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Give me one good reason... Avoiding an unnecessary "urge to buy". Help!
Kristine Kay Advanced MI USA Member since 4/3/07 Posts: 188	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 2/8/13 12:15 PM Scrolling through CL last night, I found a Pfaff 230 for sale. $200 with a cabinet and added misc. "etc". I called the seller and asked a few questions, but got the vibe I was bothering him. It also helped that DH emphatically said, "NO!" and reminded me of the vintage machine gathering dust downstairs. So, help me out! Give me one good reason (and funny/sarcastic counts) to NOT drive an hour to check out this machine and buy it. Prize: My appreciation for your humor and proof that you're able to not be an "enabler"! C'mon... help silence the voice in my head that keeps me going back to look at the "Black Beauty" on CL! ------ When life gets you down... Just Keep Sewing! www.kbdesigns74.blogspot.com
LynnRowe   Advanced BC CANADA Member since 3/9/09 Posts: 6765	Login to reply to this post In reply to Kristine Kay << 12 members like this. Date: 2/8/13 12:19 PM No to the Black Beauty, coz you want to keep DH in a good mood for when you bring home that Pfaff Creative Performance with large embroidery unit and all the Pfaff feet, hoops, cutwork set, yarn couching set and every other accessory, plus the Babylock Enlighten serger and BL Coverstitch machines (unless you do decide to just snag the BL Evolution), causing your bank (and DH) to go into shock spasms. Hope that helps! ------ I heart Panzy, Pfaff Creative Performance, the sewing machine love of my life! And Rupert (Pfaff 2023), Baby (BL Enlighten), Victor (BLCS), Ash (Bernina 350SE), Pal (Bernina 530), Kee (Bernina 750) and the Featherteen Flock! Most of all, I heart Woo (HimmyCat). Until we meet again, my beautiful little boy. I love you.
Miss Fairchild   Advanced USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 6990	Login to reply to this post In reply to Kristine Kay << 2 members like this. Date: 2/8/13 12:35 PM Because, 1) truly, deep inside your heart, you really love that vintage machine gathering dust downstairs. 2) Diversions are okay, but you are truly a vintage machine lover. 3) It's an hour's drive and gas is expensive 4) You want to take DH with you when you buy another machine, some fancy TOL model 5) You were "bothering" the seller, and he knows nothing about this machine; he wants to sell you junk. ------ "We don't impose our rhythm on Nature. The key is to respect and live within Her." Jean-Charles Boisset, Winemaker "And no, now that you asked, I didn't enjoy that play one bit, and I'd like a refund" Signed, Mrs. Lincoln My Etsy shop: auntmaymesattic My blog: auntmaymesattic.wordpress.com Avatar: First place award for jacket at county fair
Soolip Advanced CA USA Member since 6/18/08 Posts: 1995	Login to reply to this post 5 members like this. Date: 2/8/13 12:57 PM I don't believe in collecting. The two vintage machines I own I actually use. You can't take it with you.
SouthernStitch   Advanced LA USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 8182	Login to reply to this post 1 member likes this. Date: 2/8/13 1:16 PM I have learned to differentiate between the *you are a crazy sewing machine fanatic* look and an emphatic NO. The emphatic no would give me pause. With emphatic no, you have to explain yourself, and perhaps it's just not worth it? ETA: Plus, any negative phone vibe means no hour long drive. You'll only be bothering him more in person. -- Edited on 2/8/13 1:17 PM -- ------ Bernina 730E, 530, and 350PE Singer 221 FW, 403a When life gives you green velvet curtains, make a green velvet dress.
Kristine Kay Advanced MI USA Member since 4/3/07 Posts: 188	Login to reply to this post In reply to LynnRowe << Like this post Date: 2/8/13 1:27 PM LynnRowe, there's no space for all those other machines, as I already have my Brother 6 needle embroidery machine, next to the serger, which is to the right of the Viking Iris (my standard machine), and the Janome Cover Pro on the end. Maybe the reason my 1926 vintage White Rotary is gathering dust is because it's across the room, all by itself. It probably feels as lonely as it looks! Although the Kenmore that I learned to sew on is in a bag right next to it... See, there's a reason why that "NO" was emphatic! ------ When life gets you down... Just Keep Sewing! www.kbdesigns74.blogspot.com
SewBusy63 Advanced IA USA Member since 12/10/07 Posts: 3191	Login to reply to this post In reply to Kristine Kay << 2 members like this. Date: 2/8/13 1:30 PM Quote: So, help me out! Give me one good reason (and funny/sarcastic counts) to NOT drive an hour to check out this machine and buy it. Because your DH said no. ------ ~Diana~ ♥ Bernina 830E ♥ Bernina 1150MDA serger ✝The Lord is my Light and my Salvation: whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1✝
LynnRowe   Advanced BC CANADA Member since 3/9/09 Posts: 6765	Login to reply to this post In reply to SewBusy63 << 3 members like this. Date: 2/8/13 2:00 PM A DH of mine could *try* saying no to me...wouldn't get him anywhere though. ------ I heart Panzy, Pfaff Creative Performance, the sewing machine love of my life! And Rupert (Pfaff 2023), Baby (BL Enlighten), Victor (BLCS), Ash (Bernina 350SE), Pal (Bernina 530), Kee (Bernina 750) and the Featherteen Flock! Most of all, I heart Woo (HimmyCat). Until we meet again, my beautiful little boy. I love you.
Soolip Advanced CA USA Member since 6/18/08 Posts: 1995	Login to reply to this post In reply to SewBusy63 << 7 members like this. Date: 2/8/13 2:31 PM Quote: SewBusy63 Because your DH said no. Has this EVER stopped ANYONE? I think not.
SouthernStitch   Advanced LA USA Member since 8/24/02 Posts: 8182	Login to reply to this post 2 members like this. Date: 2/8/13 2:31 PM DH did the emphatic no to the kitchen remodel, and so I let it go for two years. I was able to make him see why it needed to be done. But, I had to give him time. Instead of pouting or getting angry, I waited. Then one night I sat him down to talk. I pointed out the things that really made my job harder in there, and needed improvement. I used logic, not emotion. But, overall - while we make most every decisions together -- when DH says no and it's emphatic, I respect that. It's just the way we work. If I'm emphatic no about something, he respects that too! ------ Bernina 730E, 530, and 350PE Singer 221 FW, 403a When life gives you green velvet curtains, make a green velvet dress.

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