This message was posted by Steve on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/topic/1/907.html#000001 The chinese made machines are nothing but junk. Stay away from them. The companies that have the embroidery market are Melco, Tajima, SWF, and Brother. Have you looked at all of them before making a final decision? Each one has different features and uses different software so you need to buy the machine that best suits your needs. I would imagine there isnt a market for jacketback size designs in Costa Rica so you may be able to buy a compact machine such as the Tajima NEO or SWF C-series to save some money and space. Also have you made sure there is an embroidery tech near you? If not, it will be very expensive to make repairs should you need a tech. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================