Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: You get what you pay for - stay away from this one!

I bought this Singer 8280 a few years ago thinking my wife and I could use it for hemming trousers, maybe sewing curtains, and do some simple projects. I am a mechanical engineer with an MBA and I may be a detailed and picky person at times but I have to tell you that you should not spend your money on this machine. Remember the saying "you get what you pay for"? Both my wife and I have used other sewing machines and this one just does not work well. You will spend more time undoing knots and fixing problems thank actually sewing. You may be able to sew on some very thin material but don't count on sewing trousers or jeans, or anything remotely thick. If I had to buy something else I would stick to something like the Brother CS6000I for about $170 in Amazon.com.