Customer Reviews

Simplicity SSP200 Digital Quik Press

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(0)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Initial setup and first use of the SSP200 are very easy and fool-proof. I was very impressed by this unit after the very first shirt was done.

My only concern is bunching the fabric up between the plates by the hinge. The hot plate is very easy to accidentally brush when doing this.

Otherwise, for anyone wanting that neat, clean, creased appearance, I highly recommend this product.

I use this press for heat transfers and embellishments such as rhinstones and studs (iron on). It is the best sewing related purchase I've made in months. Easy to set up, use and store. I'm glad I bought the 200 instead of the 100 for the flexibility of steam if I need it. I'm sure I'll be thinking of more uses as time goes on--burn out or customized imprinted velvet maybe?

We had a press made by Singer that finally gave up the ghost after more than 10 years. After a several days of ironing clothes with mixed results & a lot of frustration, we researched presses on Amazon based on customer reviews. We decided on this press and have not been disappointed. The press is ready to use as soon as it's out of the box. Operation is simple & all but self-explanatory, and it heats up VERY quickly. It is a little smaller than our previous press, but not so small as to be a drawback. Clothes are ready in no time compared to ironing. The press comes with a water spray-bottle if you prefer not to use the steam feature. Definitely worth the money spent!

all the reviews i read were spot on.......

i golf a lot and as such my wardrobe contains a lot of polo golf shirts which my cleaners charge me $3.50/shirt to launder and iron. i was averaging 4-5 shirts per week which meant about $15/wk,$60/month, or $720/yr. on my polo shirts alone.

with this machine, i can do 5 or 6 polos in 15 minutes.

once the press heats up, you pull the handle down to make a press and on the cotton setting it takes about 10 seconds to make a press(a bell goes off when its time, so you wont forget). on my polos i need to do 6 presses. 3 for the body, 1 for the collar, and 1 for each sleeve. so each shirt requires 60 seconds of "pressing time" and i need 1-2 minutes to load the shirt and smooth the fabric on the ironing surface.

it does a great job and i'm very satisfied with the machine.
i've also pressed slacks, and it does a great job with them as well.

i have not tried pressing a man's business shirt...however, my cleaner charges me a $1.25 per shirt and for me that is well worth it to have them do it.

overall, i'm satisfied with the product. i'll echo the words of wisdom from the other reviews.......

1) watch the top plate !! it gets hott(with 2 Ts) and the press doesn't open wide enough. so your fingers and knuckles are very much "at risk" - just be careful !

2) the 22x9 ironing surface still seems small to me, but i guess without buying a "commercial" grade press the 22x9 size seems standard. would be nice if it were bigger, but it is what it is.

I'm a man and as such my domestic skills are minimal.....this machine makes me look like a pro !

Hubby and I have been debating a press like this for a bit. Being in my third trimester, I wanted anything to reduce my time on my feet, and my back always hurt from swaying/moving while traditional ironing. I was able to get my pants pressed in half the time the first try. Shirts take practice, but were soon going quickly.
Women's shirts that are tailored for fitting don't turn out as well as men's straight shirts. If not careful, you can also easily burn your hand on the top plate while moving fabric. (Reason it didn't get 5 stars - would have liked for the top plate to lift up further.)
Overall, glad I got it! Due to weight, recommend you have a permanent spot to set it up rather than pulling it out of a closet constantly.

Look. I suck at using a normal iron. But, after reading some reviews decided to try a press out to decrease my dependence on Dry Cleaners.

The results are pretty good. As I have gotten better using it the results have gotten better. Plus, there are some fabrics and materials that iron much easier than others. I just did a couple of long-sleeve dress shirts and the results were good. Not perfect, but good.

As others have said, I wish it were bigger and wish the top plate opened higher and with the back hinge was farther back to give me more room to work with. But, once you understand the right method of doing it the back hinge isn't really a big deal. More height clearance would be nice, though.

It won't be too long before it pays for itself. And, now I have no excuses when it comes to wearing clothes that are wrinkled! Plus, I'm pressing my golf shirts which typically didn't look that good after being washed, but were too expensive to get dry cleaned...

I also just ironed an undershirt just for fun. Now THAT was an easy shirt to iron. :)

I enjoyed using this press and it greatly reduced time spent ironing my clothes. It was perfect until one day it started smoking and then caught fire. It was not even two years old, but was past the warranty. Guess I will need a new one, but it won't be this brand.

I had spent hours ironing my uniforms for work before I bought this from Amazon. I finished about a 1/2 hour ago from ironing my uniform for tomorrow in less than 5 minutes. I could not be more thrilled. I will admit that I was timid about spending 200 dollars on an iron, but with the alternative being hours at the hand iron, or 5 dollars per uniform at the store, I'm glad I made this decision.

I would highly recommend it to anybody.

Decent size, heats up fast, stores easily, has rubber feet to protect furniture, makes clean, neat presses, reduces ironing time significantly.

Press works very well. I need a shirt pressed everyday, and this product does the job great. Saves me a lot of time. The only reason I did not give it a 5 star rating is I wish the ironing surface was just a little larger so I could get the job done even faster.