I have just ironed 32 items in an hour!!!

[auntymandy]

Is that good? thinking of doing ironing for money.Already asked who would pay,now want to know if I'm good enough!!!

and counted them - hmm!

as I was putting them in piles for each room!!
Had to break off to take biscuits out of the oven too!

depends if u iron well or like i do...ie just to get the massive creases out lol

u should prob think about charging by weight not number of items tho or u may get 60 pairs of curtains!!!!

ahhh, but I bet they were hankerhiefs or something.....

no
all teenagers clothes..hoodies t.shirts, school shirts jeans

yeah, were they DH's shirts???
thought not
Doesn't count if they were baby vests or similar!!

thinking £7 an hour seems to be the going rate!

oh sorry x posted, that is impressive actually (like the "biscuits in the oven" just thrown in there too)
I don't iron jeans actually, can't believe anyone irons more than me lol!

only a few small things, dont iron baby stuff!

I iron as little as possible, with 5 kids I cant see the point in ironing vests etc

i'm a bit sad and actually lkie ironing, especially enjoy doing the tinies' stuff (sadly my littlest not so little now) as I can get a big pile of lovely smooth clothes so quickly.

where are you -- I will employ you now if you could clear the European ironing mountain threatending to demolish my house...

I am in leeds

auntymandy, I have someone take my ironing away and they charge £1.20 pr llb weight of ironing, which roughly translates as £16-£20 for a bin bag full (depending on what goes in) everything comes back on hangers or folded (which is great) but the hung itmes are usually wrapped in plastic (which I hate - not very enironmentally friendly) There are two main comapanies that do the rounds and they arre both rushed off there feet. Both have expanded into industrial units too.

If you set up your own business, you should have no problems getting work, good luck!

I thought £7 an hour..all folded.

• £2 if you want me to collect and drop off

That's really fast auntymandy !! My ironing lady does about 23 items in almost 2 hours - usually quite big items - like dh's shirts - and my work skirts and shirts. That's good going too - I always tell her she should slow down !

I get all the grown up clothes done and then I do dd's - I LOVE ironing her stuff - hate ironing his !!

So do you think the rate is ok too?
Will count the next hours too and see how i average out!!

Sounds OK to me - you're in Leeds aren't you - I'm in Hampshire and I pay £6.50 ph at the mo - but going up to £8.50 soon - and she collects and delivers for free. People will soon see how quick you are and realise that they ae getting a good deal !

I bet you'll be hugely busy soon - word soon spreads !! Have you thought of dropping off some flyers ? Maybe try and get some into offices - then you could pick up a few bags in one trip and deliver back same way !

Going to put a leaflet in the local shops.
dont want a huge ampunt of customers as I dont have loads of time. Can increase as my free time increases, but dont want to take on more thanI can cope with!

Excellent - Good Luck !!

32 items in an hour is very fast!

i iron for money and im fastidious about standards and to be sure that its perfect it takes way longer than that

I think mine is pretty good! I did 22 in half an hour this morning. Never had a complaint from the family and my eldest son is VERY fussy!

YOu sound like you will be good and make some money then cos the quicker you do it the better £ per hour it is!

how much do you charge?