Corby 7700 Pants Press in Mahogany

If you have never brought one of these, get one. I have had one now for over 30 years, this is my fourth one. Only reason I got a new one, I moved, and the movers left it behind. Devastated, I ordered a new one, I press everything in it, my t shirts, my pants, my sheets, and pillow cases. Shorts, skirts. To me it is as important as the washer and dryer.

The product works as expected. One note, you must have pants that are slightly pressed before putting them into the Corby. This press is designed to gently press and put a smart crease back into your pants. It uses low heat and a tight press in order to do this. It is not however a substitute for ironing. If your pants are wrinkled, you should hit them with an iron first then put into the Corby. For me, this is a great machine. I was exposed to this while in London as these were in all the high end hotels. It works great and saves money. Put the pants in the night before and they are ready the next morning. Great piece of gear and will pay for itself over time.

I've made very good use of the Corby 7700 Pants Presser for a couple of decades. This is I believe this is my 3rd one. Eventually they run out of juice, like humans. But I just re-order the next model.

First one did not work when plugged in. Returned it. Second one also did not work. Getting my money back and look for another product. Sigh. Update 1/17/2016: Third one delivered (4400 Model this time). It works but the two screws which keep the top on were missing. I went and bought some and put them in; pressing works fine. But I've had Corby's for 20 years+. What the heck has happened to their quality? Truly awful. Won't be buying Corby again.

This is one of those products that, once you have, you don't want to live without. That's why when my second Corby pants press finally stopped heating after decades of daily use, I was upset that I couldn't find a replacement, even initially on Amazon. After several weeks of searching the internet for a new replacement to no avail, I decided to look once again on Amazon, not expecting to find anything, but did! Amazon shipped it in the original Corby box and it arrived earlier than expected in perfect, new condition. I've now been using the new Corby for several weeks, and my pants have been restored to their daily freshly pressed appearance. I use the press on casual as well as dress pants, and it works exceptionally well on all. I couldn't possibly recommend a product more highly. I note that some reviewers have claimed the quality of today's Corby presses is not up to the standard of the older models, but that is not at all representative of my personal experience. I've owned two Corby's during the last 50+ years, and everything about the new press, down to the backing on the press itself, is the same as my original Corby.

Put your pants in it, make sure they are smooth, close, and press time and start - wait. Definitely a time saver over using an iron. Put the pants in, make sure they are lined up correctly (you don't want to "railroad track" your pants and have 2 parallel seams), close, set timer, start, and walk away (maybe iron a shirt ;) Drawback - while it does give you a bit of a crease, it is nowhere near as sharp as you can get with an iron.

I owned a Corby Classic for many years. Found this new model great. Like the new time buttons. My trousers came out much better than the old version. Great job.

This is my second Corby. The first one lasted at least 25 years old before the padding got too wrinkly to leave the pants without wrinkles. I was struck how nothing has changed (at least upon visual inspection) since the previous model except it no longer has a little bar that slides out to hold a tie. Not a big deal but that bar was a nice touch. While the machine doesn't look like it's robustly built, the fact that my prior one lasted so long is testament to their quality. Now as to how well it puts a crease in the pants, my experience is if you put in a suit pant it will do an okay job on its own. But if you first steam the pants (i use a Jiffy Steamer which is great) before putting the pants into the press it makes a huge difference. Pants come out much flatter and with a more defined crease. So for me, the Jiffy Steamer is a necessary part of the process. Indeed, if you use the steamer and press together you will almost never need to dry clean your suits. The valet tray on the console is very small. Don't expect it to hold anything but some loose change. It would be nice if Corby thought about upgrading the product by making a much more useable valet tray (and adding back the tie bar). The feet is also a weak spot. They're made of plastic and on my wood floor I'm worried they're gonna scratch the floor so I put felt under the feet to prevent that. Another welcome upgrade would be to offer casters instead of feet. This would make moving the press much easier (not that's it's heavy but if you slide it across a wood floor it may scratch it and it won't move well on carpet). I like to tuck my press out of site when I'm not using it and having casters on the bottom would be really helpful.

Schon seit ich sie zum ersten Mal in den 80ern in England im Hotel gesehen habe wollte ich eine Corby-Hosenpresse haben. Nun habe ich sie bestellt und was soll ich sagen. Ich bin begeistert. Keine lästigen Falten mehr in der Hose. Einfach zu bedienen, stabil, unauffällig. Wie ein guter Butler.

Have been using this product for years, works well.