I love my GO. I have all three versions. I consider it as important as my sewing machine. I don't know why so many think there is a big fabric waste. I have about 1/4" or less of fabric waste around my die. It's all in how place the fabric. You don't cover the whole die with fabric. There is great informative Facebook group that I've learned how to use dies to get different cuts and the sales are always listed there first. Accuquilt just has a 40% off sale. I don't think the dies are expensive considering the value, but sales are always nice. You will have to buy new mats. Using a beat up old mat will result in bad cuts. There is a way to bake the mats to heal the cracks, the tute is on the Facebook page. As for HSN, you may pay more but the flex pay really helps many customers.