great story. I bought a new Juki and when the sig other saw it a year later, I just told him I had had it for years and years (this also works with new clothes). I am now single, loving every moment of it and don't have to explain anything to anybody. BTW, he complained loudly and often about that sewing machine but not one word was ever said on my part about the room full of brass (at a cost of $1-2000 each) model railroad engines. I figure if you can afford it and want it, buy it.