Originally Posted by mrs_uncle_fuzzy
The most important thing about an iron for me is auto shut off, I had been known to turn around and drive an hr back home to check the iron and the coffee pot before I got ones with auto shut off, for me at least it gives me peace of mind when my mind is in pieces.
I left mine on over night last week. I was working on a must be done project right up until I collapsed into bed that night. I got up in the morning and it was blinking at me. Thank goodness I had the auto shut-off. I was thinking up till that point to pick up one without the auto shut-off, but have been re-thinking that now. I'd rather have to wait a minute for it to heat up than burn the house down.
I have an inexpensive Sunbeam with a retractable cord and it has worked well. I had a Rowenta years ago, but like other folks have mentioned after a while it leaked like crazy. The Oliso look interesting though as I've burned myself a few times. I'll wait though till this one goes kaput.