Rowenta DW2090 Effective Comfort Cord Reel Steam Iron with 300 Hole Stainless Steel Sole Plate 1500 Watt, Turquoise

So far, so good.
My old Rowenta died. Well, it fell on the floor and broke, so maybe it committed suicide. That old iron was easily the longest-lasting iron I've ever had. I find they don't last long, for me. Although maybe I am to blame, in that I never clean them out. Either way, I had a coupon for Bed Bath & Beyond and had to iron my clothes, so off I went...
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They have a few choices there, and what I wanted was something decent that had a retractable cord. My old one didn't have the retractable cord, and storing it was a pain. This model was the only one in the store with a retractable cord, so I got it.
It's a powerful iron. Works very well.
Two things I don't like:
1) It's top heavy. Or something. Maybe the base is too small. TWICE right after I bought it, it fell off my ironing board while resting there. That was really annoying. The slightest bump to my board will send this thing to it's doom. I'm glad it still works after that. Annoyed me.
2) The...

Great Iron so far
Coming from sub $20 irons in the past, I decided to invest a little more money this time around with hopes that it lasts longer that a couple of years. I've heard about Rowenta and liked how this model has the retractable cord as well as the 300 steam holes and stainless steel plate. What a huge difference this iron makes compared to my old cheap "disposable" irons! This iron gets out creases that my old iron was never able to do. I'm no expert at ironing and perhaps the $100+ models might be even better, but for my purposes of ironing my work shirts this iron is perfect; I just hope it lasts.

Rowenta Standards Have Fallen
I purchased this iron to replace my Rowenta Professional (made in Germany) which served me for 7 years. A year later the cord reel function no longer works - big disappointment as this appeared to be the main selling point for the iron. Another quality issue also emerged recently - the power cord seems to be fraying from the inside just at the point where it enters the cord storage chamber. Not much I can do about it - the iron will not reel in the cord to stop it from constantly resting on the edge of the cord storage chamber. This Iron was made in China. Cheap labour. Lower quality. Do better Rowenta.

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