Or do like I did--go to Paducah and buy a brand new (used by the strolling crowds at the Elna booth) Elna for about half price (so I was told)....But Elna has been my most favoritest sewing machine since 1959 or so, so I pretty much knew what I was getting. But I did get all the dealer's offers (sewing lessons, call in questions answered by someone in the store who is looking at the same machine you are asking questions about, brand new warranty with, I think, 5 years of maintenance free); the only drawback being that Chattanooga is about 150 miles from Lafayette. But DH and I love road trips, so that worked out OK too.