11. The Portable Salonette
Where It Was Sold: Macy’s, Sears, Walmart, Beauty Supply Stores
Company: Sears
Original Price: $27.95*
Why sit under a hot dryer at the beauty salon when you could dry your own hair in the comfort of your home for free? That was what the inventors of this vintage, tabletop salon-style dryer were thinking when they released this $27.95 product.
The Salonette Portable @clickusa/Pinterest
The hair dryer was “extra fast,” thanks to its “full 700 watts” of power. You could bring the Salonette Portable with you anywhere, as it was basically the size of a large purse. Your backcombed bouffant didn’t have to wait when you had this tool on-hand.
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