Empisal. Avoid at all costs.

I purchased an Empisal Dressmaker 120A marketed by Home of Living Brands from Game Stores in George yesterday and have spent the entire morning trying to read the Chinese-English instruction manual with the worst illustrations I have ever seen - they are totally unintelligible. Here is a typical quote from the manual: "Warning:Before contriving please adjust main control switch..." The build quality is atrocious. The plastic bits are not made to last a day past the expiry of the warranty. Even the bobbins are made of paper thin plastic. The metal bits are more tin than steel. I just spent two hours trying to change the needle - it simply falls out while the tightening ***** is placed so awkwardly under upper casing, there is no room to get adult fingers around it - clearly made for tiny Chines fingers only. Do yourself a favour - stay well away from this over-priced, badly made, sold for a quick profit, built to break, doorstop.