My shirt with a company logo was really wrinkled on Tuesday and we had customers coming in, so the PM hassled me about it then retrieved me a brand new one.
Official poll response: why iron it when you can get a new one instead?
If I have a job interview. Also, I occasionally iron a shirt if it is badly wrinkled and the old mist-tumble-dry trick doesn't work. I'm just reversing the creases in that case. My days of ironing clothes daily are well over.
An iron is so paleolithic. A steamer is the only way to go. And even then, only when absolutely necessary. ps. they work way better than irons if you are already wearing the item.
@ceagee My wife would argue that a steamer works no better if you are already wearing the garment. She blistered herself in college with a steamer while in a hurry to get to a party.
@ceagee Yeah, I was with you up until that last statement. I mean, I guess when talking about burning off one's flesh, 'better' has to take on a new meaning, but still… I would not want to attempt that.
I have someone else do it. Mainly because my wife (i.e., the one who does it for me) is more conscientious of my appearance than I am. That being said, my "daily" clothes aren't normally ironed.
I don't iron daily, but daily I wear ironed clothes. I don't see this thing as an improvement or compliment to my usual tools of an iron and a spray bottle.
No. I don't own a clothes iron, and I found that tire irons, waffle irons and nine irons do not improve the look of clothes. (Though all of them work well to discourage unauthorized visitors at 3 AM.)
I only iron at the greatest exigency--job interviews, presentations before super important people at work and weddings are the three that come to mind. Sometimes that sense overtakes my wife before it does me, which is awesome.
As with many things, I'm quite willing to not do it, to appear sloppy, to be a slacker, but when I do iron, I tend to be a bit of a perfectionist. This is part of why I'm happy when my wife does it.
In my advancing years, I'm learning to be far less meticulous and to enjoy the zen of it. I think if we had a better ironing board (or, to be precise, a better ironing board cover) and more space in our domicile, I'd actually enjoy it. It's like dishes; washing dishes can be therapeutic and relaxing if you don't take it too seriously and you don't get lost in the should of it.
It's already 12:43 Eastern and no one has yet said anything about just not wearing clothes or not wearing pants or something like that, only funny. I'm a little disappointed in you people.
I own an iron. It's somewhere in the laundry room. To answer your question -- no I do not.
My shirt with a company logo was really wrinkled on Tuesday and we had customers coming in, so the PM hassled me about it then retrieved me a brand new one.
Official poll response: why iron it when you can get a new one instead?
@TaRDy Your boss solved your problem for you? Shouldn't be your boss for long.
@TaRDy the prime minister brought you a new shirt?!
I voted a yes answer, but the reality is that I steam.
@brhfl I take showers with my wrinkly clothing. The shower steam usually does the job.
I never iron but once in a while I use my heat press that sits in the dining room for something other than application of vinyl to clothing.
@MsELizardBeth Grilled cheese sandwiches?
I iron napkins and handkerchiefs. Very occasionally I'll iron a shirt if I'm performing an intimate, respectable show.
No, but I do iron waffles.
@Fish_Kungfu But aren't waffle irons made to put wrinkles into waffles? Isn't a wrinkle-free waffle just a pancake?
@rockblossom Think of them more like pleats. A waffle is just a tidily pleated pancake. And a pancake is just a fat goofy crêpe.
If I have a job interview. Also, I occasionally iron a shirt if it is badly wrinkled and the old mist-tumble-dry trick doesn't work. I'm just reversing the creases in that case. My days of ironing clothes daily are well over.
http://shirt.woot.com/offers/irony
@narfcake I have this shirt. I heart it.
@narfcake I love how ironic (and sarcastic) this is.
@lisaviolet I actually ... don't have one.
Yeah, there's the back catalog and all nowadays, but there's also
Feel free to guess which one gets priority ...
An iron is so paleolithic. A steamer is the only way to go.
And even then, only when absolutely necessary.
ps. they work way better than irons if you are already wearing the item.
@ceagee My wife would argue that a steamer works no better if you are already wearing the garment. She blistered herself in college with a steamer while in a hurry to get to a party.
@ceagee Yeah, I was with you up until that last statement. I mean, I guess when talking about burning off one's flesh, 'better' has to take on a new meaning, but still… I would not want to attempt that.
@ceagee You're a maniac. Steamers are no match to an iron and a can of starch.
I am fast approaching 31 years of age and can honestly say I have never ironed a single article of clothing in my life.
I iron my clothes EVERY DAMN DAY, but again, I'm an adult...sometimes....or at least I look like one.
@RedHot No wonder you're so warm.
I have someone else do it. Mainly because my wife (i.e., the one who does it for me) is more conscientious of my appearance than I am. That being said, my "daily" clothes aren't normally ironed.
I don't iron daily, but daily I wear ironed clothes. I don't see this thing as an improvement or compliment to my usual tools of an iron and a spray bottle.
I usually do my ironing in a single day for what I am wearing for the next two weeks.
No, I dampen a towel and throw them both into the dryer.
I do have two irons and a heat press. I'll use an iron when I sew. Which has been a while.
No. I don't own a clothes iron, and I found that tire irons, waffle irons and nine irons do not improve the look of clothes. (Though all of them work well to discourage unauthorized visitors at 3 AM.)
I only iron at the greatest exigency--job interviews, presentations before super important people at work and weddings are the three that come to mind. Sometimes that sense overtakes my wife before it does me, which is awesome.
As with many things, I'm quite willing to not do it, to appear sloppy, to be a slacker, but when I do iron, I tend to be a bit of a perfectionist. This is part of why I'm happy when my wife does it.
In my advancing years, I'm learning to be far less meticulous and to enjoy the zen of it. I think if we had a better ironing board (or, to be precise, a better ironing board cover) and more space in our domicile, I'd actually enjoy it. It's like dishes; washing dishes can be therapeutic and relaxing if you don't take it too seriously and you don't get lost in the should of it.
It's already 12:43 Eastern and no one has yet said anything about just not wearing clothes or not wearing pants or something like that, only funny. I'm a little disappointed in you people.
@joelmw You should know by now, no one on this site is wearing pants.