HAI Convertable Flat Iron (Classic Blue)

I have been buying this brand and model of hair straightener for 15 years and they work great! I was surprised when I went to replace the one I have now, apparently I purchased it in 2014 and it’s still working!

Over the last several years, I always stuck w/ a cheaper flat iron, prob in the $25-$35 price bracket. I constantly would try different hair products, thinking that was the issue. My hair is naturally curly, and gets very big in humidity especially. After the last trip to the salon, the hair dresser used her very fancy, expensive flat iron on my hair...and what a difference!!!! Her's was super expensive, so there was not way I could afford it. But she did say that investing in a good flat iron was worth it. She said the cheaper flat irons do get very hot, but do not give off the right kind of heat, which results in damage, and less than stellar results. So w/ that said, the hunt was on to find a reasonably priced iron, w/ good reviews. After reading the reviews of this one, it seemed that overall everyone was happy. Also, the only negative reviews were that some long time users felt the product was not as heavy duty as it once was. Still, the results seemed to be ok. I looked up various lists on line for "best flat irons," and this one made a couple lists. So after reading the reviews, and seeing the sale price, i went for it. I must say that i absolutely love it!!! Whenever it would rain in the past, I would automatically just wear my hair up to not have to deal w/ my hair fighting the humidity. This past weekend, i wore it down w/ no issues!! lol (Keeping hair dry of course though). I highly recommend and very pleased w/ this product!

I've had a GHD flat iron for many many years and recently it broke probably because I wrapped the cord around the flat iron to store it (won't be doing that again). I wanted to replace my flat iron right away since I wear my hair straight everyday, but I didn't want to break the bank (GHDs are well over 100 dollars--at Sephora they're priced at 185). Luckily, I remembered my friend from high school had a HAI and it worked well for her and for me whenever I would borrow it. I had no idea how much the HAI cost until I looked it up on Amazon, and I was very happy to find out that it was much cheaper than the GHD iron. Long story short, for the price this flat iron works very well, perhaps just as well as my GHD iron. I have really thick and coarse hair so the fact that I can adjust the temperature to 400 is a great feature (the GHD is at a fixed temperature around 370 I believe). Also, a welcome difference is that the plate is 1/4 inch wider, which doesn't sound like a lot, but actually makes a big difference. So ultimately, I am able to compare this HAI iron to the top of the line GHD, which costs a lot more, and I can say that the HAI can compete. To be completely honest, I can tell the GHD is a tad bit better, but not THAT much better, so the fact that the HAI iron is comparable but 3 times cheaper is great!

I believe this is the same iron that my hair stylist used on my hair and was pleasantly surprised to see it for an affordable amount, unlike at the salon (I think it was selling for $180 there). The iron heats up quickly and I haven't had any issues with it yet, unlike some of the other users. The dial allows you to select the proper temperature to use for your hair type, which is convenient.It seems that allowing my hair to dry fully and then running it through the iron allows it to straighten without having the frizzy ends. So unlike some users that have used this product on wet hair, I get better results after drying my hair.I haven't plugged and unplugged the iron often and they send instructions to keep it plugged in if possible, using the on/off switch instead of fulling disconnecting from the plug to turn it off. I'm not sure if this is due to issues they've had with the plug/cord or for our convenience, although the latter doesn't seem likely; as you are instructed to unplug most electrical appliances that are used in the restroom, when not in use.The decision maker for me was that it was a decently priced model for a ceramic flat iron. I've read other flat iron complaints from melting ceramic plates, cords with shorts, to the ceramic plate falling off entirely from the iron. I figured that if I'm going to dish out $$$ for a flat iron, might as well get a good ceramic iron for a decent price considering all the different problems that can occur with them.

I had this same HAI Classic for a good 4-5 years and it was awesome. I had purchased it at a salon for around $130 back in 2005/2006-ish. I loved it, dropped it at least 10 times, to the point that even one of the plates popped out and it snapped back in and worked like a charm for a few more months. When it finally died, I bought it again but this time off of Amazon and through discountsjungle. I believe it was still the authentic HAI, it looked identical to my old one but something changed in their manufacturing. I bought the 2nd one 8/26/10 and used it just as much as my old one that I'd had for 4-5 years except this time around it worked great until the blue ceramic coating started wearing off of the plates earlier this summer (2012). The ceramic never wore off my first HAI. Of course it was no longer under warranty so after much research I purchased a Babyliss Pro Nano Titanium off Amazon last week. It's fantastic and my hair is thanking me for it! If you see the blue ceramic wearing off your plates and it is during the warranty period, be sure to contact HAI for a replacement as the metal under the coating will fry your hair. Loved my HAI until this happened and sorry - not going to risk it happening again so I went with a product that carries a 4 year warranty. I'm not even certain that HAI would honor the warranty on this sold through discountjungle, ask them directly to be sure. They don't even list the HAI converible on their website anymore, it's a totally different looking ceramic flat iron with black plates so I think this is old inventory as well.

Just had to replace my old one ( same brand, same model) that was 16 yrs old. It works just the same!

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Good product, straight my curly hair so fast, I love it.

Works the same as the one I purchased 9 years ago. I would recommend!

I bought this product 15 years ago when it first came out and it lasted me over 10 years even after using it every day. I bought this flat iron again after not being able to find a flat iron that worked as well.