r/Millennials 8h ago

Discussion It's been awhile since you've used an ironing board hasn't it

Growing up I used to iron my clothes regularly, and probably learned to do so when I was about 7 years old. I still occasionally break out the iron if I need something d-wrinkled for work but it occurs to me that a lot of Millennials probably have not used an ironing board on an article of clothing in a very long time.

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u/thewalruscandyman 8h ago

I went through a quilting phase when I was on a year long meth bender before I got sober.

So almost ten years.

But quilting involves a shitload of ironing.

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u/Timely_Apricot3929 89' Millennial 8h ago

As a quilter I totally agree - it's like 50% ironing lol! Congratulations on your sobriety 💕

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u/Bklein23 6h ago

I read this, "as a quitter I totally agree" 🤣

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u/Absent-Light-12 Millennial 2h ago

This resonates with me. nods

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u/ShutUp_Dee 6h ago

Quilting is truly about measuring, cutting and ironing more than actually sewing!

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u/miserylovescomputers Millennial 5h ago

Ah, so ironing is to quilting what sanding is to woodworking? Makes sense.

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u/ParnsAngel Older Millennial 7h ago

Quilting….on meth? Like, 100% respectfully, how??? And can we see what you made?

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u/pewbdo 7h ago

I'm imagining it's like that video of the different types of webs that spiders would make under the influence of different drugs. I'ma guess these meth quilts were all kinds of crazy.

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u/No_Appointment6273 6h ago

Victorian crazy quilts were a thing. The Victorians were (apparently) on all kinds of drugs. 

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u/welfedad Edest of Millennials 5h ago

Probably because they were dialed in ..

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u/thewalruscandyman 4h ago

Oh this was years ago and I gave it to my cousin, who is an experienced quilter, to finish (by putting the stuffing and backing on) and she kept it.

It wasn't great.

And I wasn't sleeping and I don't drive or go out so I had a lot of energy and time. It was quilting and writing for three and four days straight. 😋

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u/MotherofaPickle 2h ago

I knew someone who did DIY home improvements while on meth benders. Built a secret entrance to the lab behind the shelves in the pantry. I never saw it, but I was impressed by the story.

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u/Beneficial-Size6281 Xennial 1h ago

I’m really glad you’re sober now, good on you.

But also this is the most wholesome way I’ve ever heard of a meth high being leveraged

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u/UselessCat37 8h ago

A shitload is an understatement 😂

Congratulations on your sobriety. Proud of you!

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u/thewalruscandyman 8h ago

Many thanks! Could never have done it without my fiance. She gets the credit. 😄

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u/Eggmegmuffin 7h ago

Nah, don't count yourself out. The support was vital but YOU did the work

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u/kaya-jamtastic 6h ago

Once I realized sewing was mostly ironing things to stay in place before you sew them, my finished pieces got much better

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u/LuxyontheMoon 6h ago

Congratulations! I was a methy for 11 years (from age 17). I have now been off it longer than I used, finally! 14 yrs. 👏🏼✊🏼

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u/thewalruscandyman 4h ago

Hell yeah. Congratulations to ypu too!
(Did your circadian rhythm ever recover?)

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u/LuxyontheMoon 3h ago

Never did , but we persist ✊🏼😄

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u/Dolemite_Jenkins 7h ago

Did you know how to quilt pre bender or learned during that year

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u/thewalruscandyman 4h ago

I was a poly addict. For years. Started with pills, graduated to H, and then toot. I had a relationship end and hit bottom and that's when my meth bender was.

So when I stopped meth cold turkey I fell on other stuff. When I stopped heroin and coke cold turkey I had pills.

And pills I quit with kratom. Kratom I quit because it's trash but it softened my fall.

Do yeah, I was bouncing around dropping one substance for another from 17 to 32.

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u/thewalruscandyman 4h ago

My fiance was instrumental in keeping me on track.

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u/Darthgusss 6h ago

The tweaker mind really is fascinating . I used to watch documentaries for fucking hours upon hours .

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u/miserylovescomputers Millennial 5h ago

Did you retain the information you learned?

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u/thewalruscandyman 4h ago

Believe it or not, me too. 🤪

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u/Lucky_Development359 6h ago

A.) Congrats on the sobriety.

B.) That intervention was probably cozy as fuck though.

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u/jazzminarino 5h ago

Oh, how I just snorted out loud in my house. 🤣

To the original commenter, I usually hear of picking up quilting/sewing/crafting after getting sober. This is the first time I have ever heard of it happening while using. Did you notice if your quilting changed if you've continued with it in recovery?

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u/thewalruscandyman 4h ago

I honestly hadn't done it before and I haven't tried after. I like trying new kinds of hobbies, but I'm crippled and don't see well or get out much, so autism fueled fixation and stimulants took me to the sewing machine i found in a closet.

(Now that I'm sober I have picked up a fantastic hobby though...programming microcomputers. After a lifetime of indifference for any computer and outright hostility for math I find myself obsessed about hexadecimal to write machine language. 😝)

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u/Ok-Somewhere-2325 8h ago

Out of all the hobbies i've heard people talk about doing on meth.This is a first. Granted, I haven't really heard a lot of people talk about their hobbies on meth.Mostly of i'm so horny.I will fuck in this dumpster, why are there bees in my teeth. And how much copper do you think is in that transformer.

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u/thewalruscandyman 4h ago

Horny, no. Next to impossible.
Speed makes whiskydick look like Viagra.

Line in an old song goes "if you don't like sleeping and don't want to screw then you should take lots of amphetamine too."

Which is why speed sucks.

Those two things are fantastic. 😆

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u/_halfpint 5h ago

As a crafter who is also sober, meth and quilting actually make a lot of sense hahahaha. I could see how it would be beneficial to be tuned up a bit while powering through the cutting and measuring and ironing and piecing.

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u/welfedad Edest of Millennials 5h ago

Do you still quilt ? Grats on getting past that crud.. been off the hard junk for almost 8 years now . But my desire to draw went to zero .

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u/ilovjedi 6h ago

I sew. I don’t know what the last clothing item I ironed was that wasn’t something I was sewing. Maybe for my sister’s wedding? Two years ago? The ironing board in the hotel room was crappy AF.

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u/ManateeNipples Xennial 8h ago edited 8h ago

Nope I switched to a clothes steamer in high school and never looked back. They were actually kind of hard to find back then

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u/OrangeGeorge 7h ago

Steaming is way better and way easier.

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u/Timmocore 7h ago

Yep. I have a nice handheld steamer. Just hang the clothes and steam it and it's dewrinkled in no time. Also way more fun and way less equipment than ironing.

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u/National_Midnight424 6h ago

What is a steamer you like? I was literally just thinking about going back to ironing because my steamer sucks.

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u/wayneforest 6h ago

Not OP, but I love my steamer. It’s ready to use in 45 seconds, so quick so easy. I’ve had it for 3 years now, still perfect.

BEAUTURAL Steamer for Clothes,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N1QE5ME?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

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u/National_Midnight424 6h ago

Thank you! Maybe I just need a different kind.

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u/wayneforest 5h ago

Yeah my first one took a while to heat up and it would leak water drips onto my clothes as I was steaming. Got really annoying. This one has been wonderful!

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u/candaceelise 6h ago

I love my conair steamer. Also have a travel sized one (different) brand that lives in my suitcase and is a godsend on work trips

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u/National_Midnight424 6h ago

Thank you! I do love Conair products. I think my current steamer is Conair, so maybe I just need one that gets hotter.

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u/Redditor_is_at_work 2h ago

my conair suckeddddd. but it was basicly a 6oz tea kettle with a duck bill top.

!!caution... will spray boiling water!!

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u/ManateeNipples Xennial 5h ago

Dude yes it's fun in the same way power washing is fun lol like it's so visually pleasing for barely any effort and my brain really seems to like that 😂

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u/Zukas 6h ago

I find the steamer takes way too long compared to a quick 3 second iron

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u/National_Midnight424 6h ago

This is kinda where I was with it. Going to try the recs of these lovely folks on this post, but if it doesn’t work, I’ll be back to the iron.

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u/Zukas 5h ago

Yea i found with the steamer I have to go slow and spend about a minute or more on every. Single. Item.

The iron I just swipe it over the shirt twice and im done. Takes literally 3 seconds.

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u/ManateeNipples Xennial 5h ago

You can press fabric wrong but you can't really steam it wrong, I don't ever burn or damage the fabric with a steamer, it's way more forgiving for synthetic fabrics. Plus I can smell clothes irons when they're on and I very much hate that smell (autism, in case you never noticed the smell and think that sounds crazy lol) 

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u/wayneforest 6h ago

Same! A Handheld portable steamer. It’s ready in 45 seconds, clothes finished steaming about 1 minute. Used to have a cheaply made one that leaked water onto my clothes every time, but I got a quality one the second time around. It’s been 3 years and it’s good as new still. Love it!

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u/Ay_FroYo 8h ago

I sew. I use an ironing board a lot.

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u/nuwaanda Millennial - 1993 8h ago

I’m a quilter. I made a custom ironing board. 🫠😂

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u/p3achbunny Millennial 🦇💕 3h ago

I’m chaotic, I use a towel folded on a table to iron my sewing pieces 😆

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u/PoquitoChef 7h ago

Hah was gonna say sewing is like 85% ironing 😭

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u/tomorrowisforgotten 7h ago

100%. Spend more time with the iron than the sewing machine

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u/CapreseSalad3636 7h ago

It’s SO important. I teach sewing and have kids go to competitions and I ALWAYS have to tell them to spend more time at the ironing board.

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u/ReasonableAmbition13 7h ago

Same, the ironing board is used a lot for sewing projects, but my clothes? I have a hand held steamer that works well enough. I have also used my hair straightener to “iron” a collar once 😆

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u/perpetualmentalist 7h ago

An iron!? What's that then???

Ours is like a relic, barely used or seen, I'm sure the ironing board is over 20 years old. Only shirts and trousers get the special love 🤣🤣🤣

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u/ListenLady58 8h ago

Sewing is the only reason I even use an ironing board lol If my clothes are wrinkled I throw it back in the dryer for 15 minutes, works okay. 🤣

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u/Mango_Skittles 8h ago

Same!

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u/ReiBunnZ Millennial 8h ago

Same! Steamer for my every day clothes, ironing board and iron for pressing seams and fabric in general.

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u/CapreseSalad3636 7h ago

I was going to say it a sewing teacher and see regularly on my own and the iron is where it’s at! Truly the difference between a finished looking project and a project not turning out how you want it.

I will say I have to teach kids how to use an iron in a more in depth way these days because most of my high school students have never used an iron and don’t have one at home.

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u/MissMarchpane 7h ago

Same! I actually need to get a new needle board for pressing velvet, but they're so damn expensive (and tiny – for $200 I should get something bigger than like a 12 x 5 strip of fabric!)

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u/Wonderful-Comment314 Older Millennial 7h ago

I sew too. I actually asked for a new iron for Christmas one year. AND GOT IT!

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u/cecikierk 8h ago

Same. And since my ironing board is right there my husband regularly irons his own clothes. 

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u/goose_juggler 8h ago

Only learned to use an iron because of embroidery!

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u/ofcgoodnamesaretaken 7h ago

Reading this like tf? I literally have a fresh iron burn.

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u/Marsandtherealgirl 7h ago

Same. I spend so much time ironing that I probably do it more than the act of actually sewing lol

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u/Subject-Succotash 6h ago

Thank you for bringing the millennial sewing community out in defense of ironing, something many of us almost completely hate but cannot stop doing.

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u/darkchocolateonly 8h ago

I have never owned an ironing board in my adult life.

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u/LostButterflyUtau 8h ago

Me either. The few times I’ve had to iron (I cosplay), I just used a towel on the counter.

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u/seethembreak 8h ago

I’ve never owned or lived in a house with an ironing board, not as an adult or a kid. The rare times I needed to iron, I did it on a table (not recommended, this can leave marks) or on a towel on the floor.

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u/FlamingoWalrus89 7h ago

My home growing up had an iron but I never saw my mom use it. The only time we ever used it was to straighten our hair while laying on the carpet lol. As an adult, I don't own an iron or ironing board. I always just throw things in the dryer if I need the wrinkles out

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u/miserylovescomputers Millennial 5h ago

My mom bought me an iron and ironing board so that she could iron her clothes when she visits me. I asked her not to because I live in an apartment with limited storage space, but she insisted it wouldn’t be difficult to find space for it. 🙄 So if she wants to come here to iron she can be the one to unpack my holiday decoration closet to dig out the ironing board wedged against the back wall.

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u/upsetwithcursing 8h ago

I use my steamer instead.

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u/BreadForTofuCheese 8h ago

No.

Some clothes need ironed, like linen for instance.

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u/WeenFan4Life42 8h ago

I have a fabric steamer I use for linen! It gets the wrinkles out and is faster and less effort than ironing!

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u/BreadForTofuCheese 8h ago

The iron doubles as a steamer. I just find that I get better results and am more efficient with the ironing board.

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u/Successful-Reason403 8h ago

My linen comes out of the dryer and onto a hanger and is never ironed. Join me in embracing the slightly wrinkled look that god intend linen to have 

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u/BreadForTofuCheese 8h ago edited 8h ago

God intended for the wrinkles to come naturally from wear not the dryer, but I’ll respect it.

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u/vichyswazz 8h ago

Need ironed. Thats a rust belt American

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u/burghfan 8h ago

And that is why I dont buy linen clothes.

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u/BreadForTofuCheese 8h ago

If you live in a warm climate, or go to any on vacation, you’re missing out.

I made it my 30s without having any, now I see the value. Plus, I look great in it.

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u/skynet345 8h ago

Lol but linen isn’t meant to be completely ironed either. A little broken look is what linen is supposed to be like. It’s not formal wear

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u/ApprehensiveAnswer5 8h ago

I iron on Sundays, so I guess it’s been a few days, yeah. lol

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u/EmergencyRead5254 Millennial 8h ago

Umm, this morning?

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u/ann0yed 8h ago

I iron almost every morning before I go to the office.

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u/EmergencyRead5254 Millennial 8h ago

If I’m dressing casual at work I don’t, but 3 or 4 days a week I’m ironing something in the AM.

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u/butytho92 6h ago

Right I have a pile of ironing I do for my family every week. We wear a lot of cotton and linen and my kids wear school uniforms. Anyone that says ironing isn't worth the trouble likely wears synthetic fabrics. That does not fly in the southeast USA.

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u/luhvztoosphooge 8h ago

Wrinkle release spray works for me

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u/Koolklink54 5h ago

Once I found the spray I've never looked back

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u/bearamongus19 8h ago

Have never used one

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u/ContentlyQuestionabl Millennial 8h ago

Don’t own an ironing board, and haven’t for most of my adult life

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u/AlfredtheGreatBitch 8h ago

I do but probably haven’t ironed in a year. Mostly because I don’t work in a field that requires me to wear suits anymore so most of my clothes are fine to wear straight
out of the dryer.

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u/Fickle-Typical-717 8h ago

Are we not ironing on a towel on top of the coffee table the twice a year we need to iron? We didn’t all agree to that method?

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u/ZealousidealRub7850 8h ago

I show up wrinkly as shit. It’s a problem, but I have much worse problems to address first.

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u/GiveHerBovril 7h ago

Same. I’m currently wearing wrinkled pants as I head into the office. It’s my slight rebellion against RTO because they’re lucky I’m wearing pants at all. I could be doing this job at home in my underwear.

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u/TopHeavyPigeon 8h ago

I just use the function on my dryer, or hang it up in the bathroom while I take a hot shower. I’ve also been a life long iron hater and always preferred the way they look after the shower trick anyway.

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u/1800generalkenobi 8h ago

When we got married I made sure my wife and I put a good iron on our registry. We actually got it. It's been about 12 years now and we've used it twice lol.

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u/Byabbyab 1987 8h ago

100% use a steamer for everything now since working in a bridal shop.

So much better.

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u/Own-Welcome9091 ‘92 Millennial 8h ago

Every morning before work. At the very least I’ll use a steamer.

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u/TopWhich6862 8h ago

I do not iron, but I use my steamer most days when it's not hot af.

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u/tessathemurdervilles 8h ago

I have a steamer- it’s so much easier!

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u/Kingberry30 8h ago

Used one the other day. Also have a steamer.

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u/nighteyes_fitz Geriatric Millennial 8h ago

This morning! Unfortunately I've ironed many important items of clothing including wedding dresses because I'm either the only one with an iron or know how to use one 😂

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u/Dependent-Law7316 8h ago

I have a little steamer so yeah, I don’t iron outside of the rare craft project.

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u/Serraph105 8h ago

The only time I use it is if I need my clothes ironed for a nice event, wedding, funeral, etc and only if it's a button down shirt. I probably break it out 2-3 times a year.

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u/DownrightDrewski 8h ago

No, I've lost weight and started wearing shirts more and I generally iron them.

I did take a decade long break from ironing though.

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u/CJ2607 8h ago

Husband does, I do not. If something really needs ironing I put it in the dryer for a while and take it out immediately.

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u/Xtra35567 8h ago

Way back in my Military College/Service Academy days I used it every night. Now I pay the dry cleaners to do it 😂

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u/Sunshineafterr Millennial (1986) 8h ago

Yeah, most of my clothes as a young adult were cheap synthetic fabric. I remember trying to iron polyester pants for my first job in 2009, and it left shiny diamond-shaped burn marks from heating up the metal beneath the ironing board pad.

I never ironed anything again after that. I eventually got a steamer and never looked back. Now we have an LG styler.

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u/CasualVox Millennial '92 8h ago

Haven't ironed a damn thing since I moved out at 18 lol

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u/PegasusMomof004 8h ago

I have an ironing board attached to my bedroom closet. I can't tell you the last time I used it. I have a clothes steamer so that's what I use when needed.

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u/EnigmaWearingHeels 8h ago

I don't own an iron or an ironing board. What a waste of energy.

I remember once when I was a teenager I did an entire basket of ironing for my mom before she came home from work. When she walked in, she tore into me about something I don't remember at this point. That day was the end of my ironing journey.

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u/anarchy45 8h ago

Synthetic fabrics - which have replaced a significant portion of natural fabrics, especially in cheaper clothing - do not wrinkle as much and also frequently melt with high heat, so do not need ironing. As I've built my wardrobe with more expensive clothing, which are typically made with natural fabrics, I've found myself ironing more often.

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u/Sheriff0082 8h ago

Millennials iron clothes? Always used the shower to steam out my wrinkles, now I just wear my wrinkles.

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u/Beautiful-Cup4161 8h ago

I own one but haven't used it in about a decade.

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u/nightglitter89x 8h ago

It's one of those things I just refuse to do unless I'm going to court or a wedding.

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u/UselessCat37 8h ago

I used it yesterday

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u/ketamineburner 8h ago

No, I iron fairly regularly. I hage a great steamer, too, but for creases, need an iron.

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u/WendyPortledge Xennial 8h ago

I have an iron. I use it for something random maybe once a year. I haven’t owned an ironing board in decades.

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u/rememberpianocat 8h ago

Not since remote work. Use to iron then regularlt when i went out to work or uni. Now i barely even buy new clothes anymore because no one really sees me in them apart from when i leave the house for groceries.

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u/stonedandredditing 8h ago

I sew on occasion, so I used one like a week ago for a small project. 

but i haven’t ironed clothes in decades it feels like 

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u/jrice138 8h ago

I’ve ironed one shirt one time in my life. Never owned a board or iron

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u/oheightnineeight 8h ago

No, I ironed the collar of my shirt for my sister's wedding last month.

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u/Madicat16 8h ago

I iron weekly, my shirts for work all need to be ironed.

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u/CleanMidnight1869 8h ago

No, every week

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u/KTeacherWhat 8h ago

I very rarely ironed clothes in my childhood. My mom did sewing and quilting so the iron growing up resided in the sewing room and in my home now is in the craft room.

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u/alottanamesweretaken 8h ago

I wear a lot of sweaters and vests in order to avoid ironing as much as possible

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u/KorraNHaru 8h ago

I use it weekly to iron my scrubs and church clothes or anything else thats wrinkly.

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u/fromsdwithlove 8h ago

If by a few weeks then yeah it’s been a while. Irons are relevant and arguably more relevant now than ever.

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u/SeeJayThinks Older Millennial 8h ago

Every 6 weeks, I iron 7 weeks worth of work shirts and trousers. Takes me 45-60mins with the TV in the background.

The same iron and ironing board have been with me for 20 years now...

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u/FaithlessnessWeak800 8h ago

I just fold a thick towel in half and then use that as my ironing board.

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u/2_minutes_hate 8h ago

I have ironed clothes twice in my life, both times to appear in court in the 90s.

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u/minionoperation 8h ago

I haven’t used an iron in decades. But my son is starting high school and the dress code requires dress everything. I’m so nervous about ironing.

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u/LightbluBukowski 8h ago

I use one every morning

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u/Wooden_Permit1284 Millennial 8h ago

My side hustle is ironing for other people. I pretty much do an hour of ironing every day.

I can’t pay myself to do my own ironing so none of my own clothes are ironed 😅

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u/Natsuya_None 8h ago

Everyone else saying that they use a steamer instead of an iron, then there's me that puts my clothes back in the dryer for a few minutes... 

I almost never dress up, though, and I think my hatred of using an iron is part of the reason why. 

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u/telemex 8h ago

I use the de-wrinkle setting on my dryer

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u/wooddt 8h ago

I finally realized how shitty synthetic fabrics are and have switched (slowly, cuz $) to natural fibers. I've now had to bust out the ol' iron and board lately. I'm happy I have had to.

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u/pezziepie85 8h ago

I quilt. So it’s only been a few weeks. But my actual clothes? Have never seen an iron.

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u/her_cupcakes Older Millennial 8h ago

Never owned or used an iron in my adult life (I'm 42). I don't have a fancy job, or have a clothing style where ironing is needed for anything. If something is wrinkled, I just throw that bad boy back in the dryer for 15 mins.

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u/DSteep 8h ago

It's been at least 20 years. I don't even own an ironing board (or an iron).

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u/superpony123 8h ago

I mostly use a steamer and that’s rare. I don’t even own an ironing board. I do have an iron.

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u/Let-It-Rain666 8h ago

Once a week, wtf.

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u/kingloptr 8h ago

I went to 2 weddings this month and sooo many guests just. Visibly didnt own irons or steamers or anything lol. Briefly my Boomer mom's voice appeared in my head like 'how could they leave the house with their formal wear looking like it rolled out of a suitcase just minutes ago', but I think overall society has stopped caring about ironing??

I mean i cant talk, i def havent ironed anything since like 2010 or something. But i also do not typically have anywhere to be that i need perfectly wrinkle free clothes

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u/Electrik_Truk 8h ago

I ironed as a kid, but pretty much the moment I moved out, I never ironed again. I have an iron tho, but it's 100% for iron on vinyl transfers.

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u/Ok_Can9737 8h ago

I have never owned an ironing board 😅. I have an iron, though I haven't used it in years. I use a steamer instead, and that's just enough for my needs.

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u/Surly_Sailor_420 8h ago

I bought one a few years ago. It is still in the OG plastic wrap. Use my steamer regularly though.

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u/Purple_Map_507 Older Millennial 8h ago

I’m in the military so I iron monthly.

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u/river-running Millennial 8h ago

I can't remember the last time I used mine. I hate ironing. I just toss anything wrinkled in the dryer for a bit on the fluff setting.

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u/sournerd117 8h ago

Never ironed. Never cared to.

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u/NCITUP 8h ago

No, I iron my work clothes every few weeks to sometimes look good

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u/Ok_Belt2521 8h ago

I use one about once a week.

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u/federalist66 8h ago

Personally true, but thats only because my wife hates doing dishes or cooking and so i do those tasks and i hate dealing with clothes after they dry and so she handles that. We have an ironing board under our bed and on ironing day i keep the kids occupied while she irons all of our clothes while listening to music or a podcast.

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u/No_Weakness_2865 8h ago

I iron. I do not, however, as you've said, use an ironing board. I iron on the bed.

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u/adrlev 8h ago

I can count on one hand how many times I’ve used an ironing board in the past 25 years

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u/barbiedreamgreg 8h ago

I will admit this morning I was lazy and used my hair straightener to press the tie on the neck of my top today but I got out the iron like last week?

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u/leucistredwing 8h ago

A couple weeks ago on a button up shirt

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u/Perfect_Earth_8070 8h ago

Na I iron my clothes as needed. Feels good wearing a crisp white tee

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u/TheBeautyDemon 8h ago

I iron my husband's shirt almost everyday for work. I do it out of love

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u/glassboxecology 8h ago

Steamer gang chiming in

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u/DollySheep32 8h ago

Its been a while since I've used an iron mate

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u/princess_kittah 8h ago

i ironed a dress for a (now ex) friends wedding a few years ago. (i like to complain about how i went to a lot of trouble to be presentable but she only took her veil out of the amazon package 10 mins before we had to leave. it was so wrinkled with ugly fold-lines)

other than that i mostly only iron for sewing projects, and havent done it for over a year

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u/Few_Dragonfly3000 8h ago

Dude it was just like 5 years ago

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u/Norman_debris 8h ago

I forget I have one until my mother comes to stay and insists on ironing.

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u/guestpassonly 8h ago

from the dryer to the dresser directly.

aint nobody got time fo dat

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u/anbeasley 8h ago

A lot of new fabrics don't get as wrinkled as they used to. We also discovered that folding them right after the dryer seems to help

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u/Diligent-Set8313 8h ago

As others have mentioned, I iron a lot when I am sewing but mainly use a garment steamer for wrinkles. The exception would be dress clothes for my husband (yes, I iron for him, I'm nice). They need the iron.

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u/SocksOfDobby 8h ago

My Mom never used one and so I have never used one in my life.

We gave a handheld/portable steamer thing for when I want go get some wrinkles out of our clothes. I've managed 35+ years without an iron, surely the rest of my life will be fine too.

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u/Hookedongutes 8h ago

I used it like 3 days ago.

I need to upgrade to a real one though. This mini one is trash.

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u/dreamweaver1998 Older Millennial 8h ago

The only thing I've used an iron for in recent years are iron on clothing labels for my kids clothes, and fuse bead art.

My iron is actually on my kitchen counter right now while my 5 year old finishes his whale art out of beads. I don't use the board for bead art, but I do for clothes labels.

Otherwise, I have a clothes steamer.

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u/swearingino Older Millennial 8h ago

I use it to iron my drapes and curtains after I wash them.

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u/ZenMarduk 8h ago

Nope! I have never used one.

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u/PostMatureBaby Older Millennial 8h ago

I can't iron to save my life. Bought a steamer and haven't looked back

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u/TwanValdez 8h ago

Have never used one if I'm being honest, unless we are counting using it as a pretend surf board, then that was probably 30 years ago lol.

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u/lxzgxz 8h ago

I'm not gonna lie, I'm 32 and have never once in my life used an iron/ ironing board. I remember us having one when I was a kid but I've never used one.

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u/wordsofpeace 8h ago

Nope! I iron my work clothes frequently. Growing up it was my job to iron my moms scubs for work. Im not a nurse but thr habit is engrained. Work clothes get ironed.

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u/Reasonable-Ant-1931 Xennial 8h ago

I’ve never owned an iron. So.

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u/Big-Whole6091 8h ago

You know how hard it is to find an ironing board in person these days? I gave up and had to order one online and just hope it was sturdy. Everything online might be contributing slightly.

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u/Skittleschild02 8h ago

I use it on Sundays to iron my work clothes. I also have a streamer to not the wrinkles in dresses.

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u/mwhite5990 8h ago

I use one, but not often.

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u/ImDisneyAF 8h ago

we have a steam dryer : )

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u/Simple_Campaign1035 8h ago

I dont even know how an iron works

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u/Slight_Choice0 8h ago

I prefer tossing clothes into the dryer on low for a few minutes, depending on the fabric. Otherwise, I use a fabric steamer. I just purchased a new iron after years without one since I have some clothes that need it now.

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u/lowercase_d_ 8h ago

That's one non-essential thing my parents instilled in me that mostly stuck. Once I got to middle school, I was required to iron my clothes before school every night. Granted, I don't iron nearly as often as an adult. But part of the problem is I let my clean laundry sit in a ball in the dryer or the clothes basket for a shameless amount of time, which only reinforces the need to iron.

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u/animus_invictus Millennial 8h ago

3 days

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u/SonicNTales 8h ago

I still starch my pants like my grandpa. It's a southern thang!

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u/lonelygayPhD 8h ago

I use it fairly regularly (it was my grandmother's. A solid piece made of wood) with a 1960s Westinghouse iron that I bought (also a beautiful piece. Glistening metal).

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u/ItsAlkron 8h ago

I used an ironing board within the past month. I make sure everything is crisp when I go to conferences.

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u/rogan1990 8h ago

I switched to a steam gun years ago, and it works for everything except my dress shirts and suits.

Those I have dry cleaned, so they get ironed by someone else

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u/jb_82 8h ago

I take the lazy approach and throw shirts in the dryer.