How do you remember to unplug your GHDs?

[Nehru]

I keep forgetting. H getting cross.

I have the same with the iron, so have a little radio on the same plug.
When I switch it on, radio and iron come on, same when I turn them off.
radio playing - iron's still on.

i have an electricity energy monitor and make sure its only on 1p an hour before i leave the house which basically means they or anything else is off.

terror of my cat sticking his nose on it.

Nearly setting fire to a copy of Romeo and Juliet concentrates the mind a bit - yes, that's you I'm talking about, dd!

Mine beep angrily at me if I forget

Mine bleep too but with my old pair I had a heat proof mat just in case.

Are you meant to unplug them? I just turn then off on the switch.

I just switch them off by the switch on them. They turn off after half hour anyway

Drives me insane! Half way to work one day I had GHD paranoia, raced home, legged it into he bedroom bent down, unplugged them, stood up banged head on Victorian fire place, saw stars and ended up going into work with a huge egg on my head!

The switch has broken on mine now & so they don't turn off. The only way is to unplug and this works! Don't seem to forget.

i say out load to myself 'ladyalex you have turned off and unplugged your straightners'
geeky i know but it seems to stick then that ive done it and i dont panic on the way to work!

ladyalex I do that too

I take a picture with my phone after I've unplugged them. Then that evening I delete it.
Prior to this I used to leave the house, pull over in a lay by and ring DH to get him to check.

hubbi thinks im a bit waffy if he hears me! Clearly im not alone in my waffiness!

Please tell me why they have to be unplugged.

Thought it was just me that had this paranoia half way to work, obviously not!

I use a time clock for things that I'm paranoid about. one of the old fashioned push down the little bit of plastic clock variety.

For example, if I straighten my hair, I set it so that it will switch off about 30 mins later.

Then if I forget, it's no big hassle.

The older ones don't turn themselves off. I've come home after work to find I've left them switched on

I've weaned myself off them anyway due to the faff of using them around a toddler - just use good products and get good at blow-drying. Much better for your hair.

Oh I give up

I am reminded when I come home to a burned out house

I have to announce things out loud to myself too to if I want to remember ..."I have unplugged the iron", "I have shut the bathroom window". I promise I am completely normal in all other ways.

Another time clock user. I do mostly unplug anyway but it's a good back up.

Mine are obv ancient