I was very generously given a KitchenAid Classic (K45SS) stand mixer by my future mother-in-law when she got a spiffier one this past Christmas. However the very first thing I had planned on putting on my registry was a Kitchenaid Artisan and then some of the spiffy attachments right after that! I have had my heart set on an Artisan for awhile now but a free stand mixer is a free stand mixer! I don't know how old the Classic is but is it worth registering for the Artisan or to just work with the Classic?