This iron is free shipping on Amazon just because the price is over $25. When I buy from Amazon I always look for the line that says "Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping". The Prime is only required if you want it in 2 days. With Super Saver it normally takes about a week. I've never signed up for Prime because there's not much I have to have in 2 days, and because 2 days can be 3-4 if you live in a rural area.
I love my continental iron also. It really beats a steam iron with no water every day of the week.
Don't buy the "seasonal sale" items from HD or Lowes. I used to work for HD and I can tell you that those items are "seconds" that they bought super cheap. Just about all of them that we sold were returned right after Christmas because they didn't work. Lowes has a small appliance section year round that appears to carry name brands and is probably better than those "come on" items.
Last edited by ShirlinAZ; 09-14-2013 at 06:57 AM.
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