Compact sewing machine suggestion

hfw wrote:
Oops. Forgot to say that it's regularly $99 at Sears, and often on sale,
like now, for $79.

Thanks for the recommendation, which isn't the first one I've had for
that machine, but NO THANKS for telling me it's on sale for $79 right
now -- now I want to go get myself one, even though I have no need of
it! ROTFL

On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 17:15:40 GMT, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to
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Debra wrote:

Oops, hit the send button too early. The other alternative would be
for her to go to Goodwill and other thrift stores and look for an
older model machine that is in working order. Almost every Goodwill
store has a couple of older Singer machines available for 30 or 40
dollars. Just tell her to ask someone if she can try the machine
before she buys it.

Well, if she had the time to go thrift store hopping, which is where I
have found quite a number of nice machines, and if she had the room for
a full-size machine in her dorm, I wouldn't be asking for advice on
small-sized sewing machines.

Sorry I offended you by trying to offer two very low cost suggestions.
Debra in VA

On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 17:21:48 GMT, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to
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Debra wrote:

damaged in the mail. It won't take up much space and if she saves the
box it will be easy to pack it for the plane ride home at the end of
the school year and to take it with her to school next year.

We are trying to avoid ferrying a machine on the plane, because it costs
$80 for an extra piece of luggage. And she will only be coming home for
Christmas due to her work-study program and I already have lots of
sewing machines around here, so she won't really need to bring one home.

Then she can leave the little mender in SC, perhaps with a fellow
student. I never wrote that she had to bring it home, just that she
could.


Debra in VA

Debra wrote:

Sorry I offended you by trying to offer two very low cost suggestions.

No, you didn't offend me, honest. I was just saying that that I already
knew of the possibility of doing that and it won't work in this
situation, so if you could think of anything else that hadn't already
been suggested you might mention it.

If you go read the whole thread, you aren't the only person who made a
suggestion that I said, "sorry, that won't work," so please don't take
it personally.

Debra wrote:

Then she can leave the little mender in SC, perhaps with a fellow
student. I never wrote that she had to bring it home, just that she
could.

*chuckle* whoops. I have ADD and the fact that that statement didn't
apply just screamed at me. Sorry.

Debra:
Well, *I* thought it was a very good suggestion!
PAT

Debra wrote:

On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 17:15:40 GMT, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to
reply wrote:


Debra wrote:

Oops, hit the send button too early. The other alternative would be
for her to go to Goodwill and other thrift stores and look for an
older model machine that is in working order. Almost every Goodwill
store has a couple of older Singer machines available for 30 or 40
dollars. Just tell her to ask someone if she can try the machine
before she buys it.

Well, if she had the time to go thrift store hopping, which is where I
have found quite a number of nice machines, and if she had the room for
a full-size machine in her dorm, I wouldn't be asking for advice on
small-sized sewing machines.


Sorry I offended you by trying to offer two very low cost suggestions.
Debra in VA

Pat in Virginia wrote:
Debra:
Well, *I* thought it was a very good suggestion!

In general it is a good suggestion, and I do suggest that to people all
the time, but in this case it is extremely difficult for her to go off
campus pleasure shopping and still keep up with her studies and her
whole work-study program, so I was specifically asking for suggestions
of what smaller-sized (3/4 size or smaller) machines are good to try.
And a few people had already suggested that she shop off-campus a few
days ago and I had already replied that this was not possible right now,
as she is still getting used to her hectic schedule and it will only get
worse, because she will have to pick up more hours of work as soon as
she can.

On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 17:36:04 GMT, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to
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Debra wrote:

Then she can leave the little mender in SC, perhaps with a fellow
student. I never wrote that she had to bring it home, just that she
could.

*chuckle* whoops. I have ADD and the fact that that statement didn't
apply just screamed at me. Sorry.

Oh. OK.
Debra in VA

On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 17:35:03 GMT, Melinda Meahan - take out TRASH to
reply wrote:

Debra wrote:

Sorry I offended you by trying to offer two very low cost suggestions.

No, you didn't offend me, honest. I was just saying that that I already
knew of the possibility of doing that and it won't work in this
situation, so if you could think of anything else that hadn't already
been suggested you might mention it.

If you go read the whole thread, you aren't the only person who made a
suggestion that I said, "sorry, that won't work," so please don't take
it personally.

I guess I read you wrong. That's so easy to do when all I have to go
by is typed words. A bad day at work didn't help matters either.

Since your daughter can't go to the stores easily, you might try
looking for the little mender sewing machines at walmart.com and have
it sent to her dorm. Some of the menders do have zig zag so if the
ones walmart has don't fill the bill you might try other chain stores.
..
Debra in VA

On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 14:36:58 -0500, Pat in Virginia
wrote:

Debra:
Well, *I* thought it was a very good suggestion!
PAT

Thanks Pat. It just didn't fit the bill this time.
Debra in VA