Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I bought one of these irons several years ago and I love it. It gets really hot, which is why I iron, and it is heavy enough to iron things rather than just a touch-up. So, I bought another one a few years ago, but it didn't get as hot as my original iron. I kept using the hotter, original, but the plate where you move the button for the various heat settings has become loose and so I decided to buy another one. Wow! this one is really terrible! It doesn't get very hot, it shuts off when I don't want it to, and the soleplate doesn't glide smoothly. When I am talking about how hot the iron gets, I want the fabric to feel HOT after I run the iron over it on the highest setting. I iron a lot of cotton and linen fabrics, and I need it hot. I think that the merchandise that is not made in the USA anymore really varies in consistency. And I notice that items are getting tackier and of poorer quality. Fabrics are not what they were, appliances are not the best quality and when you buy curtains and draperies, they don't even match up in length. This generation of consumers has nothing to compare the quality of imported products to, but I am finding (in my old age) the great quality that we used to have is sadly eroding. I think we should get back to making our own products again, and instead of buying quantity we should look for quality and take care of the things that we purchase instead of throwing everything out when it doesn't work right. Goods might be cheaper now, but they are certainly not better.