This is quite expensive but proving really useful- so, as long as it lasts for several years, it will have been well worth the purchase! I do think it is better for flat or flattish things (sheets, towels but also t-shirts and jeans, equally good). I still prefer the ordinary iron for blouses and anything with tucks or 'fiddly bits' as it is quite hard to get those flat. But over-all a good gadget!