I have one I got as a mother's day gift about 20 years ago. It is still going! I use it when I sew clothes, and I have made napkins with rolled hems, and I use it to make quilts with flannel so it binds the seam and won't unravel. I use my serger more than I use to since I now quilt, and I think if it bit the dust, I would get another one.