[In a slight departure from recent subjects, this brief review focuses on a product which has provided significant benefits to our household and may be of wider interest.] The Philips GC3330 is a powerful steam iron that largely lives up to its manufacturer's claims: 1. 'Three times easier' - It has a substantial water tank with clear level indicator, large filling inlet and an extra long power cord. 2. 'Great results, minimum effort' - As claimed, this iron removes creases more easily than our previous one did. The whole ironing process does seem smoother, requiring less effort overall. My wife suffers from an arthritic ...  Read the complete review

When we first brought our house, I purchased many value items to keep us going with a view to replacing them with better quality items later on when money wasn't so tight. My value iron didn't last long, so I replaced it with a Philips GC3330 iron. Being a typical woman, I will admit I only brought this iron because I like the colour of it and hadn't really got a clue if it was a decent iron or not! I presumed that with it being Philips that it would be pretty good and for a branded iron, it wasn't badly priced either. This iron cost me £34.97 which as I said isn't bad for a good quality iron. Mine came in a lovely pale blue and white colour, hence ...  Read the complete review

I bought the philips steam iron GC3330 2200w as a replacement for my old iron, which unexpectedly broke. I found this iron in my local tesco store at a very reasonable price of £16.59. I decided on this iron mainly because of the brand name, although I am not obssesive about brand names I wanted an iron that I thought would last a while. Plus the statement that you get "great results, minimum effort" got me. I have written in bold what it says it does and then what I think. FAST EASY FILLING - there is a flip to lip whcih is easy to use and clips down firmly, always a plus with boiling water. The only slight down side is that as you fill it when it ...  Read the complete review