Originally Posted by tellabella
...irons that have the cord coming out of one side instead of the back are a problem...
Oddly, I have an old hand mixer where the cord comes out on the left side, and I'm a righty. The solution is to pull the cord through the handle before plugging it in. I think that would work on most irons also.
When you see a picture on the computer (or one you can scan) that is backwards for you, you could take a screen shot and flip it horizontally in an image program. I guess a mirror would probably be more convenient, but if it's something you might print to take to your work area anyway, maybe it's worth a try.
You may be able to read the words and numbers by holding it up to light. I checked this with ordinary ink jet/copy paper and can read through it if the print is large enough. That means that if you have printed material for righties, and there's nothing on the back, you may be able to just look at it from the back to see illustrations oriented correctly. A light box would help.
All this is pretty iffy and inconvenient. I feel for the lefties.