I agree with you Mrs. Ranger. And the mixer comes with the three basic attachments.
My daughter gave me one of these a couple years ago and I do not know how I managed all those years without my Kitchenaid. I also got an attachment from Ebay that rolls oats which I like very much and it works very well.
The other thing I bought for myself was a very good kitchen scale (actually I bought a cheap one first and found out why a good one was necessary). Now I weigh my ingredients right in the bowl and instead of having a sink-ful of dishes to wash after I've done my mixing, there's just one dish, the actual mixing bowl.
And don't get me started about knives. :)aka "Touch my knives and you die!" ;)