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    Old 10-11-2011, 08:03 AM
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    Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
    Originally Posted by Charlee
    $649.00 with a trade in, $499.00
    wow...for all that plastic...sigh...
    would rather have a 301 long bed I think!
    Exactly what I was thinking...no metal, cheap made, won't last. Gosh, we all sound like machine snobs! :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
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    Old 10-11-2011, 08:19 AM
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    It might be a good running machine, but it's not visually attractive to me so I'd never buy one.
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    Old 10-11-2011, 08:42 AM
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    "Flintstones meets the Jeffersons" look to me (tried to combine the look!) LOL !!!! How much are these things anyway?
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    Old 10-11-2011, 09:11 AM
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    I think it is pretty, lots of people on this board are not in very good moods. If you don't like it don't buy it, being snotty is not required.
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    Old 10-11-2011, 09:23 AM
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    It's all in the personal experience. I have an Alpha Sew that I bought a few years back when I first discovered "The" FW. It is nothing but a piece of ill-machined junk. Others like them, but I would not take money for another one.
    As for the limited edition Singer. I'd prefer to play with one and then voice my opinion but with just a quick glance I'd pass.
    Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
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    I have the Featherweight computerized machine and love it. It also has several stitches that can be used with it. HSN was selling it for $499 or some such amount and I bought it at JoAnn's online few months ago for $230 and I wouldn't trade it in for anything. This little machine is a workhorse and amazingly the only thing plastic on it is the case. Everything else is metal.
    interesting info for sure...wonder why they made a cheap looking plastic case for it..when the ALPHA sew replica is metal??
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    Old 10-11-2011, 09:30 AM
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    I don't know if I like it....still thinking on it!!
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    Old 10-11-2011, 10:05 AM
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    Janice, tell you what, you buy the new one and I'll take the one in your avitar off your hands!! Sounds like a deal to me! :thumbup:
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    Old 10-11-2011, 11:24 AM
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    Originally Posted by Maia B
    I would love to buy a great commemorative edition Singer, but this doesn't appeal to me at all :( Price?
    I hear that I don't like the look of it either

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    Old 10-11-2011, 11:39 AM
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    don't like the plastic or the throat, but I think it cute, but wont be buying one, will stick to my older models. I do need a smaller portable one, I just keep on looking. Give me metal please, something that I can do minor repair or servicing and not have to take to an expert.
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    Old 10-11-2011, 12:03 PM
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    $646? Not in this lifetime, sorry. Love my 1948 baby
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