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Brand: Hot Tools Ceramic Ti Professional
Plate Width:3 inch
Power: 170 watts
Weight: 2.00 lbs
Avg. Rating: 55 reviews
Item No. A8533
Model No. 1179
Price: $79.95 $50.99
Availability: discontinued
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Average Rating:  (2.53 out of 5)

Total Reviews: 55

9 (16%) reviewers rated this product "The Best" (5-star)
8 (14%) reviewers rated this product "Good" (4-star)
6 (10%) reviewers rated this product "Average" (3-star)
12 (21%) reviewers rated this product "Fair" (2-star)
20 (36%) reviewers rated this product "Poor" (1-star)

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Product Rating: 5 GREATT!
Reviewer: emilayy from long island  Sat Jan 07 2006

this is my second one of these however i admit i dropped the first one and right after that it stopped heating up which was my fault...just take good care of it and it should be fine..but it heats up in seconds and makes your hair so shiny and soft. i dont see the big deal about the chi my cuz has it but this one works just as well !

Product Rating: 2 dies quickly
Reviewer: Molly from Baltimore, Maryland  Thu Dec 08 2005

I bought this flat iron about 5 months ago. After 3 days, it died and would no longer heat up. I took the flat iron back to the retail store where I purchased it and they replaced it. The sales girl at the store told me that they constantly had problems with the Hot Tools straighteners not heating up (this is not obvious to me after reading several reviews). The store promptly replaced the broken flat iron but now just a few months later it has died. Do not purchase this flat iron unless you enjoy wasting $60 every few months for a new one.

Product Rating: 1 Hot Tools Hair Irons
Reviewer: gretchen   Sat Nov 26 2005

i had it for only two months & it already broke. this is my 3rd hot tools & they all break. i hate hot tools.

Product Rating: 5 LoVe ThIs PrODuCt!!!
Reviewer: Shonda   Fri Nov 25 2005

I'm african american with natrual hair that has never been relaxed or permed or straightened in anyway this was my first straightener I first washed my hair with Got2b moisture rage smoothing shampoo and conditoned my hair with got2b instant satisfied conditoner and then blow dryed it and straightened it with hot tools and my hair is now smooth and silky and pin straight and let me tell you thats hard to do with a black girls head of hair I totally disagree with all the negative comments about this product and I'm a first time user I love this straightener and now I'm loving my hair straight and some advice for black girls if you want your hair to grow longer wear it natrual for a year or two and you'll be suprised how long it grows mine it down to my butt and I'm 5"8

Product Rating: 2 if you're trying to save money
Reviewer: katie from MN  Thu Nov 10 2005

I have had three of these in the past two years, and while they do an excellent job at making my really long, curly hair stick-straight without overdrying, they're really not long lasting. all three of the ones i have had have just died, first one side and then the other. I always get them because they are cheap and straighten well, but i've only had my current one for four months and it died on me today. so now ii'm thinking of getting a sedu, they're expensive but they seem worth the money.

overall these are great for short term or as a backup, but not a long term or full time use straightener.

Product Rating: 1 What happened?!!
Reviewer: Tia from Glen Burnie, MD  Wed Nov 02 2005

It worked well o my daughter and I's hair for 3 months and then one day it jsut would not heat up anymore. I payed $65 dollars for it so I was very dissapointed. I was going to send it back but looking at some of the reviews, it might not even be worth the time.....waste of money!

Product Rating: 2 i hate this
Reviewer: veronica from california  Thu Oct 27 2005

i bought this iron about 2 weeks ago it felt on the floor but just a little hit and broke into 2 pieces i was like wattttttttt and then went back to the store (not folica.com) and said that they couldnt exchange it i got soo pissed cuz it worked really good at first and then this happend never buy hot tools its a waste of money believe me

Product Rating: 4 Hot Tools ceramic flat iron
Reviewer: Laurie   Fri Oct 21 2005

Works great have bought them at retail stores before and they have never preformed so well

Product Rating: 1 Be prepared to return
Reviewer: Nancy   Tue Oct 04 2005

I got this flat iron as a Christmas gift last year and LOVED it. I have very thick, curly hair and it straightened my hair great. However, in February, the wiring in the cord shorted out and melted a hole in the cord with a firey blast. This was a little scary, so I returned the product to Helen of Troy and they sent me a new one. A couple of weeks ago, it quit heating up and then the wiring blew a hole in the cord AGAIN. There is obviously a defect in the wiring of this product, so I would not buy it again. Helen of Troy said that if I returned it, they would replace it with a Wigo 2 1/4" ceramic flat iron, although after reading the reviews for that product, it sounds like I'm in for the same type of problems. At least the Wigo has a 3 year warranty. I have had a Hot Tools gold plated flat iron for about 5 years, and it still works great. I really cannot recommend this product as a long lasting styling tool. It just is not well made.

Product Rating: 1 worst product
Reviewer: sheen from canada  Sat Sep 03 2005

I love to straighten my hair i bought this product it worked good for a while but then it stopped working like alot of people said, the light goes on but the plates don't heat up and it pulls at my hair its a realy bad product never waste your bloody money on it.

Product Rating: 3 was good until
Reviewer: Erin Nourijanian   Sat Sep 03 2005

i loved it, it worked better then my first iron it made it shiny and soft
but juss like two of my friends with the same exact iron it juss cooled off one day and died, never worked again.
i payed like 70 bucks in this one store and only had it for 6 months my old one wasnt as good but worked 4 a year.
im reading other reviews and there saying EXACTLY the same thing. i feel riped off!

Product Rating: 5 Its Great!!
Reviewer: jen from long island  Fri Sep 02 2005

iv'e had mine for months and its been working great! it heats up in seconds and the 3 inch plates make it fast and easy and makes your hair shiny!...its is my second one however i dropped the first one so its probaly the reason it broke. YOu just have to take care of it and it'll work great!

Product Rating: 4 no complaints
Reviewer: kl from ny, ny  Thu Sep 01 2005

ive had my iron for about a year now and i have not had any problems.it still heats up fine, the 3" plates are great for my long hair and i (and my friends who have borrowed it) dont find that it snags my hair at all, and it definitely makes my hair shinier than the non ceramic ones.

Product Rating: 1 Horrible product
Reviewer: rbh   Mon Aug 29 2005

I have purchased several hot tool flat irons and they have all died. Either bad wiring or just early burn out. Don't but this. Spend a little more for better quality.

Product Rating: 2 PRODUCT DIES - NOT SO PROFESSIONAL!
Reviewer: Back To Curls from SF bay area, CA  Fri Aug 26 2005

I just started looking for a replacement for mine when I read the reviews that others had the same complaint. I was told this is not like the cheap ones. Well, it may cost more but the quality isn't there. It died after a few months. I expected more.

Product Rating: 2 not what i expected
Reviewer: Melissa from Texas  Sun Aug 14 2005

I have the hot tools 3' and I hate it! It pulls, snags, and breaks my hair. Its not good at all and it was such a waste of 50 bucks.

Product Rating: 1 DON'T Buy these irons!
Reviewer: Michelle from Boston, MA  Mon Aug 08 2005

I have purchased several of these for personal & gifts. ALL of them have died. One after 2 weeks, most lasted about 3-5 months then failed.
Even the metal plate iron from HOT TOOLS fail.
I would highly suggest people to research other brands & not buy HOT TOOLS.
Helen Of Troy Customer Service was not helpful to resolve this problem.

Product Rating: 4 Looked Good
Reviewer: Rachel   Fri Jul 29 2005

I've used this once because my friend had it (notice the past tense because my friends broke). But when i used it my hair was unbelievably magical IT LOOKED LIKE JENNIFER ANISTONS HAIR ! But everybodys is breaking so If theres a warranty then this product will be amazing

Product Rating: 1 This is BAD !!! do not buy
Reviewer: Ky from Ok  Wed Jul 27 2005

I have purchased not one but TWO hot tools products. I should have learned my lesson the first time. I wasn't expecting my iron to go out on me within 3 weeks. THEN i took it back and got the same thing and it went out on me in 2 months. This is too much money to spend on a not so great iron to begin with... Then one that wont even last.. Don't waste your money. Wigo is ok. I am fixing to try sedu though. hopefully it's better!

Product Rating: 1 This Straightener Sucks
Reviewer: Linz from New Jersey  Sun May 08 2005

Everytime I buy a hottools straightener after like a month one side stops heating up. they suck. save your money.

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