"Don White" wrote in message news:QtMGb.19655

Anyone familiar with the 'Foodsaver' vacuum appliances?
I bought the wife model 550 for Christmas, but have just discovered that
this model is discontinued.

Don, I've had a 550 for a couple of years. Works fine, no problems. I
jumped for some accessories when I bought it, and found that with this, as
with so many other things, the accessories sound interesting, but never get
used unless you have specific requirements.

JG