true4uca

Could I have a name for the Sunbeam. There's no such thing as a twenty dollar iron. The cheapest I've found locally start at $50. Nothing at the thrift stores I would buy and they start at $20.

mac

Irons are persnickety little things. You buy an expensive one and a couple of years later they fall apart and leak or whatever. Doesn't matter if your friend has had the same model as you just bought for over 30 years and loves it. You can never tell about irons.

I purchased a Petite Press and right out of the plastic carton it was wrapped in it wouldn't get hot. I had to take it back to the store. My friend had a Rowenta travel iron and one day it started to smoke and then erupted with green slime. The Senior Center where we were sewing were all witnesses to this most unusual spectacle and we were all in disbelief. Of course we were all laughing at the 'experiment' she was having.

I am with everyone else, they don't make irons to last anymore, so why bother getting an expensive one. Go get a cheap one.

sprice

Really, not much is made to last anymore. Discouraging. All the recycling in the world isn't going to help if everything has to be replaced so often. Toasters and vacuum cleaners are just not made well and made to last either. And the electronics, heck we throw those away just because something new has come along. Irons are definitely a challenging item to buy.

jmoore

I agree with Sprice, not many electrics or appliances have the life span like they used to. I did buy a new iron today since my Rowenta recently crashed and burned. Based on the ratings, I purchased a B&D D2030 at Bed Bath & Beyond for $45... crossing my fingers this one will last at least 2 years.

Misty's Mom

I have this iron and love it. Actually, it's my second one. My first one took a flying leap off my ironing board after DH accidentally stubbed his foot on it. The iron was fine except the ceramic floor cracked the water container. We ordered this one immediately from Amazon and got it 2 days later.

Pennyhal

I have more than one brand of iron. I use different irons to do different jobs. Do I want holes or not today? Need to get into tight quarters? Perhaps I need the iron that gets the hottest, etc.

RedGarnet222

I iron my clothing with the same iron I quilt with. It is the best investment I ever made. Cuts my ironing time in half. The steam on it is amazing and often the steam is all I use to remove the wrinkles from my clothes. There is a huge reservoir and lots more steam holes than normal irons. Rowenta mercedes fashion week edition, from QVC. It was expensive but I got it on easy pay, so it didn't hurt too much to pay that. It does say not to leave the water in the iron after using.

Chytayzie

Got tired a few years ago of cheap irons dying so quick, so I splurged and bought a $100 iron. I thot that would be the last one I'd ever have to buy. It lasted about 2 days over the one year warranty period.

I said never again on the expensive ones. I don't have any problem throwing a cheapee (cost under $20) away after 1 or 2 years, but it hurts throwing a expensive one away that should have lasted longer.