I took the free lessons with my Pfaff and they shot so much info at me that I found it difficult to remember any of it. I bought user manuals with my Babylock and used them, learning much more from them than the slapdash lessons. Actually the manual that came with the Babylock were pretty complete and I could have made out okay with just those. If you are an experienced user you may be able to get along fine with the provided manual, but I don't think you should have to pay for lessons in any case. Most dealers provide them free of charge and if not, why not?? You have the money and you are the customer, insist on what you want.