Our entire group has been using Foodsaver vaccum sealers for wow.....maybe 15 years or more?
I think to a man we ALL have one. I don't know how you can do without one if you want to keep meat and fish, and even veggies ect fresh for extended periods of time.
If mine suddenly stopped working I would seriously go out and buy a new one the very next day. Nothing worse than losing good eats to freezer burn.