My not-so-Golden Ticket

My mother's sewing machine, which happens to be a 1970s Contessa model is missing a lot of its attachments. This puts me at a huge disadvantage, because I'm missing the zipper foot. I went to Joann's with my boyfriend to get it, and hooray, they had it. I had previously gone to another Joann's and didn't find one in stock. So I was very excited at dinner to have my zipper foot, which I dubbed "my Golden Ticket" little did I know that it wouldn't fit. Earlier today I got on my mom's machine and attached it only to discover it didn't reach all the way down to the fabric. *sigh* So here I am with about 4 skirts to finish because all they need is a zipper to be attached. I believe its time to just give in and drive over to Sew Joe or Sew LA and use their machine.