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SINGER 01663 Stitch Sew Quick Portable Mending Machine

Last Updated: February 5, 2020 (Refresh Now)
4.4
SCORE
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958
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Review Analysis - 208 recent, verified reviews

Detailed Mode
Build Quality
 30
thread, stitch, stitches, stitching, sew
+7%
-93%
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" ...  Not easy to use, poorly constructed, stitches won’t stay together.  ...  "
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" ...  fell apart as soon I opened its packaging.  ...  "
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" ...  It wasn't strong enough to go through the canvas material that we needed it for.  ...  "
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" ...  Bought it and used it to mend a 2-inch section on a dress and it quit working during the stitching.  ...  "
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" ...  Broke within seconds!  ...  "
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" ...  Stitches pull right out.  ...  "
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" ...  Couldn't thread, snagged material becasue it would not thread correctly.  ...  "
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" ...  It’s very cheaply made.  ...  "
Fit
 24
thread, stitches, needle, fabric, stitching
+4%
-96%
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" ...  The thread keep coming right a loose#  ...  "
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" ...  Only stitches in one direction and the stitch doesn't stay, comes apart immediately.  ...  "
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" ...  With this there was no way to keep the fabric tight/straight while holding the machine.  ...  "
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" ...  There's no reverse on this machine, so you have to manually tie off the stitch and hope it holds.  ...  "
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" ...  I don't like because you have to thread the loop at the end for it to closed.  ...  "
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" ...  Not stable enough, can't sew a straight line on longer fabric.  ...  "
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" ...  Do not fall for it, don't buy this thing  ...  "
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" ...  jammed first try, couldn't free up jammed thread .  ...  "
Returns
 19
return window, item, returned, waste of money, trash
-100%
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" ...  I returned it.  ...  "
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" ...  This item doesn’t work, it doesn’t stitch and now I can’t return it.  ...  "
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" ...  Wish I could return it but destroyed the package and the time was due too  ...  "
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" ...  however, it did not work, AND YOU cannot return!  ...  "
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" ...  Didn't use it til after the 30 day return window.  ...  "
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" ...  This package was delivered to a location where I wasn’t for at least 30 days so I didn’t have a chance to return it.  ...  "
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" ...  Too bad I didn’t actually use it until two months later couldn’t return it.  ...  "
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" ...  It is a piece of junk and they have a no return policy.  ...  "
Price
 18
waste of money, total, worth, wasted my money, waste
+17%
-83%
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" ...  Not worth a try  ...  "
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" ...  Total waste of money .  ...  "
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" ...  It doesn't work at all it's doesn't matter which material you use, this was wasting of my money  ...  "
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" ...  This was total waste of $23 plus tax.  ...  "
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" ...  This is a total waste of money.  ...  "
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" ...  The worst waist of money  ...  "
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" ...  waste of money  ...  "
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" ...  I definetely want my money back.  ...  "
Product Reliability
 16
working, work properly, item, defective, stopped
-100%
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" ...  The product did not work.  ...  "
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" ...  Cheap and easily broken  ...  "
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" ...  And it ultimately stopped working after 20min.  ...  "
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" ...  I tried to a couple times but it didn’t work properly  ...  "
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" ...  Did not work properly not even once.  ...  "
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" ...  This is a defective item that dosnt work. ... Selling or sending a defective item is a waste of everybody's time.  ...  "
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" ...  Stopped working 1 week later  ...  "
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" ...  Came with oil on the bottom of it and worked for 2min then stopped working.  ...  "
Comfort
 16
sew, stitches, needle, thread, stitching
+6%
-94%
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" ...  fell apart the first time I used it.  ...  "
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" ...  Stitches pull right out.  ...  "
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" ...  It's very difficult to use because you almost need 3 hands. ... It is very difficult not to press on the needle arm which causes the needle to go down, making it impossible to get the fabric under the fastening plate while struggling to lift the fastening plate at the same time.  ...  "
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" ...  It stitches only bastings stitches and the sewn part does not hold to mend things.  ...  "
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" ...  After about five minutes of attempting to adjust the sides of my cotton dress- it did not stitch at all and left holes along the way.  ...  "
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" ...  once I finally was able to get the thread in it just wouldn’t stay in smh not a good buy at all I feel like I wasted my money  ...  "
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" ...  Requires two hands, limited usefulness, and functionality a bit gimmicky. ... Not a terrible purchase if you wear lots of cotton or sew lots of hems, but I will not repeat this purchase.  ...  "
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" ...  I try to sew some pants the niddle can’t go thru.  ...  "
Ease of Use
 14
hard to use, user friendly, operate, needle, difficult to use
+14%
-86%
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" ...  Not easy to control.  ...  "
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" ...  Impossible to work.  ...  "
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" ...  Hard to assemble and use.  ...  "
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" ...  Was very hard to use .  ...  "
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" ...  It is very hard to use.  ...  "
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" ...  Is not easy to use as it seem.  ...  "
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" ...  No every user friendly, Hard to use.  ...  "
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" ...  Horribly awkward to use.  ...  "
Marketplace
 5
walmart, seller, refund, picture, item
+40%
-60%
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" ...  Does not work as described.  ...  "
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" ...  Dead on arrival.  ...  "
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" ...  The item in the picture says Singer on it, but it was a cheap knockoff!  ...  "
Delivery
 4
return, package, fast delivery, delivered, days
+25%
-75%
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" ...  It doesn't do anything that it says on the box!  ...  "
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" ...  Dead on arrival.  ...  "
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" ...  This package was delivered to a location where I wasn’t for at least 30 days so I didn’t have a chance to return it.  ...  "
Cleaning
 3
dirty, small, sew, move, machine
-100%
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" ...  Haven't used it since, simply collecting dust on the shelf.  ...  "
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" ...  It's just one big mess.  ...  "
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" ...  First, I noticed it looked dirty like it had been used.  ...  "
Size
 3
+100%
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" ...  Very handy one  ...  "
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" ...  Easy to carry around.  ...  "
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" ...  Very practical and useful gadget to have.  ...  "
Battery Life
 3
lid, battery, sew, put the batteries, put
-100%
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" ...  the battery lid was extremely hard to close, after pushing hard ( little bit force into it >.< ) it will be ok. ... I thought the battery lid was the worst, but it was not.  ...  "
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" ...   I put in 4 brand new batteries and it won’t even turn on.  ...  "
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" ...  Did not power up with brand new batteries.  ...  "

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