My iron bit the dust last night (in the middle of ironing a piece of fabric might I add) I quickly ran to walmart and inspected all the "sample" irons they had. They were all HEAVY I am not interest in lifting weights, just ironing some fabric when need be. I ended up getting one like I had. A 6.64 Proctor Silex. The last one I had lasted awhile and probably would have lasted longer had it not been dropped off the ironing board and wall hanger so many times.