I still have the Iron I got for a wedding gift in 1971, I am sure it is a cheap one but it works fine. I had another one because I was tired of the olive green and I did buy a $9.00 on from Dollar Tree recently as my 2 Year old grandson poured black paint in my water well- I refuse to spend big bucks on an iron. I have seen some great old irons at resale shops for 2 or 3 dollars too.