Lbatescpa

I will be intested to see how it works out for you. I have been tempted to buy one of these types of irons too. You are right though. They are pricey.

margaret light

Just thought I would let you know, for anyone looking for the Shark Professional Iron, ebay just put them up for the daily deal for 29.99 with free shipping. Bea

kathy

I bought the Shark too in 2008, it didn't even live to see 2009! I too loved while it lasted and I seldom knock mine OFF just OVER, and that doesn't hurt, unless you don't notice it right away and burn something! It just stopped getting hot, it was too warm to hold your hand on but not warm enough to iron with, I now have a 12$ something or other, I can afford a new one every year if need be.

calicocat

I too thought this was a great iron....my first one died 4 months after purchase, the second one is about ready to go....the steam works great at first, then it goes down to nothing. I have cleaned it twice now and still does not work right, in fact the second time I "cleaned" it the self cleaning did not work right.

greeley-gal

I have a supply of irons - Rowenta, Proctor-Silex and my all time favorite The Euro-Steam Iron. I purchased my Euro-Steam at the Denver Home and Garden Show several years ago. I can iron silk, polyesther, wool, any delicate fabric without ever worrying about damaging it. It is wonderful for sewing and quilting. The gals in my sewing group loved it too and several of them purchased one too.

Sharoni

I bought an Oliso iron, terribly expensive but sooo worth it! It automatically lifts itself and never has to be stood up to be knocked over! Check it out.

cutebuns

dropping my iron is never a good thing, I am in the garage and the floor of course is cement and not very forgiving,

Jenny3244

I thought I wanted an olison iron, but after reading reviews I decided it wasn't worth the chance that it would last. But I have tendonitis in my wrist and the idea of just setting it aside instead of upright sounded great. Soooo one day at WalMart I saw a silicon iron shaped pad for $ 3.98. It said that it would withstand the heat of the iron so I tried it. Works great, I just set my iron on it and don't have to twist my wrist to set it down. The only drawback is that I can only use it dry. The steam keeps coming out unless it's upright, so I use a different iron for that kind of ironing. I prefer a dry iron for pressing blocks anyway. I hope this help someone else with bad wrists.

Jenny
Sugar Grove, PA

Shadow Dancer

I have one of these too Patrice, I love it! Have had it for almost 8 months now and it's still a sweet iron!! :) I am hard on irons as well, I have all the ones that I wore out on a shelf! LOL

craftybear

thanks