Originally Posted by CindyBee

What is it with the irons these days!? It's unbelievable to me that we have to spends hundreds of dollars for a freaking iron that works. It certainly wasn't a problem 30 years ago. You bought an iron, it was reasonable. It made steam when it was supposed to and didn't make steam when you didn't want it to. Occasionally I ran some vinegar water through it to clean it. It didn't turn off unexpectedly. It was heavy enough to get the job done. I don't want an expensive, supersonic, ultasafe, stand on it's legs iron. Just give me a decent iron! Jeez, how hard can that be? Ok, rant over :)