Originally Posted by irishrose

I bought a Black & Decker on clearance at KMart at least 12 years ago. For some reason, it has an overly long cord, which I love. I've more than got my $7 worth out of that one. It doesn't turn itself off, thank goodness. When my son went off to school, I bought a new iron and sent the old one with him. In a few days, I called to make a trade. The shut off was terrible when sewing. He got the fancy new one.

Originally Posted by amma

I buy the $10-$15 dollare irons at WalMart, they last about 3 years or so. I have not had any better luck with the more expensive ones, so I just go disposable :D:D:D

Originally Posted by jdiane318

I had two Rowenta's, Martha Stewart used that brand and raved on and on about how good they were. They both leaked within 6 months. I have an Oliso that I bought almost 4 years ago and it is still going. I have two Proctor Silex irons that I use for MABD's, but the Oliso has been my favorite. I have read threads on here about people not having good performance from them, but this one doesn't owe me a dime.

Originally Posted by Tilladare

I finally got tired of fighting with irons, both cheap and expensive. Last month I invested in Reliable's V100 iron. Yes, pricey, but...
Separate chamber and heating components for water/steam
Separate temp settings for soleplate and steam, so soleplate can be set at low for delicate fabrics, and still have high steam (or any other combo you might want to use)
a replacable filter in the water chamber to filter out the calcium and stuff that ruins so many irons...
oh and did I mention it has AUTO-SHUT-OFF-OVERRIDE!!??!!