Our Overall Score:
9.1/10
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Latest price search at John Lewis & Partners: £520
The most important part of buying online can be to read reviews and that’s why you’re here. We’ve scanned the internet to find as many Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron reviews as we can, regardless if they’re good or bad as we want to give you the most truthful and realistic overview of just how good Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron is. In finding reviews, we discovered that the best and most informative reviews were from customers over at John Lewis & Partners, to read these review just tap on the View Reviews button now.
When it comes to buying products online, whether that’s a TV, clothes, Irons or even a something like a sofa, there are a general set of guidance or advice that you can follow to help you get the best product for your needs and also the best for your budget. As you can imagine there are tons of different options in the Irons category and even loads of options of products from Philips so it’s important to take the time to find the right one for you. The four areas that we want to delve in to a little more are the quality, the price of the product, what the reviews are saying about it and then finally we’ll look at an overall score which takes into account the other factors.
Quality of Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron
Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron scored an incredible 9.7/10 for quality.
As you’d expect with a lot of products, quality is a very important factor for choosing products in the “Irons” category. But it’s even more important to consider and get a feel for quality when you’re buying online because you aren’t given the benefit of being able to see and try the item for yourself.
This is of course why we can’t stress enough the importance of reading lots of reviews, as it will really help you to get a good feel for how good the quality is. A top tip when reading the reviews is to use the search function on your browser and search for the word “quality” in the reviews that way you can skip straight to customers that have mentioned about the quality of Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron.
Once you’ve had a good look over the reviews you’ll have a pretty good indication of how good the quality of Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron is, but we also have the following factors that you should consider to get an idea of the quality of the product you’re looking at.
- Price: It probably sounds obvious, but there are links to the price you pay and the quality of a product. Try and set your expectations for the quality based on your budget. You wouldn’t expect a Rolls-Royce for the price of a Fiesta so bear this in mind when shopping.
- Specification: It’s a really good idea to look over the product description and specification section of the website, for Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron you can read the full details on the John Lewis & Partners website where it will give you all the detail you need. It’s useful as you’ll probably already have a good idea of the sort of specs that make good Irons. Also compare these specs to other similar products that are in the same price bracket.
- Brand: Philips are obviously a strong and recognisable brand for making great Irons, so you’d expect Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron to deliver to these expectations. But always consider the brand when you’re thinking about the quality of the product you’re going to buy, and where quality is an important factor to you, look only at those well known brands (of course only if your budget allows).
- Your experience with Irons: You’ll no doubt have some history with buying Irons, and you may have even bought products from the same brand, Philips, use this information to your advantage. You’ll probably have a good idea of how good the quality of the product was and any faults or floors you remember from it.
Price analysis of Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron
Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron scored highly with 8.8/10 for price in our review.
Price, a hugely important part of any purchase. Price becomes even more of a consideration when we’re shopping online because it’s so amazingly simple to compare the price of several retailers in literally just a few clicks. In fact you don’t even need to do that, we’ve run price comparisons for you in order to find the best price. The lowest price we’ve managed to find Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron for is just £520 over at John Lewis & Partners.
There’s a lot of geeky analysis to be done on price, but what we find most effective and informative is to look at 3 different figures when comparing products and that is the average price, the most expensive and the cheapest. This gives you a really good feel for what the normal product would cost but also giving you an idea of just how cheap you can find it or the opposite, just how expensive some are. It’s also useful to look at the average of the products that fit in the same category as well as products from the same brand. So we’re going to look in more detail now at the price of Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron.
Prices of products in the Irons category
We thought it would be useful to spend a bit of time exploring the price of Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron and seeing how it compares to other similar products. And also seeing how much variance there are in prices of products in the Irons category. To do this we looked at all of the products over at John Lewis & Partners, there were a total of 58 products in the Irons, and of these 58 products the average price was £182.70, making Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron above average at £520. We also looked at the cheapest option in the same category which was just £10.00 whilst the most expensive was £1899.00. So you can see there’s a huge variance in the price of products in this category, as an indication there were 158 products less expensive and 3 more expensive than Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron in this category. So we thought it would be worth going into a bit more detail and looking at the prices of products from Philips.
Prices of products from Philips
So the average price of the 300 products available from Philips was £122.60, making £520 above average against the other products from the same brand. With the most expensive product from them coming in at £4499.00 and the cheapest at £1.00. We thought a good next step would be to look more specifically at products from Philips that fit in to the category of Irons rather than looking at all their products.
Of the 17 products from Philips in the Irons category, the average price is £152.70 making Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron above average at £520. Again we looked at how much price can vary and found that the cheapest product to fit this criteria was £25.00 and the most expensive was £520.00 so there are again a lot of varying prices with the products. In fact to be precise we found 0 products from Philips that were more expensive and 16 that were cheaper.
Reviews of Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron
Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron scores 8.9/10 for customer reviews.
Reviews are really the most valuable part of your online shopping, they’re giving you the next best thing to being able to actually try the product for yourself. You’re not relying on a manufacturers sales description telling you just how good their product is, you’re getting genuine feedback from actual users of the product. We can’t stress enough how important it is that you spend some time reading the reviews of Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron over at John Lewis & Partners, click on the “view reviews” button now to read them.
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Overall score
Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron got an amazing overall score of 9.1/10 in our review.
This figure takes into account the various criteria that we’ve covered above, the price, the quality and the customer reviews, in order to give you an overall score. This overall score of 9.1/10 then gives you a really easy figure to use for comparison purposes if you’re then going on to read any of our other reviews of Irons.
As you’ve already seen in the pricing section there are absolutely loads of different options from Philips so take your time to read the reviews, do your homework on setting a budget and seeing how the price of Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron stacks up against your budget and make sure you also set yourself a list of “must-haves” so you know that this product ticks all your boxes.
More info: Philips GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron
- Brand: Philips
- Model Number: GC9682/86
- EAN: 8710103828082
- Description: Boasting a combination of power and speed within an ergonomic design, the GC9682/86 PerfectCare Elite Plus Steam Generator Iron from Philips is the answer to faster, smarter ironing. OptimalTEMP technology Thanks to OptimalTEMP technology, you can iron everything from jeans to silk without adjusting the temperature or settings – no more pre-sorting the laundry or waiting for the iron to heat up and cool down. Safe from burns For added peace of mind, Philips also guarantee that this iron will never cause burns or unwanted shine to any ironable fabric, even when left resting face down on your clothes or ironing board. Woolmark Gold seal of approval The Woolmark Gold seal of approval ensures a product is safe to use on any and every wool fabric. Philips’ steam irons with OptimalTEMP are the first and only irons from any brand to earn this level of certification. Powerful steam Strong, continuous steam tackles even the thickest fabrics with ease, while the steam boost melts away even the most stubborn creases at the touch of a button. This extra steam is also perfect for vertical steaming to refresh clothes and curtains. DynamiQ smart sensor What’s more, the DynamiQ smart sensor is able to detect the iron’s movements and performance, and automatically distribute the optimum amount of steam where it’s needed, for easier ironing and faster results. T-ionicGlide soleplate T-ionicGlide is Philips’ most advanced soleplate for performance and maximum scratch resistance. Its stainless steel base is twice as hard as regular aluminium, while the 6-layer coating with titanium delivers effortless gliding. Additional features: Lightweight and comfortable to handle Easy De-Calc Plus descaling system for lasting performance Silencing filters for minimise steam noise Automatic shut-off when iron is left unattended Carry lock for safe and easy transport ECO mode Large detachable water tank with 2 hours of continuous use
- Product ID: 16888197715
- Category: Electricals > Ironing > Steam Irons, Steam Generators & Brushes
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