Am I the only one...?

Question

am i the only one around who loaths ironing clothes??
its such a bore! and time consuming too.. i could do 3 chores with that time...
hasnt anyone come up with an alternative? if there is ... what are the marketers doing ?

key your thoughts folks

p.s. - i've seen that iron press thingy....is it any good ?

Answer 1

In my youth, some 50+ years ago now, my dad usually assigned me to do the ironing for a family of six kids (he gave each kid a different assignment each week, and he kept giving me the ironing). At first, I felt put upon--my siblings had what seemed like "better" jobs around the house. This was in the days where things were dipped in starch and left to dry, then sprinkled with water and rolled up to make the wetness spread through the entire garment. (We didn't have spray starch back then). At first, I didn't like ironing at all--it was drudge work that no one else seemed to want to do. But then, I discovered that I took pleasure in running the point of the iron into the gathers of a dress's ruffles, and I enjoyed watching the crumpled clothing come to life as I slid the iron over the surfaces before me. I also discovered that ironing gave my poet's soul some "think" time, since not all my senses had to be engaged in the simplicities of the task, so my mind was free to meander. Once our family got its first black and white tv, I could even set the ironing board up at a sit-down height and enjoy the "Ed Sullivan Show" or "Mitch Miller" (where I could sing along) as I ironed, which made me feel as if I was playing more than working since my siblings were all stuck in other rooms while my task was portable--wherever the ironing board could go, I could go. And then there was the end product: Each of the shirts or dresses I ironed was worn by someone, and I took pride in the fact that there were no creases--they looked like a million bucks because of something I had contributed. I did the job better than anyone else, and I learned to look forward to my time with the iron and ironing board. Hope this helps. I suggest finding in each moment something you like about what you are doing--no matter what the task. Find a blessing in each moment, in other words. Before you know it, you begin enjoying pretty much everything the day brings.

Answer 2

Dry Cleaners ;-)

Seriously, the steamer does work but you have to always use distilled water and you have to clean it which amounts to the same work basically.

The Dryel bag works well but you have to remember to take the clothes out and hang them while they are still warm. That may or may not always work in your schedule.

I have a dry cleaning service that will pick up and drop off at your home or job. It saves time and is not outrageously expensive, especially considering the alternative.

Answer 3

I've mostly managed to avoid buying clothes that require ironing. It's not always easy - when you're staring at that beautiful garment, knowing it's going to require ironing, it's really hard to put it back.

Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't - having one item that requires pressing isn't too bad. But mostly I do put them back.

Answer 4

Yes, ironing is a chore! You could try that Downy wrinkle releaser. I've heard it works pretty good.

Answer 5

I have a good suggestion!
Dont wear clothes at all man!
So no need for ironing!

Answer 6

i wash my clothes carefully take them out of machine without tangling them all up and hang out or tumble dry immediatly and i never iron anything

Answer 7

yep dry them on low heat and hang them up immediately works for me and i have allot of clothes don't have time to iron...

Answer 8

they sell this stuff by dounty called wrinkle free just spary on clothes and tug a little. and whoa! wrinkles are gone!

Answer 9

oh..i prefer to iron...it is look nice if you do it

Answer 10

i love it...so relaxing