I don't own an iron, but I do own a fancy steamer. I wear linen or cotton dresses every day because I live in a tropical country with one season: hot and humid, and a lot of my dresses are long and flow-y, so would be a pain to iron. The steamer is so much more pleasant to use than an iron, and faster: it has a stand extending from its water tank, and it extends so that I can hang long or short dresses on it for steaming.

I also have a little travel steamer that I take with me when I have to travel and stay in hotels. I use it on all kinds of fabrics, and I think the steaming does help clothes last longer/look good longer.

I will never buy another iron.

Anonymous wrote:I use both an iron and steamer. Wrinkled clothes look awful

+1. Those of you who never iron or steam your clothes - you know you look like slobs, right?

I was just in a new 5 star hotel and the room had a super fancy steamer. It was nice.

I'm pp and both DH and I iron in hotels if we're going out, especially since suitcases make wrinkles.

DH and I both iron weekly. Occasionally use the steamer.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm 45, dress stylishly, and come from Europe. My mother ironed something nearly every day. I vowed I would never do that. My husband gets the iron out when he needs to add a patch on worn gardening clothing or something. I haven't had to use it in years, and can live with a few wrinkles in my clothes. If it's something that's wrinkle-prone, I hang it up to dry.

Hanging still leaves things very wrinkled

PP you replied to. That's subjective. I am often complimented on my outfits, so apparently people are fine with whatever degree of wrinkling there is!

Anonymous wrote:I own an iron and it gets used maybe once a month. DH is more likely to use it, for work clothes, most of mine either don't need ironing at all or I dry clean them.

What I use a lot is a hand steamer. Even on stuff that I previously might have ironed, like a linen shirt. I prefer the result with the steamer more -- it doesn't touch the fabric so it doesn't get that flattened, stiffened look that ironed clothes sometimes get, it just relaxes any wrinkles or creases out. I bought it for my DD's dance costumes but now I mostly use it for myself. Also love that it travels easily.

Same

Years ago I did an ironing session for a batch of clothes about once a week. Gradually moved towards work clothes that don't wrinkle. Then remote work happened followed by retirement and now I only wear soft stretchy clothes. It's a problem because I'm gaining weight due to the stretch.

I have a housekeeper who irons or steams what needs it.

I iron clothes for work, but rarely need to iron when traveling.

I don't think it's a problem that you had to call the desk. Not stocking them in every room lets the hotel have fewer but you still had one when you wanted it.

Never

Anonymous wrote:I'm 45, dress stylishly, and come from Europe. My mother ironed something nearly every day. I vowed I would never do that. My husband gets the iron out when he needs to add a patch on worn gardening clothing or something. I haven't had to use it in years, and can live with a few wrinkles in my clothes. If it's something that's wrinkle-prone, I hang it up to dry.

Hanging still leaves things very wrinkled

I iron almost every day. I don't see how good can't. A lot of my clothes don't go in the dryer and they do not dry smooth enough for work.

We had to buy one when my DD got into perler beads so no. I do steam my clothes though.

Regularly. Shirts and trousers and shorts. I like the crispness of ironed clothes.