This is my first sewing machine, and I have no complaints about it. Granted, I am a complete beginner, but I have found that it has been a good machine to learn with. I wanted to hem thick curtains, make a baby sling, and sew through some decently thick layers fabric, and it has handled it all well. I told the machine, "I don't know what I'm doing yet, so give me grace," and it seemed to respect my NOOBishness.

Kids who don't have trampolines & whose parents can afford them are being neglected. Best money we've ever spent on a toy. Even our high schooler still loves it (this is our third trampoline... hard to move one across the country). No reason to buy one of those $1000 things when you can have this baby delivered right to your front door (where your kids can see it and spoil the Christmas surprise, but whatever. Maybe have it delivered to your neighbor, instead?) for about 1/4 the cost. Easy to assemble, light enough to move around so you can mow under it, and the mat around it seems to hold up well (we've had ours a year, still looks fairly new).