Do you have a link to the machine? I couldn't find it online anywhere.
Personally, I would discourage your elves from buying any modern Singer. The vintage Singer machines are great, but the newer ones can be terrible (especially prone to tension issues, I think). In this price range, I would steer them to a Brother instead. Walmart online carries both, but the Brother machines have a much better reputation. (If they buy the machine from Walmart, it is easy to return and get the machine you want. Dealerships vary, in that quite a few will not take a machine back even if it is still in the box unless you upgrade.)