I would recommend trying the plastic version - then if you thought that was okay, then I would move to the stainless steel version. ....................
I have never bought the additional resources ................
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KiwiQuilter, thanks for your very helpful response. I very much appreciate it. I think I will order one of the plastic thimbles. Yes, they do seem expensive in comparison to some other thimbles, but if they are good well made and above all useful I suppose the extra expense is worth it.
Thanks again for going to the trouble of writing such a good and complete review!