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[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 76 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Oh hey! It's that thing I use to put on decals and melt perler beads!

[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 20 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's the thing I use to apply edge trim on chipboard counter tops.

[–] FinalRemix@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Love that adjustable Rowenta steam powered edge bander!

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No that's clearly the tool for waxing snowboard

[–] Emerald@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

No that's clearly the tool for cleaning computer screens

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 48 points 4 months ago (5 children)
[–] Carnelian@lemmy.world 34 points 4 months ago

Wrinkles are so in right now

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 31 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Yup, and honestly, looking at the particular takes Gen-X'ers had when they/we were in charge of the culture, this is completely unsurprising.

[–] Fermion@mander.xyz 30 points 4 months ago (1 children)

No, the boomers with all their magic environment poisoning synthetic fabrics with antiwrinkle coatings did. The next seven generations will have microplastics in every part of their body, but I haven't touched an iron in a while.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

This stuff was invented and worn by the parents and grandparents of boomers. Just because it’s old doesn’t mean a boomer was involved.

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago

I iron only when I need to wear a suit and be presentable. This is less than once a year

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[–] akilou@sh.itjust.works 39 points 4 months ago

Our contribution to reducing climate change

[–] STUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.world 34 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I just put everything on a hanger and gravity gets rid of the wrinkles

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Two options for dealing with wrinkles:

  1. Wet a washcloth or small towel, place both the wrinkled item and the wet item in a dryer and turn the dryer on low-heat for 20-30 minutes.
  2. Hang the item on a clothes hanger in the bathroom and take a steaming hot shower.

There is a third option: wear wrinkly clothes and dgaf.

[–] STUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

i mean, i just put it on the hanger straight out the dryer and then the wrinkles never develop

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

A dryer??

I live in a apartment without laundry in unit...

[–] Lizardking27@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Or just iron them.

[–] stoly@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I’ve never had success with #2.

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Personally I prefer my steamer

[–] STUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

you do you but that seems like more effort

[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 32 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If only we didn't do that by moving to fabrics that throw off microplastics

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 4 months ago

idk about you but my tshirts are just made of cotton

[–] venoft@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Rubbing damp hands over wrinkled shirt.

Well, that's ironed enough.

[–] STUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

sometimes i would sit in front of a space heater and pat down the wrinkles

didnt work that well

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

It’s not the heat that dewrinkles clothes. It’s humidity. Try it in a room full of steam.

[–] STUPIDVIPGUY@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

good to know

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[–] TotallyNotSpez@lemm.ee 24 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Dequei@sopuli.xyz 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 11 points 4 months ago

Glad I did my part.

[–] Serpent@feddit.uk 20 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Does nobody here wear shirts to work?

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If you hang them up straight out of the dryer, you don't need to iron them. Though that might depend on what kind of shirt you have. I specifically buy the no iron ones.

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 3 points 4 months ago

I don't have a dryer, but I just hang them up to dry on the clothes hanger. Probably works even better, since the weight of the water pulls them straight.

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 4 months ago

Dress shirts might need a little buffing up, or you can use a steamer. But most of my cotton shirts don't need ironing at all.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 20 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Yes, and they're wrinkled as fuck.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 26 points 4 months ago

And fortunately, nobody cares.

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[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 18 points 4 months ago

Bro this is Lemmy

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[–] itsgroundhogdayagain@lemmy.ml 15 points 4 months ago

That's what the dryer is for

[–] Ephera@lemmy.ml 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

My mum would iron everything. Then I moved out a few years ago. I still do not own a clothes iron.

[–] Dasnap@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

My mum used to iron my boxers.

[–] Swarfega@lemm.ee 10 points 4 months ago

I used to know someone that wore a suit to work but he never took his jacket off. Reason being is he only ironed the front part of his shirt.

[–] kurwa@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I personally like to steam my stuff, I hate wrinkles too much.

[–] CheeryLBottom@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I have a mister I use to spray down plants or my frogs to get rid of wrinkles

[–] kurwa@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What do you mean by frogs?

[–] Retrograde@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Wait you like wrinkly frogs?

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[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

I finally got rid of my iron a couple years ago. I had used it like three times in 15 years. It always felt like I was the only one who hated ironing this much though

[–] Letstakealook@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I guess I missed that meeting. Though I couldn't imagine going to work or somewhere social and being wrinkled. I don't notice many people wrinkled in these environments either, so what are ya'll doing?

[–] TheMinions@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

I have a steamer or I throw the clothes in a dryer for ~20 minutes while I shower or whatnot. My dryer has a “wrinkle release” setting I use. But if I want crisp lines in a collared shirt or dress pants I think I’d still need to use an iron.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

I've always found it sufficient to hang clothes off of something in the vicinity of the shower and let the steam from the shower release any wrinkles.

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