Looking for a Great Iron!

I used to send everything to the cleaners and have them press our shirts, but since the economy fell I cut back and do all laundered pressing myself.

I have had the same el cheapo Sunbeam ($35) for about 7 + years now. I only iron what I have to which feels like everything and equates to about 3 - 4 hours of ironing per week. My husband and I wear cotton collared shirts or polo's and my daughter wears a pleated uniform with a white oxford. ($61 at the cleaners/week)

I finally got sick of it and wondered what the cleaners use. So I started googling and came up with the Sienna Impressa, which I purchased at BBB, with the coupon for about $290. I posted a question a few months back about this and hardly anyone knew what I was asking about. Anyway, it was delivered a few days later and I think it is one of mans greatest creations!

Since you press the bedding too, you would probably be so excited! I had ironing backed up like crazy and in 2 days, I had it all neatly hung in the closet. I do have to do a little clean up with the hand iron because I don't have it perfected, but someone else posted on here said they could press everything with the steam press.

With this machine, I don't get the shiny iron marks on my slacks like I did with the hand iron and my creases are killer!

I figure if I had taken all that clothes to the cleaners, which I was tempted to, I would have spent $250 in one shot. Anyway...I can do the majority of my pressing while I sit at the table and it is done all in the same day.

Glad to hear you say that. I went through 3 Rowentas in 2 years and my MIL acts like I'm crazy. I'll never own another one.
I bought a DeLonghi? Not sure how it's spelled. It was still kinda pricey, I want to say like $80, but I used a 20% off coupon at Bed Bath and Beyond.

I don't iron sheets or pillow cases, but I do like creases in shirt sleeves and slacks. I think it goes back to my early nursing days. Before scrubs! Where that white uniform had to be clean and crisp before someone threw up on you! ;)

I got a shark as a white elephant christmas gift and I LOVE it. it was either that or a bottle of jack and my husband got me the iron cause I need one for sewing (and ironing the other stuff too) It works great!

Wow, so I'm not the only one who's stopped buying Rowenta (after 4 of them) because of quality issues...are you listening Rowenta?

The last iron I got was this one http://www.hamiltonbeach.com/products/iron-troubleshootin.... It was no where near the 60 dollars msrp, I didn't pay more than 40 dollars for it at Meijers. I've had it over a year and a half so far, 5 shirts + a week, and it's still awesome. Good and hot, the cord doesn't get all tangle-y and the sole plate doesn't get gummed up.