Please listen to me!!!! :!: !!!! I will never again have an iron without auto shut off and caution anyone who pieces to do the same. I also thought it was frustrating to wait for iron to reheat, until the day that the part where the cord attaches to the iron started shooting out sparks. The iron was between me and the wall, and the only way I could unplug it was to crawl on hands and knees to the outlet. The curtains had to be replaced because of burn marks, and it really did almost start a fire! When I sew it is a marathon event, so the iron is plugged in all day. I have also burned out every one that didn't have auto shut off. This got to be quite expensive, including a Rowenta Pro that cost me $120. Pam got a new iron at a show called the Oslo or something like that. Anyway, it does have auto shut off, but also has these feet that pop out when you take hand off iron. I have gotten so used to that iron and the speed in which it heats up, that I am getting one for home. You don't ever have to stand it upright because of the feet, which makes it great for doing long seam presses.