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how much ironing do you do?

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  • HannahIOW
    HannahIOW Posts: 2,958 Forumite
    I iron absolutely nothing :D

    Used to live with an ex a few years ago and his grandparents. The grandmother would iron everything in sight, teatowels, flannels, underwear (yes including socks lol - which were balled up afterwards anyway :confused:) bedding, nightwear, you name it she ironed it. And had the cheek to tell me I should be ironing the oh's work shirts for him! Very old fashioned woman. 'He's perfectly capable of doing them himself' I said lol.

    So yeah now I iron nothing at all and love it :D none of our stuff seems to need ironing anyway so it would just be a waste of electric.
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  • Mags_cat
    Mags_cat Posts: 1,427 Forumite
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    I think I've got an iron.

    I'm sure I have.

    If you asked me where it was...I'd need to get back to you!
  • I do as little ironing as possible - school uniform and formal clothes as and when needed. Oh needs a suit for work, maybe 3 times a month and he doesn't think I iron his shirts right so that's fine by me as he does it.
    I like the winter as one of the benefits of drying in the tumble drier is I don't have to iron the school uniform!

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  • None! OH irons shirts as and when he needs them...
  • ohh, i have to wear smart clothes for work, but as I am the most useless person when it comes to ironing and I work 6 full days a week, I admit i take my ironing to a shop. Usually works out at £7 a trip every 7-14 days, which if you ask me is a bargain, as it would take me literally hours to do the same amount of ironing. Its my treat to myself. But I only give them work trousers and blouses.
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  • *zippy*
    *zippy* Posts: 2,979 Forumite
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    I iron everything, but towels and underwear, I do iron tea towels as I heard years ago you should do it to kill bacteria. I usually spend a large part of the day on Sunday ironing as I have about 20 shirts alone each week.
  • I have a brand new iron...still in its box lol

    Never iron, the joys of not living with my boyfriend lol
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  • Magpie.
    Magpie. Posts: 125 Forumite
    I iron everything apart from towels and underwear (although I do iron dd's vests)

    I tend to stand in front of the Eastenders omnibus on a Sunday and just do the whole lot.
  • bunny_too
    bunny_too Posts: 266 Forumite
    I iron everything except bras, just love to look into my hotpress and see all the bedding, towels and teatowels all in lovely neat piles. Socks, knickers and boxers all neat in the drawers.
    Love useing nice smelly water to mist as i iron, heaven. None of my friends iron, they think it's a waste of time. :j
  • Stompa
    Stompa Posts: 8,375 Forumite
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    I gave up ironing - it's a rather pointless waste of time.
    Stompa
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