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elizabeth_mnI got a call yesterday from the sewing machine repair guy with an estimate on fixing my machine.
$800.
Eight Hundred Dollars.
!!!!!!!!
The motherboard needs to be replaced. I suppose I could get a second opinion, but really, if the repair is over $200, I'm not going to do it. I didn't even pay $800 for my machine when I bought it new.
So I'm going to look for a new machine, and this time, NO computerized anything. I loved my old machine a lot, but I was always a little skeptical of the computerized part. It seemed a bit unecessary. I knew it would be the first thing to break and now it has.
I'm off to Treadle this morning to pick it up. There was no charge to look at it, thank goodness, and it still works in straight-stitch mode so I think I'll be okay using it for a while.
$800.
Eight Hundred Dollars.
!!!!!!!!
The motherboard needs to be replaced. I suppose I could get a second opinion, but really, if the repair is over $200, I'm not going to do it. I didn't even pay $800 for my machine when I bought it new.
So I'm going to look for a new machine, and this time, NO computerized anything. I loved my old machine a lot, but I was always a little skeptical of the computerized part. It seemed a bit unecessary. I knew it would be the first thing to break and now it has.
I'm off to Treadle this morning to pick it up. There was no charge to look at it, thank goodness, and it still works in straight-stitch mode so I think I'll be okay using it for a while.
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Date: 2010-04-22 05:32 pm (UTC)I don't think I'll be starting my next sewing project for a couple weeks at least, so maybe I could come by and pick up your machine then? You are awesome to offer the loan of it.
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Date: 2010-04-22 09:11 pm (UTC)It's here whenever you need it. Just let me know!