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[AuntG]

Yes. I probably iron four times a year.

[CrazyKittyLvr2]

I haven't ironed in years.  A damp washcloth and dewrinkle setting on dryer does it.  I would iron clothes years ago for work and by the time I sat in the car with a seatbelt on you would never know it.

DD irons when sewing but nothing else.

51 years ago my grandmother was visiting for the weekend.  I came back from the store and she was ironing DH white jockey undies. Nope, I don't do it and neither are you. Took the rest, folded them and put them away.

[PA Mom-mom]

@Pezzie  For clothes, it's still a deal breaker for me. However, since I retired I have rediscovered the pleasures of ironing. Here's my dirty little secret. If I'm ironing, DH thinks I'm working and won't judge. So, I can watch TV while looking busy. I iron all the guest room sheets and pillow cases and all the table runners and tablecloths. When I was little, I ironed for my mother. It was very satisfying making a neat package from a messy one. Kind of like mowing the lawn.

[Tinkrbl44]

Wow, interesting comments.   Who has the time to iron?   

No, I haven't ironed in years for a very simple reason ....  I won't buy anything that needs ironing.  Yes, I own suits and dressy outfits that must be dry cleaned and pressed, but that's it,   

I once considered buying a Rowenta steamer, but didn't think I'd ever use it often enough to justify the cost.   

[happycat]

Before my dh started working from home due to Covid, I would iron his shirts if they needed it. I haven't ironed since sometime in March.

Its not a deal breaker for me, but I think I iron more in the fall and winter. I have more fall/winter clothes that need ironed.

[germanshepherdlove]

We hire someone to clean our house and to iron.  

Ok...I had a dream that we did.  

No ironing here unless a very important event requires us to be perfect as in neat as a pin.  

[Sushismom]

I used to iron every weekend while I worked. Now, not so much. Thankfully.

[FlowerBear]

anything that has to be ironed is a deal breaker for me i dont iron and dont have an iron and i never personally ever have had one. i do have a clothes steamer that i need to try out lol.

[wildcat fan]

In the past, if an item looked wrinkled on the hanger at the store, I'd likely pass on it because it seemed like it might be high maintenance.

Now that I own a Rowenta ironing is not a big chore to me, so I don't mind it like I used to.

If an item easily wrinkles, I might let that affect my review of the item, especially if it's one that claims to be wrinkle free.  I've bought a few "wrinkle free" items in the past that weren't, so I think I'd comment about that in a review if given the opportunity because it seems like false advertising.

[Shepherd]

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@Tinkrbl44 wrote:

Wow, interesting comments.   Who has the time to iron?   

No, I haven't ironed in years for a very simple reason ....  I won't buy anything that needs ironing.  Yes, I own suits and dressy outfits that must be dry cleaned and pressed, but that's it,   

I once considered buying a Rowenta steamer, but didn't think I'd ever use it often enough to justify the cost.   

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Who has the time for anything? Cooking, exercise, etc.

If it's important you find the time has been my experience.