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[gidgetgh]

I don't even own an iron. Donated when we moved 11 years ago and haven't missed it. 

[ALRATIBA]

Not at all.  The one I'm using now is a Black and Decker I bought when I first moved back to New York in 1989.  I think the price was either $10 or $20 dollars.  Picked it up at a local yardware store.  (And bought the ironing board in Woolworth for another $20 or so.)

I use it a couple of times a week ... every week ... what does that come to ... more than 25 years.  Temp control is accurate ... steam works great .... and even at low temps (e.g. Rayon) ... no problem.  I ironed a LOGO rayon shirt this morning.  Perfect results.  

[Pook]

I iron just about everything and I had a cordless Panosonic iron for about 20 years.  I've had another Panosonic for about 6 years now and a Euor iron for 4 years now.  That one I have to clean regularly with vinegar but well worth it.   

[insomniac2]

An iron used to last me for a year.

Then I found Rowenta: HAPPINESS!

[151949]

I am spoiled now and I'm just not satisfied with the results  using a cheap iron so I always buy a rowenta. Today it simply would not get hot -not even warm , not even slight warmth. sigh.

I have also been through a lot of vaccuum cleaners until I got a dyson. It was so worth the money.

[Tigriss]

Now there's a job for Dyson!!! Make us an iron that lasts, is well weighted and easy on aging hands.  

I have an Oliso that auto lifts, which is the one I use when I'm doing a good deal of ironing.  It just works.  I do use a heavy Black and Decker iron for my sewing ironing if I'm not doing tons of it.  The heft of the iron works to just press the wrinkles out.  It looks like an old fashioned one and is on Amazon for $18.  It has an aluminim soleplate or teflon if you wish. May sewers/quilters prefer this heavy, older style iron.

[qualitygal]

I thought you meant golfing irons. To that I can say I once was.

[luvdoodles]

What's an iron??? Haha

[Nataliesgramma]

I got a Rowenta and so far so good.....I also have a steamer for touch ups

[novamc1]

)I'm not much of an ironer, and DH actually does more of that than I do.  However, I can't remember an iron actually dying on us (or a vacuum cleaner, either, unless it's simply a worn out belt that needs replacing.

We  have, however, upgraded to better ones over the years.  We use distilled water, not filtered or plain from the tap.  Way too many minerals in that water to clog up an appliance.  Also use distilled water on the rare occasions when I use a steamer.  I think it helps.