I have had my Rowenta for at least 15 years, and I love it!! LOVE it! And it has auto shut off, thank goodness it does cause I sure would forget to shut it off, do not mind at all that it shuts off, just move it to get it to heat up again... also have had my little Sunbeam for several years, and it still works great,and the teflon bottom is still in great shape, no problems.