Customer Reviews

Shark Rapido Electronic Iron, GI468

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(4)
3 star:		(11)
2 star:		(7)
1 star:		(29)

 

 

I love this iron! It has ton's of steam, with the plus side of strong, verticle (and horizontal) blasts of steam for just steaming items, over a foot away! Nice "large" filling cup for adding water, and it can use "tap" water, (an amazing perk for a long-time "distilled" water user like me for years!)

I really needed a "lightweight" iron with arthritis in my right hand and this one is perfect. I can iron for long stretches without pain or discomfort. I bought a large wonderful (Rowenta) iron, which was beautiful, but I couldn't use it due to the weight. It's amazing what a great job this "lightweight" can do up against it's "heavier" bigger, rivals!

It gets out wrinkles better than any other iron I have owned in over 40 years of ironing too. The digital readout of levels and readiness are a colorful light show treat too! The automatic shut off feature is a must too (with annoying "Senior" moment forgetfulness episodes!)

I've had this iron for about a month. For under $50, it has nice balance (even though it's a bit wobbly standing on end on an ironing board), TONS of steam, comes with a handy refilling cup, easy to refill, and has a calcium filter which is what sealed the deal for me.

Easy eliminates wrinkles quickly (I can iron wrinkly textured shirt in about 5 min) and with starch, a little quicker. Simple adjustment and quick auto-shut off. Perfect iron if you're on a budget but demand pro results.

Excellent product. Highly rated by Good Housekeeping and I would agree, it lives up to the review. Good value and good performance.

This is the best iron ever!! It heats up really fast and puts out plenty of steam. I adore the push button functions. It also has a really nice extra long cord. Best iron EVER!!!!

I do a significant amount of ironing (6-7 hours per week total) and this iron has basically worn out in 6 months time. It developed a crack in the side of the water tank that doesn't leak yet (but does worry me as to when it will start leaking from that spot). It has what seems to be a rather significant yet intermittent leak between the base plate and the water tank . The 'silver' on the underside of the handle has completely worn off also. When I iron, I have to fill the water tank approximately every 30 minutes to make up for the leakage; when I purchased the iron a full water talk would last me 2-3 times that long.

For someone who irons infrequently this may be a good iron, but for someone like me who uses it quite a bit I wish I had spent a bit more for a higher-quality iron.

I have been very impressed with this iron. It heats up fast, glides smoothly, and puts out a wonderful amount of steam, especially for its small footprint. Just make sure you don't slide the steam switch to the cleaning setting by accident, as I did, and try to iron, as it will sputter and make all kinds of noises, and you'll think it's not working properly. When operated correctly it works fantastic. I highly recommend it. And if you want something with a bigger base, try the Rowenta Focus iron, as I have this model as well, and it works extremely well.

This is hands down the best Iron, I have ever had. For the pirce, it should be more. Iron , simply is about the steam, and this thing is like a professional Iron, the amount of steam that comes out will quickly reduce your ironing time by 75%. I iron my button down work short in less than 2 minutes. No more cleaners for me.

Bought one of their irons and a year later it will NOT hold water (leaking so bad it is a stream and not drops).
When I called they have so many choices to REPLACE or get WORK done on the many items they make....makes you wonder
how they stay in business.....then I found out...they just don't care and expect you to pay to have it fixed. They
will not replace or refund any of your money. So, if you buy a SHARK product of any kind, plan on it breaking and needing
to be replaced every year if not sooner!!!!

Every positive thing stated in other reviews is true: best steam, lightwt for arthritis, great gliding soleplate, convenient long cord...simply one of the best irons I've ever owned (and that's saying a lot over a few decades)BUT, at least for me, approximately six months after buying, it leaks A LOT. I baby my irons because I use them so much and was disappointed that I will have buy another one so soon simply because it leaks so much that i can't use this one to iron clothes right before i want to wear them.

This iron was purchased as a birthday gift for me in late September. SIX WEEKS LATER, it just completely stopped working; no electrical current, no nothing. I was torn about whether to exchange it for a replacement or just return it for a refund. It was upon seeing all the reviews here on Amazon.com that I realized that this was not just a faulty iron, it is a faulty product. It is a very heavy, seemingly sturdy steam iron with all the bells and whistles that turned out to be A HOT MESS!!