Corby 5500 Original Trouser Presser

by Corby

Product Features

• 15, 30, and 45 minute pressing cycles
• Auto cut-off and manual cancel operation
• Free-standing or wall-mount options
• Retractable tie bar
• One-year warranty

Product Details

Product Manual [128kb PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 41.2 x 5.5 x 17.5 inches ; 26 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 26.8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00005O0NE
• Item model number: 5500
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #471,083 in Home & Kitchen (See Top 100 in Home & Kitchen)
  • #17 in Home & Kitchen > Irons & Steamers > Trouser Pressers

Product Description

Amazon.com Review

A great timesaver, Corby's trouser presser allows anyone on the go to take the wrinkles out of pants and more. It has a large pressing area and is very versatile, with preset 15-, 30-, and 45-minute pressing cycles, auto shutoff, and manual cancel operation. Sturdy, dependable, and made for home use, the presser functions while standing upright in any room, but you can also conveniently wall mount it and it'll still work perfectly. It includes an accessories tray and a retractable tie bar, and comes with a five-year warranty. --A.J. Rathbun

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

129 of 133 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read this before you order !!, March 10, 2003

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SuperDougio (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corby 5500 Original Trouser Presser (Kitchen)

Its hard to believe that anyone has bought a Corby Trouser Presser without having become familiar with it first - they are in use in thousands of hotels all over the world. However, judging by the reviews, people have obviously taken the name "Trouser Presser" rather literally, and expected that it will press your pants like a dry cleaner, or remove wrinkles like a steamer. Let's be clear about this - it will not! Most of us like to wear our (expensively dry-cleaned) pants for more than one day, and the Corby is a place to hang them overnight, gently warm and stretch them to remove wrinkles behind the knee, and "freshen-up" the press for the next day. The reason the Corby is the brand leader has to do with a unique lip on the edge of the press which stretches the pants, and the superior grip of the rubberized heating surfaces.

So, if you know what its meant to do, you'd give it five stars, as do most leading hotels in the world, but if you have unrealistic expectations, you will be sorely disappointed.

64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Corby performs Perfect!, March 5, 2003

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Double Dizzle fo Shizzle (Arizona) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Corby 5500 Original Trouser Presser (Kitchen)

This product does everything it says it does. A few wrote in about not ironing in the waist areas..it's not designed to. It's also not supposed to get real hot, hence- it's a low-heat iron, using pressure, not the temperature of the sun, to take out the wrinkles. Also by doing so, I've noticed that many of my newer slacks are not being as worn thin as quickly. Perhaps I just iron too hard.
I use my press everyday. About 30 minutes before I go to bed, I put in a pair of slacks, let the press perform its magic and presto, my pants are ready to go for the morning.
Does this totally replace ones iron? Of course not.
If you're looking to never have to iron again, get a maid.
If your looking for a less expensive way of getting your trousers looking fresh for work, rather than spending mucho dinero at the dry cleaners, buy a Corby.
The Corby performs better than I expected. It's great!

54 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Never Have to Iron Your Pants Again!, December 28, 2001

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Richard McCluney (Burlingame , CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Corby 5500 Original Trouser Presser (Kitchen)

This is just a great product, especially if you hate ironing or taking all your pants to the drycleaners to get pressed. There is nothing more annoying than over time spending $100 dry cleaning a $30 pair of Chinos, 'cos you need them pressed. I am not sure why it is not as popular in US as elsewhere, but I highly recommend it.

The only drawback on the old model was that the foam on the inside of the press, after about six years, developed grooves that detracted from the press of trousers.