I purchased a GO several years ago. I like the dies that are for applique and have collected quite a number of them. My daughter has not produced any grandchildren for me yet and probably won't. My grandchildren from my step-children are all teens now. I don't do much piecing so I didn't bother with the dies for cutting strips etc. In the beginning I cut lots of applique pieces. Like many of the quilt related toys I have treated myself to, my Go has not come out of the box in quite a while. If you can afford to purchase it without feeling guilty if you don't really use it much. By all means purchase one. At least wait for a good sale.