That $3 ironing board cover took me 4 hours and a trip to urgent care

I found a cheap ironing board cover at a dollar store in Toledo for like three bucks. Looked fine in the package, but when I got it home the elastic was way too tight and the corners had these weird metal clips that just would not stay put. I spent over an hour wrestling with it, burned my forearm on the iron trying to hold the stupid thing in place, and the cover still popped off three times before I gave up. Turned out the padding underneath was a thin layer of foam that melted onto my iron when I tried to press a shirt. Ended up driving to Target for a $12 replacement that snapped on in 30 seconds flat. Anyone else ever get burned by a bargain that cost way more in stress than it saved?

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beth_ward801d ago

Your story reminded me that those cheap metal clips are actually supposed to be twisted into place, not pushed straight down like I tried to do the first time. Took me three YouTube videos to figure that out, and by then I had already bent two of them. You're right that the thin foam padding is pretty much useless though, mine started peeling off the first time steam hit it. The $12 ones from Target are the real sweet spot for price and quality.

harris.uma1d ago

Huh, I always just shoved them on and called it good. @beth_ward80 are we really overthinking cheap curtain clips this much?