In shock here

Write your congresscritter! If they really wan to kickstart the economy, forget about $8,000 toward a first home or $5,000 for trading in your clunker (car), ask them to offer a $5,000 incentive to purchase a SEWING MACHINE! I'd jump. ;->

Beverly

But at that price, you'd have to come up with another $5K. With that, you could buy two Singer XL6000s. It's hard to believe that the Bernina

Gee, Maybe I should buy one to hide in a closet as a spare machine....... Juno

Good point, Ron. When I got my Singer XL-6000 and my fancy Singer serger, *all* the feet were included. That's not the case with Bernina, I don't think. The Bernina feet are very expensive, too. I bought a house once for $10K. So, the price really got me. Of course, that house is now worth nearly $1M, but I haven't owned it for about 40 years. ;-)

Merciful Heavens! I have two sewing machines, both completely mechanical. The old one is 30, the "new" one is about ten years old. Recently I had a little problem with it, but our wonderfuul Ron told me how to correct it.

For $12,000 I could have my clothes made for me by a local dressmaker for several years into the future, and I prefer to embroider with a needle in my hand.

Olwyn Mary in New Orleans

I wonder if that's the one that they use on Fons & Porter's TV show? That thing is HUGE!

You wouldn't be carting it to a workshop, that's for sure.

Cindy