Bet you didn’t know Denver had an ironing “personality.” Turns out we’re Peer Pressure Pressers – we want to look wrinkle-free but won’t sacrifice our weekends on a snowboard to spend time standing over the ironing board.
Rowenta, which manufacturers irons, surveyed 3,000 people in 15 cities and found that Denver is in the middle of the pack, not as starched as the “Ironing Aficionados” in Boston and Dallas, but crisper than the “Seasonal Steamers” in Atlanta and New York.
Here’s some selected results from the survey:
What do you wear when ironing? Bra and underwear, military clothes
What strange things do you iron on? Massage table, skis
What strange things do you iron? Mother’s girdle,
Elvis costume
Have you ever taught anyone how to iron? Yes (43%)
How often do you iron? At least once a week (37%)
What music do you listen to while ironing? Jazz, rap,
classical, country
Strangest thing you do while ironing? “I dry my hair,”
“I fly airplanes”
What Denverites iron: sheets, 30%; towels, 15%; gym clothes, 20%; pillowcases, 38%; boxer shorts, 14%;
socks, 6%; T-shirts, 49%; jeans, 62%.
Source: Atlantic Research, margin of error, + or – 6.9%
