Do Not buy a baby lock under any circumstances without checking the warranty. It used to be it was only under warranty through the store so if the store closes you were out of luck. It happened to me. I bought a beautiful machine with decorative stitches for $500.00 and it quit working almost right away and the store had closed and Baby Lock wouldn't fix or send money back. I was a sewing machine dealer and got no where with them. I spent another $150.00 getting it fixed and it still didn't work right. I wouldn't buy one or take a free one.