I just recently got a sunbeam from Big Lots for $20. Most irons today have the auto-shutoff but some of them you can adjust the timing or not use at all but these are harder to find. There was one like it at Big Lots, a Black and Decker for the same price and I almost got that one except that I liked the different steam settings on mine better. I had one without the auto-shutoff and would forget to shut it off. It was old; I threw it away and got this one so that is one less worry that I have to deal with. I can't see spending alot of an iron especially when I see some of the reviews of the more popular ones like the one here already mentioned that leaks; I've heard that alot. I like the Oliso that Fons and Porter uses that after a few seconds raises itself up of the board but there are mixed reviews and a large cost involved. I'd rather spend my money on other things.