Parker & Company - The Pro Board, Extra Wide Ironing Board w/Unique Folding Shoulder Wings and 7 Other Convenient Features

Alright, let me preface this review by saying the following: I hate ironing. I own many non-iron shirts just because I loathe the task so much. That being said, I unfortunately own many shirts and pants that need to be pressed, and that's how the Pro Board and I were introduced.After my last ironing board broke during an unfortunate moving incident, I cruised Amazon in search of a new one. I buy my undershirts, toothpaste, Q-tips, and everything else on Amazon, so I figured an Ironing board wouldn't be too difficult to find. After searching, I was bombarded with 78 pages of results. I had no idea there were so many ironing boards on the market. They all looked pretty much the same, with a few varieties such as over-the-door, table-top, standard... but then I saw it. WINGS.I laughed and clicked the link. When I saw what the wings were for, my laughter ceased and my jaw dropped. Could this be? Could I iron a shirt's back in one fell swoop? I was in too deep now; I doubled-down and read the reviews. Since people seemed generally please with the Pro Board, I pulled the trigger. Since ironing boards are pretty much a 1-time purchase (unless you stack too many heavy boxes on them... RIP old ironing board), I justified the price.2 days later my board arrived (thanks Prime!). Please see the pictures below to see how it arrived. The board was double-boxed and shrink-wrapped, and I had no issues with packaging or product damage. Set-up was a breeze, obviously. I plugged in my iron and grabbed my J. Crew oxford--time for a test run.Listen, I still hate ironing. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that this board makes me enjoy ironing shirts--I'd rather eat my right foot. BUT, this board makes it about as painless as possible. The shoulder wings work better than I had anticipated, and I actually could do the entire back of my shirt in 10-15 seconds. These wings also help with the front, though.You see, a pet peeve of mine is when I'm ironing the front of my shirt and the shirt falls onto the floor. Maybe I just suck at ironing, but this happens ALL the time. The shoulder wings actually double as an arm-holder when ironing the front (see pics), which actually made me smile. Please note that this was the first time in my 26 years that I cracked a smile while ironing. It's as if the heavens opened up and an angel floated down to gently hold my shirt in place as i pressed it.There are two downsides to this board that I do need to mention, though.1) There were three small, plastic tabs on the surface of the board. These were not a hindrance, but I did have to cut them off with scissors. It only took me 5 seconds, but I don't know why they were there.2) I completely lost my privacy. When I gushed over the shoulder wings to my roommates the day I received it, they all thought I was crazy. I challenged my one roommate saying, "You try, bro", and he gave it a go. He and the other two roommates quickly fell in love as the angel from heaven held their garments in place as they ironed. I no longer keep the board in my room, as I don't like the daily ProBoard plunder. Privacy restored :)Check out the pictures below to see how I used it, and if you're hesitating on buying it, I say go for it. The fact that I am leaving a review for an IRONING BOARD should speak volumes. I hate ironing, but this has made the dreaded task easier and less mentally, spiritually, and emotionally taxing. Out of five stars, I give this 6.

This is a very strong board we loved it very much however when it broke the manufacturer refuses to sell parts I think that's horrible customer service and it bothers me that I spent all this money on a board for a little piece of plastic that they can just mail it to us and we would be glad to pay for the plastic parts that snapped - they refused to sell any parts whatsoever so if you're boardbreaks in the future good luck on getting it fixed..Also, we had to hound mfg just to get reply to phone calls emails and even text messages

I bought this for my dad as a gift, he is an avid quilter so the review is his: The Parker & Company Pro Board is not your Grandma's ironing board. It is very well built, strong, and durable. It has some weight to it and I am not as strong as I used to be so I did need help setting it up and moving it around. Once set up and in place I was happy with the size and width. I can iron out 2 yards of fabric on the short end and keep scrolling it down without having to go back and ironing out the whole left edge. It is a sturdy board and since my balance is off, I can lean on it without it collapsing. The board is so wide I can also lower it some and put my cutting mat on it and cut out my quilt squares while sitting down. I am very happy with my new ironing board!---------------------------------------------------------------Parker and Company's customer service is excellent! I purchased this through Amazon Prime. We had a damage issue with the first one that came from an Amazon warehouse so I did a return and it was shipped back the next day. I re-purchased it a second time and had it shipped to dad's house again. Within 24 hours P & C contacted me via email as they saw the repurchase on their end. I explained the condition it arrived in so we figure we would wait to see how #2 shows up. Within a few days, #2 showed up damaged (from the same Amazon warehouse as #1) so I had my dad take pictures this time and I sent them to P & C so they could investigate what is going on with their product at the Amazon warehouse. In the meantime, P & C sent out another ironing board (from their head office?) through Canada to my dad's house. It arrived in perfect condition. The box itself was a heavier duty box than the ones from Amazon so there were no broke-open ends or punctures.I got the chance to actually see the board for myself when I visited dad's house this weekend. I can honestly say looking at the parts they are not cheap or shoddy. I don't know where they make this but there is no way this was made in China because 1) all the parts have an industrialized durability, the few plastic parts that are on it are really thick and heavy duty (the wings at the top). 2) There aren't any screws.....they used bolts! 3) The ironing board pad doesn't smell of that "chinese funk" scent. 4) It is properly aligned so when set up it doesn't have that weird wobble. 4) Raising and lowering it "glides" it doesn't jam up where you have to fight with it.Quilters...you will LOVE this board! Almost forgot, I dropped off my dry cleaning the other day and they have this exact Pro-Board set up near their alteration station, Moe said he loves it too and he has had it for some time so it is holding up very well and has no complaints he bought a 2nd one for his other dry cleaner shop. There you go 2 Reviews in 1.Thank you Parker & Company for exceeding my expectations on the product itself and your AMAZING Customer Service!

I've had this product for less than 1 year and have used it 4 times. At first, I loved it. Recently I went to open the ironing board and on of the two clips that keep the legs from collapsing fell off. The legs were not forced; the clip simply fell off. Upon inspection, the clip was broken. Very overpriced considering it cost me $34.75 for each use ($34.75 x 4=$139).

This board is Great! came right on the day I ordered it for and just as the pictures described! Being a 6’4 tall broad shouldered person my clothes required the extra width this has and the magical shoulder wings are amazing for the dress shirts. Definitely the one to buy!