View Poll Results: How do you feel about ironing?

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  • I love ironing! I'll iron anything!

    1 6.25%
  • I don't mind ironing

    2 12.50%
  • I can't smurfing stand ironing but I need smooth clothes

    1 6.25%
  • I never iron anything so I'm scruffy but happy

    12 75.00%
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    The household chores thread got me thinking how much I hate ironing. I would sooner watch Black Swan again than iron just one shirt.

    I know that some people find it quite therapeutic though. I will never understand this.

    What about you?

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    Mr. Carny palms off all the ironing to me when we actually need to do it, which isn't often. It's... okay? I don't hate doing it. Shirts are actually very easy to iron, the only fiddly bits are the sleeves. Mercifully, all I seem to iron are smart shirts, so I tend to get them done quickly.


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    I can't even bother hanging things up.

    I can't even bother folding things.

    I'm permanently wrinkled and I don't give a smurf.

    Laundry is stupid.

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    I am terrible at ironing, so luckily, I don't have to do that chore since it's one of those things my wife takes care of. I do all the dishes, though.

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    Never ironed

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    I iron something in the morning that I need to wear, but never do that whole mass ironing thing that some people do. Once the clothes I've washed are dry, they go in the cupboard.

    As for how I feel, I'm pretty indifferent to ironing. I mostly wear dress shirts, so I have to iron them or I'd look like I've just slept in it after a night out. Sometimes I'll wear T-Shirts out un-ironed though if I'm in a hurry.

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    I don't iron either

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    If I absolutely to anything ironed I put it in the dryer with a wet cloth and then hang it up the night before. It does a decent enough job where it's not a big deal.

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    I literally hate ironing. It's time consuming, it's annoying and I hate it. However, I need my clothes to be smooth and presentable, especially for work as I wear a suit. Since I have to iron most of my stuff for work purposes, I end up ironing almost all my clothes.

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    I don't understand ironing. Like how does ironing a shirt actually work? I just seem to permanently press creases into them.

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    I'm one of those weird people who actually enjoy it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fox View Post
    I don't understand ironing. Like how does ironing a shirt actually work? I just seem to permanently press creases into them.
    You're clearly doing it wrong. I'd suggest watching some vids on youtube about how to press a shirt properly. Just don't get too hung up on stuff like starching collars and cuffs at first because starch when done wrong is awful.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Fox View Post
    I don't understand ironing. Like how does ironing a shirt actually work? I just seem to permanently press creases into them.
    You're clearly doing it wrong. I'd suggest watching some vids on youtube about how to press a shirt properly. Just don't get too hung up on stuff like starching collars and cuffs at first because starch when done wrong is awful.
    I did! I have found them unhelpful. They all assume a certain level of competence so they don't go into enough detail and just say things like "Start by ironing the sleeve..." *proceeds to do something with the sleeve that may as well be witchcraft*.

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    I'll iron something if it needs it, like a dress shirt or something. But aside from that it's not really a chore that we bother with.

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