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Thursday Giveaway: Rowenta DZ9080 Advancer Iron

073108-rowentagive-01.jpgProduct: Rowenta Advancer
Value: $175.00 retail

Description: Wow, normally we're not super envious about giveaways since most of the stuff we offer are items we already own or don't personally need. But this week's Thursday giveaway is darn lust worthy. All our friends who work in the fashion industry swear by Rowenta brand, and a couple of fortunate AT staff members smooth out their duds with this very same model that sports 400 steam holes of wrinkle busting power (while our budget iron dribbles water like Grandpa drinking soup). The DZ9080 is also built like a tank, providing more than sufficient weight/pressure to rid wrinkles. Want one too? Just jump below to see how to enter today and win by next week...

GIVEAWAY INFO --------------------------------------------

How to Enter: To enter this Thursday Giveaway, please leave a comment below telling us how often you iron your clothes. The contest begins today and ends NEXT Tuesday on August 5th, at MIDNIGHT ET. We will choose one winner at random.

Rules: Please, only one entry per person per giveaway post. Duplicate entries will be discarded.

Winners must claim their prize within three business days after the date of notification of such prize. A Sweepstakes winner's failure to respond to the prize notification within the specified three business days will be considered such Sweepstakes winner's forfeiture of the prize and an alternate winner may be selected from the pool of eligible entries. If an entrant is found to be ineligible, an alternate winner may also be selected from the pool of eligible entries.

To enter, you must be a U.S. resident, age 18 or older to enter. Employees, partners and vendors of Apartment Therapy and their immediate family members are not eligible to enter. We will disqualify any entries that we believe are generated by scripts and other automated technology. When applicable, the winner may be required to execute and return within five business days an Affidavit of Eligibility and a Liability and Publicity Release to be eligible for the prize or an alternate winner will be selected.

All prizes will be awarded. No substitutions including for cash are permitted, except that Apartment Therapy reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater monetary value for any prize. Winners shall be responsible and liable for all federal, state and local taxes on the value of their prize. To receive a complete list of winners or a copy of the Official Sweepstakes Rules, send a self-addressed stamped envelope to Apartment Therapy, 22 Howard Street #4i, New York, NY 10013.

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These days? I don't iron my clothes at all because I had to finally give up on my cheap old iron and retire it. I look sadly in my closet at my wrinkled clothes and think about how I will wear them again when I can afford a new (maybe not so cheap) iron. And some items I just wear and hope that the wrinkles work as a fashion statement.

posted by GinaAnn9 on 2008-07-31 15:05:56
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um. . . almost never. but if i win this, that all could change and my mother would be very proud.

posted by Kate N on 2008-07-31 15:06:05
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Last Year:
I put off ironing till I'm done showering in the morning and realize there is absoutely nothing wearable in my closet, leaving me with no choice but to IRON!
Now:
With a baby in the picture, and feeding/playing with him takes a higher priority in the morning, so I iron a week's worth over the weekend.

posted by nj_gal on 2008-07-31 15:06:51
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I iron once every couple of weeks -- since I work in a casual environ. most of what I wear doesn't need to be pressed. BUT I am about to buy my first set of linen sheets and although I suspect I will prefer them rumpled, I may occasionally iron them for a crisp look. This iron would do the trick!!!

posted by Yellowdots on 2008-07-31 15:07:07
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Gimme! I have been hanging my clothes in the shower for too long and now that I have a new job requiring professional looking clothes the shower method just won't cut it anymore. Please save me from myself!

posted by kls on 2008-07-31 15:07:10
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i bulk iron probably once a month but I'd love to put my old iron out to pasture for use in crafty things if i had a new rowenta!

posted by hahnanan on 2008-07-31 15:09:03
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Never - because my iron is past prime and my ironing board is broken.

posted by aannaa on 2008-07-31 15:09:03
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Sure, I wouldn't mind receiving a new iron.

posted by JoanneM on 2008-07-31 15:10:00
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I have to iron my clothes every day with a small travel sized iron (its no bigger than my fist)! I have to use plain water rather than starch because its the only thing that I can afford! But what's a poor capitol hill staffer supposed to do? You can't be a public servant and be wrinkled!

posted by southernbohyne on 2008-07-31 15:10:29
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Not often enough, and the skirt I am wearing today could certainly use a few less wrinkles!

posted by thesamanthafiles on 2008-07-31 15:10:53
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pretty much every morning, in a mad dash to get out the door

posted by closertotheocean on 2008-07-31 15:10:59
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I don't iron my clothes at all. (Confession: I never learned how to iron.)

If I have something that needs to be ironed, I ask my husband to do it. Most of his clothes need to be ironded and so he irons his tall stack of shirts whenever we do laundry. But if I won this iron, I might even let him teach me how to iron my own clothes.

posted by sally-o on 2008-07-31 15:12:22
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Once a week and some things like shirts every morning while brushing my Teeth or getting bfast ready.

posted by frannyc28 on 2008-07-31 15:12:59
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I use my iron every day because I sew.

posted by kdel on 2008-07-31 15:13:50
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I'm entering for my boyfriend, who used an iron for the first time 2 weeks ago....and now irons his shirt every morning before work. Miracle!

posted by katalface on 2008-07-31 15:14:06
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If you saw me today at work, you'd know the answer -- not often enough!

On the plus side, I have an ironing board. However, I have learned that laying your wrinkled clothes on the board does not make them any less wrinkled.

posted by Phoenixlala on 2008-07-31 15:14:22
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For the past 20 years, when we both worked outside the home, every week I iron a weeks worth of clothes, usually pants and tops for both of us. 20 pieces, plus anything extra that we wore on the weekend above jeans and a tshirt.
Since I'm now working from home, I still *lovingly* iron his shirts and pants to have a crisp crease on the sleeve and down the pants; and whatever I might wear that needs it. I do all it on Mondays, usually an hour (used to be two) out of my life that I'll never get back. Can you tell I hate it? But I'm not willing to pay the drycleaning bill even though I could. I set up in front of the tv and watch Judge Alex for an hour, it's not so bad. OH yeah...the margaritas help too. :-)

posted by AZkathy on 2008-07-31 15:15:21
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Not nearly enough -- but I would with this fancy-pants iron..

posted by dougie g on 2008-07-31 15:16:07
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I used to iron when I didn't feel like washing clothes. A little bit of steam and a splash of Febreeze goes a long way! But my cheapo iron left spots on my favorite black pants and now I am forced to use shower steam only. I also spend a lot more on dry cleaning now.

posted by Lah G. on 2008-07-31 15:16:36
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I don't iron my clothes much either...BUT I started taking pattern making and design courses a few months ago and my puny little Rowenta Steam and Press Steambrush (which is really cute) is not sufficing when I need to iron yards of fabric at a time.

posted by cutemess on 2008-07-31 15:16:57
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I iron about once every week, on sundays, for about one hour. That's usually enough time for me iron the work clothes I need for the upcoming week. Of course, if I head out to dinner mid-week, I'll iron a little more frequently.

posted by raemondo on 2008-07-31 15:17:00
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More than I'd like too! My ironing board is a table with a ironing "mat" of sorts that I end up using at least 4 out of 7 times during the week! I have a good ole black and decker right now, but it's steam power (oh so necessary for those fabulousy hard to flat iron clothes) is lacking...I needs me a steam button!!! And that angular shaped top would be of great help too!

posted by lineart7 on 2008-07-31 15:17:07
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I just started ironing my shirts and pants every single day when I get out of the shower. The hot hot humid DC summer makes anything but cotton or linen feel lousy, and that cotton wants a serious ironing before it hits Capitol Hill (which seems also to be the Capitol of Ironing). So I iron (even my tie) every single day. But all I have is a cast iron frying pan that I heat up with a blow torch. If I could just get a new iron as amazing as the Rowenta I'd have crisp clothes in half the time. (Please!)

posted by Easyenough on 2008-07-31 15:17:14
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Never! I am afraid of burning my clothes, so it's the boy's job...he sure would appreciate this iron...

posted by mistabelle on 2008-07-31 15:17:20
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I don't need this because I already own a Rowenta - Although it's a less expensive model than this one, it truly is the best iron I've ever owned.

It heats up super-fast for those quick morning jobs on my dress shirts and produces loads of steam from regular tapwater. It has auto-shutoff for those times i forget to unplug the thing, a self-cleaning function and the stainless steel baseplate makes for uber-smooth ironing with no fear of snagging fabrics.

If there's one thing I miss from home when I'm staying in a hotel and need to press a shirt, it's my Rowenta.

posted by bepsf on 2008-07-31 15:18:37
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honestly, I don't iron very much but with this I promise I will do more.

posted by souk1501 on 2008-07-31 15:19:21
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Sadly, I depend on steam from my shower and Wrinkle Releaser. Not the most efficient solutions...

posted by elisabeth mae on 2008-07-31 15:19:48
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I iron things randomly. It's the guy's job to iron. He irons a couple times a week, shirts, pants, whatever. We've got a really ancient iron so a new one that has mucho steam power would be awesome! Come to think of it, I use the iron to steam rather than iron, so yes, I would love to win this iron!

posted by deevalish on 2008-07-31 15:20:02
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I've used a Rowenta--holy cow! I need to iron more. With this, I would dress more professionally and advance my career :)

posted by lenega on 2008-07-31 15:20:53
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Luckily, living in LA, unironed linen is considered to add texture to an outfit. Atleast, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. I iron about every other week.

posted by shari on 2008-07-31 15:21:02
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I also iron once about every three to four weeks. It takes forever and so I usually wait until all of my work clothes are so wrinkly I can't wait any longer. I watch a movie or two and iron everything.

posted by lcg on 2008-07-31 15:21:13
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I iron clothes under two conditions: 1) there is absolutely NO clothing options other than the pants I line dried so are all wrinkly and I have some place to be where I am required to look less schlubby than usual, and 2) I'm going to dinner at the home of a close family friend who is a retired Home Ec teacher.

posted by summerellen on 2008-07-31 15:22:52
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I never iron my clothes. But then, I don't own an iron.

posted by chez shoes on 2008-07-31 15:23:44
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I iron clothes as seldom as possible. However, I sew and quilt and seem to be constantly ironing fabric.

posted by lindyleech on 2008-07-31 15:24:04
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I iron a bunch on Sunday so I'll have clothes ready during the week. If I had this iron, it would probably take a lot less time!

posted by CMM on 2008-07-31 15:24:08
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my clothes? rarely. when sewing? all the time.

posted by katiebug on 2008-07-31 15:25:43
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My husband would love this! He's really picky about ironing his clothes (and does mine for me too), but has been cursing our inexpensive iron of late.

posted by als1 on 2008-07-31 15:26:50
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Not as often as I will soon!! I just picked up a brand new ironing board and cover super cheap from Craig's List to take with me when I move out of my Mom's house in August (finally!) And since fall is on the way I need to stock up on cute jeans that will need ironing. All I need now is this iron!

posted by thrbeingcool on 2008-07-31 15:27:12
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Everyday the boss is in the office (3 - 4 days per week) I iron a shirt, and usually touch up a pair of slacks. I do all my own laundry, never use a drycleaner except for infrequently worn wool suits. I'm a cotton loving man, and I never mind ironing. But a heavy iron with good steam is a great thing.

posted by Mid-C Frank on 2008-07-31 15:28:19
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my cheap iron does nothing to combat wrinkles in my clothes, so i don't iron much at all anymore. so sad, too, because i have at least 10 pieces just waiting to be pressed and worn.

posted by electricpink on 2008-07-31 15:28:26
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I have a Rowenta iron and I love love love it! I iron twice a week when I do laundry. I like my closet to look like a mini designer clothing store. Everything facing the same direction, like items together, folded the same size, and pressed nice and crisp!

posted by GV10003 on 2008-07-31 15:28:46
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UGH. Being a college student, a few wrinkles are acceptable. But now that I got an internship at a hospital, I will have to iron weekly! This iron would be ammmazing!

posted by lolopuffs on 2008-07-31 15:30:04
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I iron about once a week. Sometimes more if I iron my bedding. I love to have ironed bedding.-

posted by jmcquary on 2008-07-31 15:30:29
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Rarely. I'm in the annoying habit of piling up clothes to be ironed until I have nothing left to wear.

posted by emebsen on 2008-07-31 15:32:36
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once a month, maybe.

posted by HeatherAB on 2008-07-31 15:32:37
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I don’t own an iron. I own a steamer. When I went to my best friends wedding a more prepared bridesmaid impressed us all with her steamer. I’ve been steaming ever since. As for an actual iron, no can do. When something can’t be steamed, I take it to the Lower East Side tailor and pay $2 for an iron (or the whole $8 for a wash and iron)
This iron appears to be an iron AND a steamer. It looks like sweet nectar from the gods!

posted by erinrebekah on 2008-07-31 15:32:48
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Once a week or so. Just to keep the creases in my suit pants, and out of my suit jackets. Ah, but with this beauty...watch out!

posted by gnking on 2008-07-31 15:33:34
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I iron my shirts whenever I need to, about once a week.

posted by mai_e on 2008-07-31 15:34:31
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I iron maybe once every two months when I visit my parent's house. They have a nice laundry room where I can spread out and really handle my business. Since I live in a studio apartment and have no room for an ironing board I usually make due with a crappy hand steamer from Duane Reade. It is no replacement for an iron and it makes me sad.

posted by littledumpling on 2008-07-31 15:35:04
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Well I like to make a good first impression so I iron everyday right before I put my clothes on (this is my first full time - since graduating in May). Also, I'd like to pull out my sewing machine and get to work on a few projects. A nice iron will put professional touches on my DIY projects.

Roman shades anyone?

posted by cinema on 2008-07-31 15:35:09
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i never iron... but that could be because i inherited an iron that could qualify for an antique. i'm lucky i don't have to heat it on the stove!

posted by everyeskimo on 2008-07-31 15:35:14
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I iron a huge batch of work clothes about once every two weeks, and would love one of these!

posted by whitster on 2008-07-31 15:35:55
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in our house the iron is used 7 days a week--every morning.
Hubby ironed his dress shirt this am for a graduation ceremony
today and I iron vest and slacks. We have 3 irons at present==and three in the garage.....husband has been in a quest for the perfect iron for years but his frugal Scotch blood
won't spring for the Rowenta......maybe I can win one!!
Thanks,Missy from the Bayou

posted by lyss on 2008-07-31 15:36:18
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Ooo, I just threw away my broken iron this morning! I have to sneak my roommates when he's in the shower. I iron my clothes three or four times a week - just whatever I'm about to put on for work, if it looks too crumpled to be seen in.

posted by lemonadefish on 2008-07-31 15:36:37
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Honestly, I iron my clothes (only a few) about once or twice a month when the collar starts to drift off it's normal spot.

posted by goldfixe on 2008-07-31 15:38:38
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Call me lazy but $175 iron seems ludicrous...especially when I'm too lazy to iron my own clothes. If it has to be ironed...I won't wear it...or it sits in a pile for a month till I take it to the cleaners and make them iron it for me.

posted by LittleRock on 2008-07-31 15:39:10
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How Steamy! I iron every so often, but my momma would love this.

posted by pzak80 on 2008-07-31 15:39:28
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I don't iron my clothes all that often, but I am a sew-er/ quilter and have been in need of a iron with good steam function for quite a few years now! Will be using it at least twice a week for my craft-y projects. Just about to throw away my iron from college to buy a new one, so this giveaway is super timely!

posted by lovelyrita on 2008-07-31 15:40:33
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ohhhh! Rowenta! This would be like ironing in space. Ironing on air. Heaven.

For a guy who does weekly ironing, this Rowenta sure looks like it can handle a large amount easily. The key is steam and 400 steam holes is glorious.

posted by ! on 2008-07-31 15:42:13
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Me please! My iron is currently on the brink.

posted by danze on 2008-07-31 15:42:20
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I iron. Every. Day. The $9.99 Target model I have has to be banged on the ironing board 10 or 20 times just to get to to steam. Weakly. I would already have considered buying a Rowenta if it cost less than a used car.

posted by EllenKim on 2008-07-31 15:42:39
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i put my (leaky) iron to use after my weekly laundry expedition.

posted by laurenwinslow on 2008-07-31 15:43:30
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my boss would be so happy if i won this haha

posted by Enamorada on 2008-07-31 15:44:35
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The hiss of the steam, the comfy feeling of a warm, wrinkle-free shirt on a cold morning, the back and forth motion and focus on getting out a particular crease can be quite zen. Truly, I would iron everyday, if I could. This all being said, I haven't in almost 8 months due to my loveable puppy (in his teething stage) deciding to eat through my beloved Black and Decker's cord. Luckily it wasn't plugged in, but still...I did not enjoy coming home to my pup lounging on the couch gnawing on what looked like the longest black licorice ever made while the iron itself was mangled in another room. le sigh...

posted by nycsmallspacegrrl79 on 2008-07-31 15:44:51
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I should iron when I do laundry which is about every 2 weeks. Luckily my husband does not like my ironing skills so I don't have to do his clothes too (he doesn't like my laundry skills either so we do our clothes separately). Unfortunately my husband thought it would be a great idea to iron his circuit boards (yes I said circuit boards, we are both engineers and there are scary chemicals in my garage for making demo boards) with our only working iron (his from college which was practically brand new when we got married 2 years ago, mine was ruined by my starch-loving ROTC roommate). It would be wonderful to have a new powerful iron that is used just for clothes.

posted by Signe on 2008-07-31 15:44:58
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I usually try to do all my heavy ironing for the week on Sunday. Although some weeks I'm just plain lazy and do it every morning before leaving for work.

A new high quality iron would definitely help my cause!

posted by mikelikesbikes on 2008-07-31 15:45:47
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I iron every single morning and this woud make my life so much easier! I love Rowenta! It's the best!

posted by SeaAnemone on 2008-07-31 15:45:50
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I iron once a week: skirts and tea towels. No "dress shirts" after the rust stain of '06 incident.

posted by gquaker on 2008-07-31 15:46:03
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I iron in my clothes for the whole week on Sundays.

posted by djohnson on 2008-07-31 15:47:27
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I hate ironing with a passion. Almost as much as taping (painting prep). Almost. But I can't very well show up to work looking like I slept in my clothes! That said, I iron six nights a week. Saturdays are my free days!

posted by mie1179 on 2008-07-31 15:48:07
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I try to iron everything on sundays but usually end up doing a haphazard job 5 minutes before I have to run out the door.

posted by travers on 2008-07-31 15:48:39
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I iron about twice a week, but I use my iron mostly for sewing. I'm working in quilts now, so a good press is essential!

posted by snickitysnack on 2008-07-31 15:49:05
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Almost never... my iron is terrible. I promise to iron more often with this one!

posted by sagekitten85 on 2008-07-31 15:49:06
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For some reason I used to iron everything (t-shirts, jeans, shorts, all of it) when I was young but now I take advantage of actually hanging my clothes out of the dryer. The only things I'll iron now are dress shirts, slacks or anything that won't naturally flatten on the hanger. I prefer ironing right out of the dryer instead of waiting until the morning when I have nothing else to wear and raising my pre-work stress levels.

posted by usonian on 2008-07-31 15:49:07
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I iron when I have to...i.e. when all my knit shirts are in the hamper! Maybe if I get this iron, my daughters will do the ironing for me. (yeah right)

posted by Tessie on 2008-07-31 15:49:43
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Oh, the iron. I iron my daily clothes every morning before I head to school. Unfortunately, the iron is something like 35 years old as it was my mother-in-laws before it was ours. It spits and spits, even when I think all the water is out of it and resort to using a spray bottle. And, last week I accidentally burned a favorite item with the setting on low and just can't bring myself to paying such a high price for a new iron. Help!

posted by Sharon H on 2008-07-31 15:50:08
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I try try try very hard not to iron, but for those rare occasion when there is no choice - this iron would be great!

posted by yelena on 2008-07-31 15:50:41
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my closet has a bunch of clothes i never wear because i always forget to iron them, it's terribly sad. i think with this iron i'd be more willing to tackle the stack.

posted by razel on 2008-07-31 15:50:50
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i iron almost every morning. this iron would be great!

posted by j_leigh on 2008-07-31 15:52:03
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My boyfriend takes care of our ironing - it's so wonderful of him, I'd love to contribute the iron to the cause. (about three times a week.)

posted by DKinNY on 2008-07-31 15:53:10
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I used to iron my clothes all the time when I lived in a house with an actual laundry room. Now, in a tiny apartment with no on-site laundry and no iron, I don't do any. Which is tragically ironic, since having to haul my clothes from the laundromat/a friend's house after drying, all my clothes have been terribly wrinkly lately.

posted by arttarte on 2008-07-31 15:53:40
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As a mom and all around crafty gal I iron every day

posted by bellenoelle on 2008-07-31 15:57:31
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I don't iron much but if I had a really nice iron like this one I may apt to iron more.

posted by mstina on 2008-07-31 15:57:53
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I iron all the time, I find it very calming! I even iron my sheets! :)

posted by larchgirl on 2008-07-31 16:02:11
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I'm also one to iron primarily when I'm working on a sewing project.

posted by wig3000 on 2008-07-31 16:02:50
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Oy! Seems I'm always ironing in the summer-- at least once a week. I like my cottons and linens nice & crisp. Winter woolens are so much more forgiving! =)

posted by birdfishgirl on 2008-07-31 16:05:13
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I also iron when working on sewing projects. Or when I have an important meeting. Usually a couple times a week but I'd iron more if I had a better ironing board... and a better iron.

posted by JLEbean on 2008-07-31 16:09:14
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Maybe 2x a month. And I always curse my crappy $10 iron from Target as I do it.

posted by SourCherry on 2008-07-31 16:09:24
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Okay - I don't iron really at all anymore (got my fill when I was in the military) but my partner is a fashion designer and literally busted her favorite iron yesterday! Please - we need it! (Okay, need is a strong word, but you know...)

posted by renee c.f. on 2008-07-31 16:11:52
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Yes! My iron is so old and cheap, it is longing to be replaced! Plus, I burned my hand on it this week and I don't want to go back to the old one again!

posted by .Jaclyn. on 2008-07-31 16:12:14
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I would love this, I love quilting which requires a lot of ironing and this would help so much

posted by heyhiggy on 2008-07-31 16:12:39
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I hate ironing and I rarely do it, but maybe I will now!

posted by KaRay on 2008-07-31 16:14:31
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don't iron as much as I should, the iron we have is cruddy and old

posted by SANDY89 on 2008-07-31 16:15:11
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Coolguy-wrinkled shirts are SO OVER.

posted by Eric D M on 2008-07-31 16:15:39
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Only this morning did I realize my pants and shirt were wrinkly, and I thought that I looked sad.
Today I see you're giving away an iron! Not just an iron, but a great powerful iron!
I think it's a sign.
I think it's a sign that you should...
PICK ME!
PICK ME!

posted by cojaclynsy on 2008-07-31 16:15:55
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A couple times a week, mainly before I go to work.

posted by Lynne F on 2008-07-31 16:17:12
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I thought wrinkles were in...oh well guess I need one- out in the work force I need one now!

posted by tommyu on 2008-07-31 16:17:27
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I iron once a week. I'd iron more if my iron wasn't a cheap piece of junk. I would love to win this.

posted by MCW on 2008-07-31 16:18:51
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sign me up, i don't own an iron.

posted by Carrie too on 2008-07-31 16:19:23
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I iron all the time with my old dripping iron. Not only clothes but a good iron is absolutely necessary when you're sewing and trying to make your own clothes. Sigh...I lust after a Rowenta like I lust after a good sewing machine.

posted by Jen8984 on 2008-07-31 16:19:23
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I might actually start ironing if I got such a nice iron. I only iron for special occasions. Otherwise I just make sure everything gets hung up promptly.

posted by Ariel on 2008-07-31 16:19:29
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I usually iron on Sundays after I do the laundry...that way during the week I can just grab my work clothes and go in the morning. Thanks for having such great giveaways!

posted by Lindsay F on 2008-07-31 16:20:30
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I iron three times a week. I have a compulsive ironing problem. I love it. Gimme Gimme

posted by orchidday on 2008-07-31 16:20:46
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yes, please

posted by Ingrid on 2008-07-31 16:22:36
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I iron my clothes once a week, but I iron while I sew all the time. I must have this!

posted by valleyval on 2008-07-31 16:25:37
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I'm a nut. I even iron my jeans.

posted by kimg924 on 2008-07-31 16:28:12
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Almost never. But I'd like to start!

posted by prolix on 2008-07-31 16:28:23
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My husband irons almost every day. Most of my clothes are wash n' wear, but I do use my iron frequently for sewing projects.

posted by HandyC on 2008-07-31 16:35:11
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I iron my clothes just about everyday. My job calls for neat looking clothes. Ironing is something most people take for granted. I remember when I worked in D.C. My rommates asked, "can you teach me how to put those lines in dress shirts?" My response, "those lines are called creases and of course I can show you." I take a lot of pride in ironing and this prize would be FANTASTIC, to say the least.

posted by aimefoorue on 2008-07-31 16:40:36
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I generally iron my clothes Tuesday Wednesday Thursday (for each day only) because I'm traveling and the clothes get quite wrinkled in the suitcase. I want this iron for sewing!

posted by modernlogcabin on 2008-07-31 16:42:01
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I iron things about once or twice a month.... things like linen that really needs it. Also when I sew. But I have a really crappy iron, and I desperately need a new one.

posted by Marshall Simmons on 2008-07-31 16:42:11
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Well never these days because my iron bit the dust and I haven't replaced it. This could save me from looking like a wrinkled mess.

posted by 4ddh on 2008-07-31 16:45:37
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I iron when necessary as far as my clothes go. As a fashion (almost) designer, I iron several times an hour. This iron looks like a great alternative to an industrial one.

posted by norawoah on 2008-07-31 16:51:02
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i try to iron monday through friday, if i have to go into work. otherwise, only as necessary for dinners, events, etc. it's a pretty quick painless process and a lot easier to do it as needed rather than in bulk on laundry day.

posted by bigblackafrica on 2008-07-31 16:51:44
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i personally hate ironing and i try to iron everything for the week in one night. but im thinking my grandmother would LOVE this, she iron even the bed sheets and shes always sewing and making clothes, i nice iron would be lovley.

hillary

posted by Hillaryohillary on 2008-07-31 16:52:24
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Eh - once a week - one every other week during the summer (its too nice outside to iron)

posted by kjoak on 2008-07-31 16:52:42
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i'd iron my clothes way more if i had this guy to work with!

posted by partyshark on 2008-07-31 16:53:10
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While I do love the truly wrinkly free button down shirts that I have, unfortunately I only have two, and the rest of my button downs seem to love wrinkles. So whenever I need to wear a button down (as opposed to a knit shirt), I pull it out of the closet, frantically iron in my room and run off to work. I also iron frequently when I sew. I have been borrowing my roommate's iron for the past 4 months as my attempt to clean my iron resulted in somehow killing the iron, but she's moving out, so I'm desperate for a good iron!

posted by blankdc on 2008-07-31 16:54:15
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never before & while in college, always after

posted by damask on 2008-07-31 16:56:32
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Never. My iron also dribbles like grandpa drinking soup. So I always look like I have slept in my clothes for about a week. I could really use this!!

posted by popkissed on 2008-07-31 16:58:43
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Too often to be healthy, I'm sure. I really enjoy ironing (immediate gratification - wrinkles, then no wrinkles!) and I think I may wrinkle them on purpose...

posted by knutsokl on 2008-07-31 17:00:58
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I love custom dress shirts. I iron clothes at least once a week.

posted by Max on 2008-07-31 17:01:04
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Unfortunately, everyday. In this starchy business world I work in it's important to look stiff!

posted by WaitingOnApt2Finish on 2008-07-31 17:01:05
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i use my iron (poor little abused thing) often! usually when i am making new clothes or things for the house. but with three gals sharing one place, it's often moved and misplaced when people need it for actual clothes.

crossing my fingers!

posted by missmarymary on 2008-07-31 17:02:12
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I iron my kid's clothes every day, my own every other day.
I hate to iron ,but like to look put together.
Thank you for the contest.

posted by HYDEIST on 2008-07-31 17:02:13
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I would iron every week if I had one of these...my iron is lame and not steamy and my wrinkled garments lie in wait in my closet.....

posted by spleenhg on 2008-07-31 17:05:15
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I iron my dress shirts every morning with my trusty Rowenta travel iron and my mini Ikea ironing board. I would love love love a "grownup" Rowenta!!!!!!!!

posted by jordan! on 2008-07-31 17:08:13
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Unfortunately, I have to iron almost every day. My clothes require it. But, with this iron, it would be a PLEASURE!!

posted by halltd on 2008-07-31 17:08:38
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I iron every morning, but my iron is dying so a new one is on the horizon, how nice to have this one...

posted by elizabo on 2008-07-31 17:12:12
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We sooo need a new iron - plus I need to iron/steam the velvet curtains I just bought and this would be perfect!

posted by thevioletpear on 2008-07-31 17:15:47
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currently my steamy shower is my iron :( that may change in the near future....fingers crossed

posted by imamovin on 2008-07-31 17:16:33
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I tend to iron once a week - but when I do, I do a lot! Usually my ironing-marathon is when there's an addicting show on tv, usually a mini-marathon of Top Model or Project Runway or something equally silly but oh-so-entertaining!

Currently we are ironless, found a board from the curb, but haven't yet gotten round on buying an iron, so my husband is having a casual friday at work every day now!

posted by Lilli K. on 2008-07-31 17:17:29
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Mostly only when I put on something and realize that it is way too wrinkled, and then I have to iron it really fast before I leave the house. But I iron all the time when I'm sewing.

posted by EchoBeach on 2008-07-31 17:20:27
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i iron on an as needed basis. usually the prospect of ironing is so boring that i will look for something else to wear rather than the item that need ironing. but once in a while i get in the "ironing zone" set up the board in front of the TV with a good show going or a movie i've already seen but enjoy watching again (16 candles, stuff like that) and then i go to town and can't find enough stuff to iron. i'll start ironing napkins and dishtowels, just cuz i can....

this iron looks like it has great steam!

posted by ratita on 2008-07-31 17:21:49
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i iron as rarely as possible. i hate it! i usually only iron when absolutely necessary. i think it's just that my iron is terrible!

posted by ninarucker on 2008-07-31 17:23:26
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If I'm lucky, I iron clothes the evening before work. Most nights I can't get myself to iron after a long day, so lately I iron right before I step out the front door in the morning.

I had a hand held Rowenta in college and loved it, now I use my roommate's not so stellar iron.

posted by beaconhillmod on 2008-07-31 17:25:36
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I drag out the pre-Cambrian iron only when the rest of the wardrobe is dirty.

Filthy dirty.

Could winning this amazing iron make ironing fun?!?? Will I eventually go door-to-door in my building, offering to iron for my friends and neighbors?

Nahhhhhh.

posted by thedivingbelle on 2008-07-31 17:25:45
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I would love a new iron. It would encourage me to actually iron things!

posted by jfg06001 on 2008-07-31 17:26:21
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My mom irons my clothes...despite her being one state away.

posted by A Necessary Equal on 2008-07-31 17:30:23
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Never, only because I don't even have an iron!! And it's so funny, because I JUST heard about this brand yesterday since my boyfriend's about to by the Rowenta DG-5030, for $150. I wouldn't mind getting this model for free!

posted by mskimmy on 2008-07-31 17:32:19
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I should iron weekly or when I do all the laundry but I don't. I iron as needed which is usually daily.

posted by blueviolet on 2008-07-31 17:33:20
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Is it terrible that I usually just end up sending my wrinkled items to be drycleaned and pressed?? my $20 iron has seen better days...

posted by gina on 2008-07-31 17:34:39
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I iron about every two weeks -- both my clothes and my boyfriend's.

posted by Cheryl on 2008-07-31 17:42:00
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I hate our iron so I rarely use it. I actually can't remember the last time that I ironed something. I'd love to own an iron that I would use!

posted by aruam on 2008-07-31 17:45:50
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I IRON EVERY SINGLE DAY!

posted by jmg920 on 2008-07-31 17:46:07
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Only when I can no longer avoid it.

posted by Torgny on 2008-07-31 17:46:29
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Honestly, once a month or less.

posted by BethF on 2008-07-31 17:48:07
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How often do I iron my clothes? Not that often. How often do I use an iron? Quite often! Crafting, you see.

posted by MeganWest on 2008-07-31 17:50:37
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Squirt! Squirt!

Using an old 20 lb., Black & Decker hand-me-down from Grandma, I MUST iron at least 4 times a week.
My clothes and arm deserve better.

posted by AngieLu on 2008-07-31 17:51:57
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I don't iron my clothes. I am a firm believer in the hot-from- the -dryer snap, hang and call it a day school of thought.

The exception (and where I would need this iron) is for certain dressier clothes that don't snap so well.

Actually, since I've moved to AZ I haven't used an iron once. It's so maddeningly casual out here! But I'd still like to have a fancy, schmancy one.

posted by copelli21 on 2008-07-31 17:52:41
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Once a week and even that is still not enough time to get all the clothes that need to be iron done.

posted by tmd_7 on 2008-07-31 17:59:59
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my iron burned my clothes so i got rid of it. a new one would be lovely.

posted by peaceyall on 2008-07-31 18:01:59
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I iron my clothes every morning..I'm a terrible folder and don't have enough closet space to hang everything up. I also sew, so I'm ironing for days..

posted by sweetheart on 2008-07-31 18:02:05
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only when the clothes are so wrinkled that you can't even distinguish what piece of clothing it is...

posted by chusmabilly on 2008-07-31 18:03:06
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iron? we can't!! (our beloved iron has croaked) so we clip something heavy at the end of it and hang it inside the bathroom when we shower. it's a toss up every time weather it works.

posted by jenniejenjen on 2008-07-31 18:05:35
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It used to be once a week --- but I've kind slacked off and now it seems like I have to iron something every morning!

posted by Cataroo on 2008-07-31 18:18:33
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never. but maybe i could learn?

posted by cooking on 2008-07-31 18:18:35
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Once a week, but I usually change my mind and end up having to iron a whole new set during the week

posted by photoisle on 2008-07-31 18:25:16
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I don't iron my clothes much anymore, I'm trying to really work on this whole "natural" look, but I still live with my parents and my dad has the habit of ironing his clothes for the week on sunday evenings. I find it endearing.

posted by iheartshrute on 2008-07-31 18:26:11
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Maybe once every couple of weeks. Sadly, I opt for the extra 10 minutes of sleep in the morning and deal with the wrinkled clothes.

posted by TheFeds on 2008-07-31 18:26:16
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Clothes, no (and I probably should), but fabric, yes!

posted by sarahpdot on 2008-07-31 18:31:46
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Never...but, I'd like to start.

posted by tylerdurden on 2008-07-31 18:38:13
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I loathe wrinkles and could really use 400 steamy holes of amazingness.

posted by BrendenM on 2008-07-31 18:41:26
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About once or twice a week, frantically before I leave for work. And I HATE my current iron, which is too light and doesn't get hot enough. So I need this iron.

posted by zim on 2008-07-31 18:41:28
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pick me! pick me!
probably 4x a week. i never iron everything at once, only when i need it.

posted by blb on 2008-07-31 18:47:42
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Every day except Saturday.

posted by wrtau23 on 2008-07-31 19:02:09
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Sadly, I have to iron my shirts every day before I go to work. This typically happens before my first cup of coffee and is sometimes accompanied by lots of frustration and profanity.

posted by scojo on 2008-07-31 19:05:24
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At least 3x/week, depending on the condition of the clothes. I also iron my hubby's shirts. He doesn't care if they're wrinkled but I can't stand it!

posted by allora on 2008-07-31 19:06:08
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For myself, it's hardly ever. But I do help with ironing my boyfriend's clothes every week.

posted by catt on 2008-07-31 19:15:41
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I'm economizing by not sending shirts out to be laundered. I iron on a semi-weekly basis.

posted by afs on 2008-07-31 19:22:00
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Rarely, but I've only just gotten shirts and pants that need to be ironed. I'm a big boy now!

posted by Yaotl on 2008-07-31 19:24:11
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I worked in a theater costume shop, and loved ironing with the industrial irons there - it was like therapy seeing those wrinkles disappear! I bet that with this iron I will get that same pleasure from ironing. Now, I try to avoid ironing with my budget iron as much as possible.

posted by kollros on 2008-07-31 19:38:18
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OOOOO I need an iron!
My ex-boyfriend decided that it was a good idea to take ours (read: mine) to the sail loft he runs to use on sails with industrial glue. Needless to say, its a goner!

posted by L-Girl on 2008-07-31 19:38:25
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I hate ironing (worst chore ever), but I have a load to do every 2 weeks. I handwash all my "dry clean only" clothes and they need to be ironed or steamed to get all the wrinkles out.

posted by bipolarbear on 2008-07-31 19:40:00
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We iron about twice a week. When you say it’s recommended by your friends in the fashion industry, does that mean you’ve seen your favorite designers using it on Project Runway?

posted by JustPuked on 2008-07-31 19:44:09
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We iron about twice a week. When you say it's recommended by your friends in the fashion industry, does that mean you've seen your favorite designers using it on Project Runway?

Why does the comment box at AT always have a problem with copy 'n paste apostrophes?

posted by JustPuked on 2008-07-31 19:48:04
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I'm in a fashion program so I iron DAILY! My iron at home sucks, so I always have to trek to school to use theirs anytime I'm working on a piece. This iron would be a life saver!

posted by doe on 2008-07-31 20:01:05
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Being a general manager of a restaurant, my partner has to look clean and pulled together. So he irons every day, and he's gone through two irons in the past five years.

The last iron I bought for him has a stainless steel surface. Alas, the stainless steel has been stained, and so has our trust. Perhaps this one will renew our faith?

posted by C-Me on 2008-07-31 20:05:15
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I usually have to break out the ironing board & iron about once every two weeks...when I run out of clean dress shirts and have to launder a few to hold me over until I can get to the dry cleaners.

posted by Brian E. on 2008-07-31 20:11:22
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Um, I own almost nothing that needs to be ironed. I do steam things a lot though.

What I really need a good iron for is my sewing!

posted by A Charmer on 2008-07-31 20:29:31
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Ironing...as little as possible. Whatever I can get away with goes off to the dry cleaners. The rest I do begrudgingly because I hate wrinkles more than I hate ironing.

posted by toniannette on 2008-07-31 20:36:24
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I iron my clothes about twice a month...but I am an avid crafter and if you sew, ironing is a big part of the process!

posted by susie b on 2008-07-31 21:15:03
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I iron a lot of fabric for my quilts!

posted by LaDonnaNichole on 2008-07-31 21:16:56
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I iron 2 or 3 times a week. This looks like a terrific iron!

posted by norcalgal on 2008-07-31 21:21:14
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once and a while when somthing is real wrinkled but i need to more often.:)

posted by jmahurin40 on 2008-07-31 21:21:48
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Because I don't have the greatest iron in the world, I usually only iron my clothes for special occasions. Bet if I owned this iron I would use it much more often. I love crisply pressed clothes.

posted by artmarcia on 2008-07-31 21:28:54
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All the time. I am a law student about to embark on weeks upon weeks of interviews in hope for a job. I cant get my dress shirts and suits pressed regularly and the iron I have right now is not doing the greatest job. Its from the 90s.

posted by K2009 on 2008-07-31 21:48:29
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Great iron! I iron whenever I need too. Thanks for the contest!!!

posted by mannon on 2008-07-31 22:04:53
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I spend about 2 hours every Sunday afternoon doing the weekly ironing for my husband's work clothes, ( he wears business casual) and also for my work clothes, I dont have to dress up but do wear nice tops with jeans that I iron and my iron is on its last leg, the steam part broke awhile ago, and I have to use a mist bottle to spray my clothes and I really would love to win this contest, its such a great prize and very useful too, thanks for the chance to enter, Good luck to all

posted by debis126 on 2008-07-31 22:27:08
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I might fall in love with this iron if it were to come into my life. I am already head over heels for my canister miele that I got for christmas. I live in a tiny tiny apartment with a teensy closet so more often then not my clothes end up on the floor or chair or bottom of my closet. Short answer: Every day. I iron every day.

posted by findsas on 2008-07-31 22:27:22
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Every day. I find ironing oddly satisfying...I think because I can see immediate results. I can't imagine how much fun I'd have, if I actually had a nice iron.

posted by trixxie on 2008-07-31 22:55:48
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I iron about once every 4 months. This iron looks like a great one!

posted by claudiam on 2008-07-31 23:01:16
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i used to pay 75 cents per item to a lady to do my ironing. and take pants to cleaners. but with money so tight i am doing the ironing, i wash on delicate cycle and hang dry his pants and shirts. i also now am ironing t-shirts. i like the way they come out so nice. i am saving paying some else to do it. plus i do a lot of thinking and also am creating ideas for projects. i weld and do woodwork and reupholster. i listen to music and it is very relaxing to me. i have even thought on taking on some clients in my neighborhood. so a good iron would be a good incentive to do so and bring in some revenue.
thank you for listening to me.
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posted by antonietta on 2008-07-31 23:29:13
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I iron on as as-needed basis

posted by nvtribefan on 2008-08-01 00:00:21
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Wow its wild that no one irons anymore. Im a guy and I iron nearly every other day. I like a good crisp shirt. Usually with some light starch. I know, I know... people tell me to go to the dry cleaners. But I feel that's too harsh on my shirts. Anyways. That's my entry. I hope I win. I'd love that iron.

posted by AlexPDL on 2008-08-01 00:13:59
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not often enough... generally about 15 minutes before i have to run out.

posted by LittleJoe on 2008-08-01 00:26:49
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I've been wearing wash 'n wear so I don't have to iron at all, but with one like