Hi guys,
With some rsearch and knockin on a few doors I found a great buy on a Singer 211 series near my home. The wife and I were out and I jotted down the addresses of 3 repair shops in the area. The first one we stopped at, well let's just say he was rude. I asked if he knew any industrial repair/sales shops in the area and he said "None...you need to go out of state." and walked away. So we went on to the next shop.
When we walked in we were greeted by an elderly man and he was happy to be of service. He asked what I was looking for and he showed me a few industrial models that would work but he had the same machine I learned on years ago and we talked a bit. He gave me a great price, put it on lay away for me, then we talked for an hour. His name is Nick, of the NECCHI Sewing Circle in Ocean Tonwship NJ. 732-922-9380
He told us the history of his shop/family business, we talked about his brothers and him in WW2 and my wife and I serving in the middle east with the Corps. He told me, "Please stop by anytime and I will help reaquaint you with the machine. I will also give you extra needles. bobbins, etc... whatever you need." He is a true gentleman and I look forward to spending some time with him. This generosity from a man who's wife of 67 years passed away just this past week. Powerful example of a man at one of lifes hardest of times.
So if anybody in the area needs something just go see Nick...
