Anonymous
03/09/2026 12:05
Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
My MIL used to iron her husband's underpants.
I think ironing was mostly "make-work" labor for women at home with little to actually do. In my 50s now, I actually remember my mother having me iron bedsheets because as a 6 year old, I left the iron on the sheet to go out and greet an uncle and we had a nice brown cooked burn on that sheet afterwards.
For me, wrinkly clothes get hung straight out of the dryer.
Or hang in bathroom during a hot shower will de-wrinkle most items too.
I dont iron bedsheets!
I think ironing was mostly "make-work" labor for women at home with little to actually do. In my 50s now, I actually remember my mother having me iron bedsheets because as a 6 year old, I left the iron on the sheet to go out and greet an uncle and we had a nice brown cooked burn on that sheet afterwards.
For me, wrinkly clothes get hung straight out of the dryer.
Or hang in bathroom during a hot shower will de-wrinkle most items too.
I dont iron bedsheets!
Anonymous
03/09/2026 12:00
Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
I use both iron and steamer as per needed. My DH gets formal laundered and buys casuals in wrinkle free fabrics.
Anonymous
03/09/2026 11:59
Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
Anonymous wrote:I recently stayed in three European cities/hotels, and none of them had irons or ironing boards in the rooms. When I called down to the front desk to request it, they promptly delivered it to my room, but it had me wondering if ironing is the latest dinosaur.
When I am home, I don't really iron or steam my clothes much, but most of my clothes were wrinkled from being stuffed into the suitcase, so I was taken aback not to see them in the room as a staple, like a blow dryer. I can't recall the last US hotel I stayed in, so I'm unsure if this is a European trend or occurring in most hotels.
Do you still own/use an iron?
European hotels don't keep iron and board as a standard in every room. They want people to pay for laundry service. They do keep few sets to be shared and you've to ask for it. If you are staying in a busy hotel with conferences going on, getting one in morning is never guaranteed so plan accordingly.
Anonymous
03/09/2026 11:54
Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
I'm in my late 40s, I can't say I've never used an iron (probably the best example is in a hotel room), but this has never been a regular part of my life/routine. And I work in a professional capacity. I guess I've always relied on dry cleaning, or possibly it's that I wear fabrics that don't seem to wrinkle much...
Anonymous
03/09/2026 11:50
Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
I iron every couple of weeks. Funny this morning I was thinking about ironing my sheets. I love pressed sheets…
Anonymous
03/09/2026 11:45
Subject: Re:Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
Anonymous wrote:I'm in my 50s and use a hand-steamer most days. My kids are in their 20s/30s and don't own an iron or a steamer.
Can you explain the pros of a hand steamer?
Anonymous
03/09/2026 11:42
Subject: Do you still iron your clothes or is it a thing of the past?
Iron and steam. I confess to wearing wrinkled clothing if I am running errands near my house, but otherwise agree that wrinkled clothes look awful. It is sort of depressing as 20 years ago, it was not okay to wear wrinkled clothes outside the house. People seemed to have higher standards.
I find ironing to be soothing as well. I have a fancy hanging steamer, but I like the crispness of ironing better.
I find ironing to be soothing as well. I have a fancy hanging steamer, but I like the crispness of ironing better.