Joe, your review made me genuinely laugh!
Was it really that awful? Yikes.
About a year ago, when I took up sewing (and knew even less than I do now, hard to imagine (*wink*) ) I considered one of these. They were going, used, for a few hundred. In the end I went vintage, my Avatar Clone here for $35, and I have not looked back. I -adore- these oldies!
It sure is a shame if they are indeed as awful as you say.
