I finally had to break down and buy an iron that shuts itself off. The only drawback is that sometimes it shuts off while I'm working cause I get involved in sewing and not pressing...and when I go to the iron..it's off.

I've always had my iron & lamp plugged into the surge protector. Yes, it works great.

I have everything on my surge...sewing machines, lamps, iron and light box...One switch to turn everything off....

I have an iron that turns itself off cause I left my iron on one time over night and it really scared me. Like the idea of light off, iron off.

Love the idea... I have a stupid iron that turns itself off after 30 mins regardless if I am using it or not. It drives me crazy... I keep wanting to get a new one but it is way down on my list of things to buy..

Thanks for the tip!!! Now I wont forget either.

My iron, a real cheap one because I dropped and broke 2 irons before I bought this one, will turn itself off after 8 minutes. It's not really "off", but the heat level is reduced to almost undetectable.

Even so, I am in the habit of unplugging the iron when I am done with it.

Great idea. It is so easy to forget to unplug them. Thank you for sharing this idea with us.

I have my iron and a radio on the same power strip. Radio playing reminds me to shut it off when I leave the room. Sewing machine and light is on another power strip.

Great idea for safety and peace of mind.