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#11
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Posts: 74
I'm currently using a Shark which I purchased at Target a couple of years ago. It is the best steaming iron I've ever owned. It was between $20 and $30. They had several models--I picked the lightest weight one. Had an older Rowenta before, which I had had for years. It was great but their newer versions wouldn't maintain temperature, etc., so I returned a couple. My attitude is, buy an inexpensive one and use it until it fails.
#12
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Upper Michigan
Posts: 8,248
I too was looing for an iron! I saw the Euroiron on QVC it looks AMAZING !! But it's $150.00!!! Then I was at my local thrift store and got a brand new sunbeam in the box for $7.00!! I really like it so far. I did like the last one cause the cord was retractible but was so old the bottom plate busted and hard to stand upright! :-) good luck on your search!
#14
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Puget Sound WA area
Posts: 300
I'm of the "you get what you paid for" camp. I was buying irons almost every-other-year for one reason or the other (leaking; breaking; not turning on; falling over; cord not long enough or easily tangled; etc). Two years ago at the fair we saw the Oliso Iron being demo'd. Tried it, liked it, husband bought it, and love it. Will probably never need to replace it - built strong, no leaks, great steam (which you can turn on/off) - plus I don't need to worry about it falling over - it lifts up/down when you touch the handle. Cool! It has a huge side-fill water tank, an extra long cord (that pivots 360 degrees) and a 30-minute shut-off (plenty of enough time for me so I don't have to keep turning it on). LOVE MY OLISO IRON!!!
#17
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Rockwall, Texas
Posts: 64
I'm of the "you get what you paid for" camp. I was buying irons almost every-other-year for one reason or the other (leaking; breaking; not turning on; falling over; cord not long enough or easily tangled; etc). Two years ago at the fair we saw the Oliso Iron being demo'd. Tried it, liked it, husband bought it, and love it. Will probably never need to replace it - built strong, no leaks, great steam (which you can turn on/off) - plus I don't need to worry about it falling over - it lifts up/down when you touch the handle. Cool! It has a huge side-fill water tank, an extra long cord (that pivots 360 degrees) and a 30-minute shut-off (plenty of enough time for me so I don't have to keep turning it on). LOVE MY OLISO IRON!!!
#18
I am loving all the input you all are giving. I did buy a Shark a few weeks ago when my iron started acting up, and hate it. It spits and the timer is way to short. So I am taking it back tomorrow. Hopefully coming home with a new iron.
#19
Before I lucked into owning a wide ironing board, I had a tendency to DROP my iron from time to time. (My old board sat at a just a bit of an angle.) Check your local thrift stores....non-quilters who happen to own irons seem to sometimes decide that they are absolutely done with ironing anything at all, and donate their perfectly fine iron to SA or Goodwill. And, like "Jingle," I keep my large spray bottle handy, too. It works for me!
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