Rowenta Sucks
So, when BN were getting married in 04 we made a gift registry. One of the items we registered for was an iron, and for some reason we picked out a really top-of-the-line one, I guess it couldn’t hurt, right? It’s a Rowenta “powerglide 2,” and I think it cost at least $70.00. TB got it for us the following Christmas. Nice!
The iron has been very gently used. I rarely iron clothes; not even once a month! I’ve mostly used it for sewing, and in between projects it’s just sat on the shelf.
And now it’s stopped working. Plug it in, no response. Yes, we tried other outlets… I read the troubleshooting guide online, no help there. What gives?! I’d expect an expensive iron to last a good 10 years at least. It did have a warranty but only for one year, so 3 years later, that’s no good. I don’t think I even got a year’s worth of use out of it, cumulatively. ARrrgh!!
Bummer!
I remember buying your mom a “top of the line” (at the time) Black and Decker iron with lots of “bells and whistles” (like auto shut off, lots of settings, etc.) and it failed after only a year or so (after the warranty had expired). I found that quite “ironic” at the time, as I am sure you did as well…my take away, get the cheapest iron that actually works, ’cause you are probably getting another one soon…
Ironic! Yeah, that’s just about right.