 Amazon.com is not an authorized dealer? T3 won't give warranty coverage |
| Review Date: January 19, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Rara, San Jose, CA United States |
| I like the product. However, having purchased it from Amazon.com, T3 will not allow me to register my product for future warranty because they claim Amazon.com is not an authorized dealer. For such an expensive every day product, a warranty would be nice to have in case anything were to go wrong. I received an email from T3 and a call back both confirming that they do not consider Amazon.com an authorized dealer. When I called Amazon, they had never heard of such a thing. Amazon.com offered to exchange my featherweight tourmaline dryer with another but that did not resolve my issue. I cannot get my T3 Tourmaline Featherweight 83808 hair dryer covered by T3's warranty because it was purchased through Amazon.com. |
Worst hairdryer I've ever used. Really.
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| Review Date: December 31, 2006 |
| Reviewer: Reviewer, Anytown USA |
After being swayed by the reveiws here and getting wise to the warranty situation, I made a point of purchasing this product in a nearby beauty supply store who is an authorized seller and thought I was getting a bargain at $125. I bought it in the hopes of taming the huge, round, coarse frizzball sitting on my head.
Let me note for the skeptical that the product was brand new, unopened in the box and in obvious mint condition. It is an authentic T3 hairdryer. Yes, it dried faster, but left a noticeably dull, dry finish and seemed to strip my hair of it lustre. Not only that but I couldn't get the ends of my hair to lie straight after they had already shriveled up in the fast drying process, and the more I struggled with the ends the more flyaway my hair became. And it appears to be MORE voluminous than ever - bigger and puffier and with the same amount of frizz, only duller looking.
I immediately plugged it out and plugged in my old, falling apart Babyliss Carerra (non-ionic) dryer and afer a few minutes managed to get the ends straight and see some lustre return. I agree completely with the reviewer who made the comment about losing the healthy shine.
I only hope I can get my money back. I will certainly try.
UPDATE - Comparison of T3 Tourmaline to less expensive Babyliss ProTT
though I couldn't get my money back, I exchanged the T3 for a Babyliss ProTT 3000 Tourmaline dryer (I'd have stayed away from Tourmaline ionic infrared labels but apparently it's all the rage and very difficult to find a nice lowtech one that doesn't incorporate this technology).
Like the T3, the Babyliss is also really lightweight, dries as fast or faster than the T3, and has the added benefit of more heat settings - including medium, low, and high, as well as a cool shot, whereas the T3 only offers a high heat and low heat. The Babyliss has 1900 watts and the T3 has 1800. There are various models of the Bablyiss tourmaline, but this model was at the lower end of the price range at $89, and you can get it on Amazon for about $20 less.
It is for the above reasons and others I'm about to detail that it is a superior product to the T3. Not only does it cost much less but the Babyliss gave my hair a soft, lustrous, shiny smooth sheen and healthy texture, and did not leave it looking dried out and fried as the T3 did.
That said, I still experienced the same problem w/the Babyliss as with the T3- it gives too much volume to my short, thick choppy layered hair and doesn't allow me to straighten it at any heat setting. What I saved in drying time (easily fifteen minutes without sweating and straining my arm) I paid for dearly in styling time to try to get the full balloon-y volume to calm down and get the ends to lay flat.
In sum, I would strongly recommend saving your money on the T3 and buying the Babyliss if you want to see not merely identical but significantly improved functionality and performance over the more expensive T3 dryer. Yet I would still be less likely to recommend this or any other tourmaline-infused infrared dryer for people with very thick, voluminous hair that they want to take the poof out of and make straight, as that will likely not happen with this or similar units. As a final but very significant note on performance - the Babyliss toned down my frizz (and it's a very rainy day today) by nearly 100 percent! Also I noticed very few dry flyaways as compared to the T3.
In sum, the Babyliss ProTT is an excellent product, a much better choice than the T3. It is more economical, offers greater functionality and superior performance. |
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I have mid-back length thick blonde hair which typically has the consistancy of cotton candy after I use a hair dryer…sticky and frizzy. After using the t3, this is no longer a problem. The next morning when I ran my brush through it, it didn’t so much as snag.
As for the warranty issue, it should come as no surprise…almost every negative review is because of this. I would rather chance $100 without a warranty than pay $200 more for one. If my hair dryer blows up, I can buy a new one and still have spent less money.
Amazing. I didn’t know a good hairdryer could make such a difference. I broke down and shelled out for the T3 only after buying three cheaper hairdryers — the first broke and the second two were unusable because the diffuser attachments were useless and blew my curly hair all over the place, making a mess of it. I finally decided it was time to invest in something better. I was prepared to be disappointed in the T3 (could a hairdryer really be worth that much money?), but am totally satisfied. It is lightweght, ergonomic, dries my hair in half the time and leaves it looking nicer. Best of all, the diffuser works great significantly improves the look of my curls.
One caveat: I shopped around and managed to get one of these for about $115. At that price, it’s worth the money, but I would never cough up the $300 MSP for the thing.
purchased this hairdrier after reading the reviews from Consumer Reports – rated in the top 2. I tried to find locally, but couldn’t find any from this manufacturer…but was tired of NOISY, HEAVY hairdriers! This one works great, has multiple temperature settings and is quiet and light – with an extra long cord to boot. It is also very attractively styled. No regrets.
This is the best dryer I have ever used. I have frizzy, thick, wavy hair but not in a good way! By wavy I mean a bunch of weird cowlicks. I’ve spent a lifetime being frustrated by not being able to replicate what my hair looks like at the salon at home. This dryer is the trick!! I just used it for the first time! My hair is smooth, soft, shiny and best of all straight! I didn’t buy it from Amazon because of all the bad experiences with the warranty from other buyers. I bought it from Sephora for the 5 year warranty. It’s more expensive but I felt with the five year warranty it was worth it. I’ve only had it one day, but feel it’s one of the best beauty investments I’ve ever made!!