A pair of handheld steamers, My Little Steamer and My Little Steamer Go Mini, both hawked on the Home Shopping Network (HSN) channel has been recalled over reports that they leaked boiling water, burning consumers.
The recall, issued Wednesday, covers all models of My Little Steamer. Consumers are warned to stop using the products due to the risk of severe burns from water leaking or spraying out of the nozzles.
The recalled My Little Steamer units come in black, white, red, purple, and teal, and feature a flat or triangular steamer head. More than 5.4 million were sold throughout the US and Canada between January 2015 and December 2020. The units were sold online, on the HSN channel, or at various retailers, including Amazon, Target, Walmart, Lowes, and Bed Bath & Beyond.
“The steamers are handheld electrical appliances (120V, 60Hz, 900w), which use hot steam, emitted from a nozzle head to remove wrinkles from garments and other fabrics,” states the My Little Steamer recall notice posted by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. “The steamers were sold in two sizes: the standard (or deluxe) full-size My Little Steamer or the compact-size My Little Steamer Go Mini. The steamers were sold individually or in combination sets.”
HSN has received more than 220 reports of hot water leaking or even spraying from the My Little Steamer, including more than 100 reports of burn injuries from the product, says CPSC’s recall notice, which notes that 12 incidents included serious second- or even third-degree burns.
Consumers, who paid between $10 and $50 for My Little Steamer units, can obtain either a partial or full refund for the product depending on the time of purchase.
HSN, Ingenious Designs, and Joy Mangano are no strangers to legal action over My Little Steamer. The companies recently settled a 2018 class action lawsuit, in conjunction with CPSC and a Canadian health authority.
In addition, a class action lawsuit alleging their “Made for TV” My Little Steamers were defective was filed earlier in 2017 and claimed that the companies were well aware of the burn risks presented by the products, but sold them anyway.
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46 thoughts onRecall Check: My Little Steamer Recalled After Hundreds of Burns Reported, Class Action Lawsuits
add me to list this steamer was a gift have gotten burned with it and it smells when the water is getting hot , smh
need a class action for joy’s cleaning product sold on hsn approx 2019 or so, the smell was so bad, i had to go to urgent care, set off asthma attack, thousands of buyers had issues. hsn was inundated with complaints. i didn’t even get my money back. comments suggested a class action. never have seen one.
I filed class action suit for My little teamer and as of july, 12,2022 have not received any voucher. Since hsn sold it, they didnt stand behind the defect they sold. thats why i dont buy fromhsn much now
Is it too late to file a claim? I have been burned with mine. I have had others in the past and always replaced them when they stopped working.
I filed a claim on the class action lawsuit in Aug. of 21 have not heard a word nor received any money. Probably a scam!
I filed around the same time & haven’t heard anything either
just got my check today for $8.00 for this
I’ve have purchased several of these and they worked wonderfully. I loved them. Then the one I was using quit working. I always ordered extra sets when they had specials on them. I had two brand new go minis and both of them spewed the water out and burned me. I called HSN maybe two months ago and told them what happened and they told me that Joy was no longer associated with them. They gave me a number to call and they told me a couple of things to try and nothing worked. I never called them back because I figured they wouldn’t do anything. I guess I’ll find my receipts and pursue this further.
I got 2 sets and gave as Christmas gifts. They spewed steaming water so they didn’t use. I called HSN, said they couldn’t do anything and gave me a number to call. I got the same result, said they couldn’t do anything about it!! Ive also had a lot of the huggable hangers break. Very embarrassing when you give as gifts. I won’t buy another product of hers because she wouldn’t stand behind her products. Not happy with HSN either. Very poor customer service!!!
Suffered a large 2nd degree partial thickness burn in 2018 and still have scarring. The most painful experience of my life.
Add me me to the list I have one.