Iron or steam press?

413x · 24 May 2013 at 18:33

Started a new job where i need to dress smart (shirts/tie/trousers) and need a new clothes neatening device!

Never used/seen a steam press. whats the best tool to use?
Just using this for shirts and trousers remeber

whitetop · 24 May 2013 at 19:11

If it's just for shirts,bottoms just get a iron.

Steam pressers are not that common and the best ones are not easy to get on the cheap.

Nightglow · 24 May 2013 at 19:29

Just buy a good iron.

413x · 24 May 2013 at 19:44

cheers chaps, was what i was originally gonna do. was just wondering if they offered anything better.

whitetop · 24 May 2013 at 20:22

Yeah just get a steam iron some nice ones around.

bitslice · 25 May 2013 at 00:39

Have you tried getting a wife?

RedMogg · 27 May 2013 at 03:23

Steam presses are only good if you have a tonne of the same thing to iron, but an absolute, knuckle and wrist scorching, sweat generating, impossible to find anywhere to store when not in use, pain in the arse at all other times.
Mother gave me her one after buying a steam generator (brilliant - like iron but with a giant reservoir and much more steamy) and after using it for 2 hours (for 3 long sleeved shirts and a pair of linen trousers!) it's been put in the airing cupboard, never to see the light of day, for the 3 years.

Top Tip: buy clothes a size too small wear straight out of the tumble dryer - not a crease in sight (except for people "creasing up" at you!)