skeetersmom

After reading the thread here about the Oliso (I've been lusting after one of those) but all the reviews everywhere I've looked were so varied........most were "BOOOOOOs". Given the price, I'm not about to "see for myself". I've paid a fortune for Rowenta steam irons, and they all leak after a while. And, I've taken very good care of them. I've bought the least expensive to the high-end.........all with the same results.

I have wondered why in the world some mfg. company won't get the idea that there are a lot of us who just might prefer a dry iron.........(I had them in the early 50's, one mfg. was Sunbeam, and another was GE. I think I had both at one time or another, because I dropped one on the floor and it broke.

The only dry iron I've found is the "Continental" and I bought it from Amazon. Of course, it is made in China........and doesn't even come close to the "good 'ol days irons". It "works", but it's very "wimpy".

Am I the only one that would love to have a choice in irons? One without the "holes" in the soleplate.....and just "spritz" instead of steam whenever I want? One that heats up to really hot, and gets the job done?

Would love to hear opinions from all you quilters! Perhaps we could start a dry iron petition to some mfg. company right here in the good 'ol US of A! (hehe). Seriously, my thoughts are that they could make at least a small fortune by giving us a choice to either buy a steam or a dry iron......one that WORKS!

~skeetersmom