Originally Posted by
ekuw
Unfortunately, nothing is built to last anymore.We live in a throw away society. I've heard enough stories about irons no longer working after relatively short lives to suggest you just buy a new one - sorry :-(
That's sadly true. I had Laura Star Steam Generator iron that worked for 10+ years without a problem. Once it died and I looked at the prices of new Laura Star's I bought an Oliso. I've had it a couple years now. I don't expect it to last that long.
I should add that I bought it from Bed Bath and Beyond. They let me use my 20% off coupon (free shipping) and I used some gift cards that I got from my credit card points so I only spent about $25 in cash on it.