I've bought several Brothers sewing machines from Walmart and they have been good workhorses. They're real basic but do for general sewing. Mine don't have an adjustable pressure foot which limits the kind of machine quilting I can do on it but for SiD and everyday sewing or making flimsies, they've been great. The ones I have now, I've had for about 10 years and other than the regular maintenance/tune-ups needed for any machine, they have not needed any repairs. The ones I had before these (also Brothers and from Walmart), I had for about 10 years and lost in a house fire.