28 January 2010

The new strijkplank


That's an ironing board and we have now purchased our second one. Not the second of our lifetime 'cause who knows how many that might be, but the second one in Belgium!

Our first was a bargain at around 17 Euro (make that $25). However, once the washer/dryer combo washed and dried our clothes, it became evident that our ironing needs were serious and our ironing board was not serious enough. Our clothes come out in a big wad and it's nearly impossible just to spread them out flat!

Anyway . . . we purchased a new one (strijkplank, that is) that should prove to be sturdier and gobs more fun to use. And it was on sale! By that I mean, it was only 59 Euro (aka $88) - marked down from the original price of 75 Euro (aka $112).

No, I'm serious. Here's a picture. Please notice the best part about it is the lovely cover. Not sure what that bird is. . . swan, goose, albatross?


Oh, and by the way, it was the cheapest of the "sturdy" strijkplanks. You may remember a previous post with a strijkplank "system" that cost a mere 899 Euro! Given that, I guess our new purchase was a bargain. And I am looking forward to the gobs more fun I'm planning to have with it!


1 comment:

  1. What? You guys couldn't spring for that one for 899 euro? I guess it's clearer now this Belgian obsession with ironing...everyone has little dryers that rumple things up. So it's iron, iron, iron...or have your shorts in a wad! ;)

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