I have a $9.99 iron I bought at $ General at 9pm one Sat. night when my Black & Decker died. Desperate times call for desperate measures. DD got me another one for Christmas several years ago. After one too many times getting knocked off the ironing board, she got me a Kaloric last year. Now that's not heating, so I'm back to my $9.99 one and I've decided I love it. At that price, it can die once a year and a new one will still be cheaper for a long time.