i believe in Kenmore sewing machines. i've had mine for 20 years and its still working great. Kenmore is a Sears product.
Wal-Mart for both sewing machines and sergers. They have machines that start out at like $97 and go up from there, they also have sergers that run around $150. They are good brands that do a good job, mostly Singer machines. My only suggestion is to ...
I've never had a drop-in bobbin, and I have owned Kenmore, Brother, Dressmaster, and Pfaff machines. They all have bobbins that you put into a metal case and then fit vertically into the hook race of the machine. How do you get a 5? .