold their heat a lot longer. Multiple cycles (i.e., pressing the button again once the machine allows it) helps a little.
2. Pajamas only: They come out much warmer than towels, probably due to the looser fabric distribution. However, the heat dissipates within seconds-- twenty, max-- once they're out, and these are flannel pajamas I've been wearing.
3. Both towel and pajamas, with jammies on the bottom: Forget it. Spotty patches of warmth, making the rest of the fabric seem colder by comparison.
I think this gadget would be most useful for heating socks while the kids are playing in the snow. If you do buy one, be prepared to monitor the cycle times during your relaxing shower so you can keep it running as much as the safety settings allow. Otherwise you will probably find the pleasure of a nice warm towel is outweighed by the annoyances of everything that isn't what you'd hoped for. My advice is to spend your $75 on a couple of really fantastic fluffy towels and a box of candy bars to bribe your kid to schlep them to you from the dryer on demand.
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Summary: A (very) little bit of luxury for your morning
Comment: I bought this despite all the warnings about the smell (which are accurate -- it does have a distinct odor when heating). I'm glad I did -- it provides a nice touch of luxury to the morning shower. One thing to note: many reviewers complain about the lack of warmth. I experienced this as well -- the heat didn't seem to penetrate the towel very well. What I found worked much better was to heat up the unit with no towel in it, then throw my towel in once it was heated. For whatever reason, this let the heat penetrate the towel much better. If someone uses the unit immediately before you, you'll experience the same benefit. All around, it's a nice (and small) way to luxuriate in the morning.
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Summary: Works as advertised
Comment: The towel warmer was exactly what my wife needs. It efficiently warms in a reasonable amount of time, although good planning to put in a towel several minutes before needing it is important. The unit is slightly smaller than it could be, but does hold a full size towel.
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Summary: Awkward in a small bathroom but provides a luxury
Comment: I'm not sure what I can add that hasn't already been said.
Here is what I like about this little towel warmer:
* Works great for socks, mittens, gloves, scarves, etc. This will definitely come in handy for those blistery evenings/mornings when it comes time to go out and shovel snow.
* This is a compact unit without a lot of bells and whistles. I had no problem setting this up, plugging it in, and giving it a try. My mother-in-law, notorious for her technophobia, can operate this unit.
* I thought it worked quite well warming up one of our smaller towels, which is great for one person after one shower.
What I don't like as much:
* "Compact" still doesn't mean that this unit fits nicely in my teeny-tiny bathroom. This will probably mean that I'll rarely use it for towels since there really isn't enough counter space (but this isn't a fault in the product, just in my bathroom).
* Again, others have mentioned the odor. I don't know if this eventually wears off, but it is rather unpleasant. I didn't notice the odor on any items that I warmed in the unit, but it's still not something you want to have to smell in your house.
* We like to use the large bath sheets, and there is no way one of those will fit in this unit. When the directions tell you to use a 30x60 towel, that's it. No bigger.
* This little thing gets HOT. I don't have children, but I'm sure any parent would have to be concerned about this. I had to keep shooing away my cat to keep him from possibly getting burned.
All in all, this is a little bit of luxury in our home. I'm not sure this is something I would ever buy for myself, and because of some of the drawbacks (that odor), I don't think I would purchase this as a gift for someone else. But I do look forward to that first big snowfall when I can come inside to super-warm socks!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Nifty item with a few problems
Comment: It is nice to have warm towels when you step out of the shower, especially on a cold morning. The Jerdon Towel Spa Towel Warmer is an item that makes this luxury available without taking up the space that regular towel warmers do. Measuring 11x8x12, it will hold one large towel fairly easily. Stuff it into the warmer, press the button and in five or ten minutes, pop up the lid and remove the warm towel. Overall, it works fine but there are a few things to be aware of. First of all, towels don't warm evenly, only in the areas that were near the sides of the box. Another thing to consider is the warmer gets very hot so it should not be used within the reach of children.
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