I had the dry iron from Vermont Country Store and loved it! It worked great until I dropped it. So we've ordered another one and I'm eagerly awaiting it's arrival.

For regular steam irons I buy the cheapest at Walmart, usually $9- $12 and use it until it leaks. I'm on year two of the my last $9 iron.

I can't tell this story enough,so I'll tell it again. I have been through many irons, Cheap to expensive. They just aren't made to last any more, imho.

I bought a new 'Reliable' brand (blue model) for my cloths ironing a few years ago after my third Rowenta went bad in just about the same number of years. I love this iron. Four years with daily ironing and no drips, spits or any problems at all. Good weight, great steam, beautiful pressing.

So I thought, since my Rowenta iron for quilting went down the dark path, I would try the Reliable (orange) model. It has an over ride to have it on all the time.

I got one through 'ALL BRANDS' for $60.00. Worth a try. It is a deal where it is refurbished or repackaged due to slight damage like a scratch. Well I love this iron too. Great steam when you want it, nice weight, no drips and I mean no drips, no spits, just wonderful pressing. I do hope it lasts. I really hate sending irons to the dump.
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Worth every penny.
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Again, thanks to each one of you for your great input. For those who are actively seeking a good 'ol dry iron without holes........(I'm doing that too), let's agree to post our findings.
Till then........
~Skeetersmom

This is going to be my next iron. I never use steam. Ever. And I have searched high and low for a good dry iron. I stumbled upon this one a week or so ago and I fell in love with it. :)

I bought the Continental it is junk. Polished bottom came off.

I don't think there is a "perfect" iron out there. I have read glowing reviews on the Continental, yet some of you have had a bad experience with them. I own a Rowenta that I love and it has been a workhorse for me for years without ever missing a beat, but some say they've had trouble with them. I think there is good and bad in every iron out there. I like that we discuss them here now and then, but there are lemons in everything that is made. Having one doesn't necessarily mean the whole line is junk.

I like to research everything I buy and weigh out the pros and cons based on all the reviews, both good and bad. A few negative reviews don't bother me. First, you can't please everyone, and second, as I said before, there are the occasional lemons in everything. BUT . . . if the good outweighs the bad by a good enough margin, I'm usually willing to give it a try, if it's what I need and want. :)

Yikes!!!! Which dry iron was it?

I bought an Oster Dry Iron on Ebay and am very happy with it.

As with everything else, folks are more likely to post complaints than they are about compliments. We complain about something bad and take something good for granted.