Thank you to one and all who replied. I appreciate your input! It made me feel better reading your advice.
I had to laugh at the reply about the cord showing up as soon as I order a new one. I will check out Amazon, Ebay and sewingpartsonline.com. I also have a local quilt shop that I will call to see what price they charge for the cord.
Thanks for the tip to put a colorful cord wrap on the new one!