maggie~hamilton
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Anyone have one? Tried one? Like it? Hate it?
I couldn't sleep tonite [those damn rats won't stop singing "Fineculi Finecula" haha], so I turned on the boob toob and saw the Pressa Bella on a Spanish-language infomercial. Looks like a great iron but a bit pricey at $80+$16 shipping.
So I did the logical thing and looked for one on eBay - found a brand-new one for 1/2 that price and $10 shipping.
I have a love/hate relationship with ironing. I loathe the actual chore, but do like irons a lot, especially a really good steam iron. When I got my first Sunbeam "Burst of Steam" iron I nearly wet myself, I was so excited. I loved it!
My current iron is a "Perfection" iron (made in China) that I got at *gasp* K-Mart for about 20 bucks. It was on sale, and it had a cord retractor which I thought was cool. It's been a really good iron and I have no real complaints about it.
But when I saw the Pressa Bella I flipped for it -- "LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT" -- and decided I "just had to have one." Y'all know how that goes.
I'll tell you what I think of it... but I have a feeling I'm gonna love it!
I also like the "good old fashioned" black and chrome 1950s irons that our Mamas all had (or Grammas as the case may be).
As far back as I can remember, my mom always had the big fancy G.E. "Spray Steam & Dry" iron with the turquoise and red accents and turquoise cord. I love its look and do have one now but "can we tawk" it's one of those things that just can't stand next to a modern, powerful, efficient, light-weight (but, yes, plastic *sigh*) iron. But it sure is pretty, and, well, masculine looking in a way. And fun to use once in a while. Until I think back to those dreary afternoons in the 1970s when I spent hours doing my rotation on the ironing chore. A family of seven sure does generate a lot of laundry and ironing... (All us kids rotated on all the household chores since both parents worked full time.)
I also have a really cool early 1950s Sunbeam Model A-9 iron, mint cond in the original box, that I found at a thrift store for $2.92.
I used to have a really pretty red bakelite CASCO Model N4 iron (mfg in Bridgeport CT) that I liked okay but got tired of it so I sold it on eBay. Now I kinda wish I had it back because it was so pretty. Red with gold trim accents.
I know ... "who knew" Maggie had an iron fetish hahaha!
I couldn't sleep tonite [those damn rats won't stop singing "Fineculi Finecula" haha], so I turned on the boob toob and saw the Pressa Bella on a Spanish-language infomercial. Looks like a great iron but a bit pricey at $80+$16 shipping.
So I did the logical thing and looked for one on eBay - found a brand-new one for 1/2 that price and $10 shipping.
I have a love/hate relationship with ironing. I loathe the actual chore, but do like irons a lot, especially a really good steam iron. When I got my first Sunbeam "Burst of Steam" iron I nearly wet myself, I was so excited. I loved it!
My current iron is a "Perfection" iron (made in China) that I got at *gasp* K-Mart for about 20 bucks. It was on sale, and it had a cord retractor which I thought was cool. It's been a really good iron and I have no real complaints about it.
But when I saw the Pressa Bella I flipped for it -- "LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT" -- and decided I "just had to have one." Y'all know how that goes.
I'll tell you what I think of it... but I have a feeling I'm gonna love it!
I also like the "good old fashioned" black and chrome 1950s irons that our Mamas all had (or Grammas as the case may be).
As far back as I can remember, my mom always had the big fancy G.E. "Spray Steam & Dry" iron with the turquoise and red accents and turquoise cord. I love its look and do have one now but "can we tawk" it's one of those things that just can't stand next to a modern, powerful, efficient, light-weight (but, yes, plastic *sigh*) iron. But it sure is pretty, and, well, masculine looking in a way. And fun to use once in a while. Until I think back to those dreary afternoons in the 1970s when I spent hours doing my rotation on the ironing chore. A family of seven sure does generate a lot of laundry and ironing... (All us kids rotated on all the household chores since both parents worked full time.)
I also have a really cool early 1950s Sunbeam Model A-9 iron, mint cond in the original box, that I found at a thrift store for $2.92.
I used to have a really pretty red bakelite CASCO Model N4 iron (mfg in Bridgeport CT) that I liked okay but got tired of it so I sold it on eBay. Now I kinda wish I had it back because it was so pretty. Red with gold trim accents.
I know ... "who knew" Maggie had an iron fetish hahaha!
