I bought one about 3 years ago. I absolutely love it and it will replace it with a new one if it ever dies. It travels with me wherever I go to sew. Once I forgot it when we left to go camping in the woods for 6 weeks in our 5th wheel. I got into a situation where I needed it bad, so I tried my husbands beard trimmer. It did the job but not near as well. I am considering buying another one just to keep in the 5th wheel. To me it is a necessity, just like my rotary cutter. Sure, I can cut with scissors if I have to, but why would I "want" to.