Originally Posted by
JoantheQuilter
I still can't believe there are people out there who buy a sewing machine at WALMART and expect it to last like the GOOD Brother sewing machine that can be bought (at an expensive price, yes, but they will last!!!) at your local Sewing Shop. Please remember...there are cheap brands of just about everything. You get what you pay for.
People just do not understand that the sewing machines sold by Walmart are machines made in Korea, etc., using the Brother, Singer, etc., name that they buy from the respective machine companies. They all are made with very cheap plastic gears and are not made to last. It sounds more expensive when you say machines should only be bought from a reputable dealer, however, when you have the service, etc., available from a dealer versus either trashing or going to the expense and trouble of sending one of those cheap machines back to the manufacturer, you really do come out ahead and have a machine that will last for many years. A good machine dealer does not even want to or have to honor the warranty on the machines bought at Hancock Fabrics or Joann's. They can tell you you have to either take them back to Hancok's or Joann's or send them back to the company.