REVIEW: Kuru Kuru Lint remover by DAISO/SAIZEN

As everyone knows, I sell vintage clothes. It's not required, but to ensure quality, I restore the vintage pieces into something close to brand new. One of the problems I face with these used clothes is the lint. This phenomena is called pilling. it's when the cloth's ther I'm sure everyone has that problem. A particular favourite shirt of yours that you love to wear so much that after a month or two, it now looks as if that piece of article is older than a kindergartener. From something you can wear outside the house, that piece looks like something you'd wear when you're by yourself inside the house with no sunlight.

the sad piece of my only tshirt (I'm a blouse person)  

 After researching the net, I found out this problem can be solved with a razor, and for a year, I have used this technique to get rid of the pilling. It works well, but it can get tedious. Really tedious. Another sad part about this technique is the danger of cutting the clothes! this has happened to me once or twice and it has given me lots of panic attacks.

If your clothes generally pills, like severely pilling kind of cloth, pretty much you'd rather use the razor and slit your wrists than shaving off the pilling. =_=

After looking around Daiso, I saw this item by accident. I didn't buy it at first since I was hesitant, but after telling my little sister about it, I realized I regret not buying that thing.

random image stolen from ebay

Like all items in Daiso, this was just 88 php. Don't be fooled, you can't find this at Japan Home Center. Look for DAISO SAIZEN. Not Japan home Center Saizen.

See the blades

The product is rather flimsy. It feels mush like a toy, only it's dangerous cause it's like an electric razor.

I tried it out as soon as I got home

spot the difference

And WHOA!! This thing is AMAZING!! truly Japanese people are sent by God for mankind. In the photo above, I used the remover on the right side of the picture. You can see the cloth started looking a little better

you can see the lint at the container, 

God bless you Japanese people.


I'm starting to believe Jesus is living in Japan!!!

Japanese people seems to be good at making seemingly nonesense things but actually brings about convenience.

Miracle!!!

What I love about it:
The item is cheap like all Daiso products. It works well and delivers its promise!

What I dislike:
hmmm, I guess it feels flimsy? like you're holding a toy, but I guess that's to be expected since the item is very cheap. If it gets broken, I can easily buy another and I would probably have used this item to its limit before it dies on me.

also, the way it removes the pilling isn't as good as a razor, as you can see at the picture above. But it does save time and feels much safer than just using a regular shaver. It won't give you a brand new looking shirt, but it will make your article like you have worn it just once or twice. Much like an age miracle cream. It won't give you a supple baby skin, but it can slash off several years.

if your shirt just have some spots where it pills a  lot like the under arm area, this item would be good too, but if general like mine, you'd get something like I have above. Also, you can use it at the edges without worries unlike a razor which might rip the fabric.

All in all, I still think it's a God sent miracle to mankind. 9.5 out of 10. I would still use a razor with this, but it will get the hard to remove pilling from your fabric.