Originally Posted by
cpfrog
So why doesn't SINGER make a 2014 exact copy of the ol' reliable FW??? Weight of machine, materials used, and esp. the size of those feed dogs... No matter how many cams, feet, attachments, stitch designs, electronics, computer chips, embroidery stitches, etc..... IT JUST DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER than this classic!
Because they want you to buy another machine when your plastic wonder dies in a few years. If they built machines that lasted 50-100 years or more they wouldn't have repeat customers.