I posted about a month ago, about finding a new sewing machine for my spouse. I got a lot of good advice here on this group and directions to other links. After all concerned we wound up purchasing the baby lock, decorators choice . After going to three different sewing stores in the last month or so, it was more the salesperson who sold us the machine. She was kind, unrushed, knowledgable, no pressure, and a delight. I first spoke with her about a month ago, on my own, and a month later, when I went to store today, she immediately recognized me, and knew which machines I was looking at. Good salespeople, are far and few between these days. I think she was surprised I actually purchased it today. :), but we had to make a decision eventually, and now was a good time as ever. Plus, when compared to other brands, this seemed like it had more features that my better half wanted, at a less expensive price. She tried all the machines, and found herself very comfortable with this one, and two other baby locks, such as the crafters, but this one had more features. This store was very friendly and the salesperson, spent the better part of an hour, comparing the machines and letting my wife test it out. We knew this long standing store in nyc, has a great reputation for friendliness and advice either in phone or in person, and seeing all matters through. The price besides a fifteen minute run through on the machine after purchasing, includes about an hour future lesson with the salesperson. She wants my wife to fool with the machine for a couple of weeks, write down any questions or problems, then you make an appointment, and she will get a one on one hour lesson with the machine, or untill my wife is satisfied. My wife is overjoyed at the new features that we have never seen in a sewing machine. (I think the last one she had was thirty years old) Its amazing on how it does the buttom holes, and even sews on buttons. I know to a lot of you , thats old hat, but we never seen a machine do it. Plus its so quiet. Not like the old machines, that sounded like a mix master. She purchased the special foot for leather and a leather needle, as she likes to work with leather also. Gee all the features in these new type machines, automatic bobbing winding, needle threading, knee lever for up and down on, free arm, quick threading, picking a button to do a stich, lettering etc. Memorizing stitches, an lcd monitor. Amazing. Her last machine had a huge collection of (I dont know what you call them) but you drop them in to change the type of stitch. Well anyway, I am glad this is over, and of course since my spouse is anti-reading any type of instructions, my sunday, will be spent with the machine in front of me, going over the entire manual, to learn all the workings. I am always the manual labor in this relationship, but she is the creative one, and together we are like jack sprat and his wife. The big ex marine, with this gentle spirit. Who knew it would last over 35 years. LOL LOL
Much regards to all, and any suggestions pro , con, or anything else, please feel free to respond.