great white

So true.

Living with mom and dad?

100% of your money is disposable income.

Very few parents these days make their kids pay for thier own clothes, shoes, etc.

Heck, most don't even pay for things like their cars, jet ski's, dirt bikes, quads, gym memberships, etc.

A whole generation of ruined young adults and we have no one to blame but ourselves......

miriam

100% agreement here.

amcatanzaro

We also live in a much more disposable society then before. The amount of stuff people own today is INSANE. I'm frequently embarrassed about the amount of things I own, let alone the fact that I can go out to buy something and come home with $100 worth of nothing.

I have placed wanted: sewing machines ads on freecycle before. That's how I got my Spartan from a lady that only buys featherweights and she was just going to throw it away. In this area the free machines I have received (6 if you count the one that was the family machine) were all pretty much destined for scrap. The attitude of most of the owners was, "oh, that piece of junk? please take it."

I only know one person in real life that doesn't turn up their noses at vintage machines.

Mrs. SewNSew

Me too! Glad to hear the 158's are the good ones lol!

KLO

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If I give it to you for free, you're not going to appreciate it. If you had to earn it, or spend your hard earned money on it, you're going to treat it better. I'm not giving away a machine that you will mess the tension up on and then throw it out because it was free and too hard to learn about / fix. [end quote]

Boy, isn't that the truth!!! Too many kids (and older) seem to think they "deserve" something for nothing. And it's almost a given that if someone doesn't have to pay or work for what they want, they will not value it at all. Just look at our current society. Well, don't do that if you are eating dinner because it will turn you off your food.

You were right to climb up on that soap box and speak the truth.

mjhaess

You are right...They do seem to be harder to find....

ArchaicArcane

There's a difference here. You're intending to fix them up and use them, or give them to someone who will. I have had a similar ad, and I state in it that machines that can be re-homed to worthwhile places are.

It's an excellent way to learn how to repair machines at low cost. That said, you're grateful for what you're getting, putting if not monetary equity then sweat equity into the machines and giving them a new life. Most of the people posting "I want" ads are not going to do this.