I have a $15 Sunbeam that I bought from Big Lots thirty years ago, so thought I deserved a fancy-dancy one with all of the bells and whistles. I paid $49 for a digital Black & Decker - every time one stands the iron up, the digital temperature clears itself and everything has to be re-set. Not much fun when ironing a bunch of half-squares. So after a couple of uses it's back in the box and I'm using the $15 Sunbeam again. So glad I didn't throw it out in all the excitement of getting a new iron.