Originally Posted by Deborah12687
I was sewing yesterday and I didn't see a pin under the fabric and yesssssssss....it bent the rocker arm! I am so upset and I only have my antique singer to work with and that has been off and on screwing up the stitches.....I still have things to make for gifts.... my hubby before he left for work told me to go shopping for a new sewing machine and that is going to be my gift under the christmas tree! I am thinking of getting one of those new singer sewing machines that Joanne's has and wondering if any one has used one and what you think of them.
I am probably too late for you to read this but the old adage that "you get what you pay for", is a good thing to remember. Right now the sewing machine dealerships have some good deals going, I should know, because I bought mine last year. And by the way, use your sick machine as a trade in. They will repair it for cheap for them, and sell it again. I traded in a Pfaff with the reader board burned out. They gave me a $500 trade in and the machine was on sale for $500 off so I got $1000 off on a new machine. So go in and bargain with them. after I looked I told them that I had a sick machine and wasn't sure what was wrong. I had been told it was the mother board, but didn't agree with that. it would have been $500 to repair, but it was only going to cost $350 to replace the reader board. Decided not to do it incase the next thing to go out would be the mother board. Anyway I got the Expressions 4.0 for $1900 and they thru in the acrylic surround table which was a $150. And an extended warranty and free classes. So I think it was a good deal. Even if you can't afford that much, do go to the dealers just because of the service available. Costco, Walmart and Joann's don't give you anything but a cheap machine.