Don't throw away your old iron yet
My wife and I have to wear nicely pressed clothes to work. Trying to iron a week load of clothes took forever; hence, we decided to get the press. Here's the pros and cons:
Pros
1. much faster than the old iron
2. gets the wrinkles out better due to the hotter iron and strong press
3. it's heavy, which I like so it won't move around (could be a con for some folks)
Cons
1. the opening is not that wide so when trying to move the clothes around on the table, you'll have to be very careful to not touch the hot iron - I've touched it several times but fortunately, I haven't been burned
2. you have to carefully lay out the clothes as flat as possible to get the best results. Pants are the easiest to do and those are the real time savers. Womens shirts are hardest because they have cuts that are hard to lay completely flat. If they are not completely flat, you will get a crease. Pleats are a PITA. I still haven't...
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Well, after two months of waiting, my 680 arrived. It was my Christmas present to myself. What had happened was the manufacturer didn't make enough of them last year. Demand far exceeded (incongruously) supply. That is why amazon, cyebye, smallappliances.com, and others had you on hold. I actually sent Top Innovations a griping email about the delays--this is how I found out what the situation was. By the way, Customer Service at TI is nothing less than outstanding! The first sentence from their department was this: "You are right. We need to do a better job of...." Imagine that. A company that still lives by the age old American adage--'the customer is always right.'
Oh, if you're looking for the best price on the product--it's Cyebye--providing you don't live in NY (otherwise, you'll pay the tax). $219.00. And, that company's Customer Service is also pleasant to deal with. That's why I stuck with them (well, okay... more for the price than anything else).
After tearing...
A Real Time Saver!
Forget hauling out the ironing board, distilled water and the iron. Plug in the steam press and you are ready to go---that simple. You need not empty the water resevoir when finished! I will say, it does take a little practice at first. After becoming more familiar with the press, things go a lot faster. This is at least twice as fast as the iron. I now press things, like Levis, that I had given up long ago. I cannot say that pressing clothes is my favorite sport, however this has made it a lot more tolerable!
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