Sewing machine - buyers remorse?
03-31-2012, 02:53 AM
#31
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I don't have those brands ... though did buy a Janome that to me was high end and at the time of purchase I had some guilty thoughts. Once I started using it ... I've never had any regrets. NOT AT ALL!!! Love it!
The important thing is to do youre research and know what you are buying.
I am a firm believer of buying well ... a little above my current needs, and what I anticipate they will be. It gives some room for growth with less of a need to want to upgrade soon after.
Determine your "needs" list and your "dream" list. Then go shopping and be sure to test drive any of the machines you are considering.
There's lots of good spec lists on the web so that you can compare what the differences are between models. When I bought my last machine, I thought the machine I was looking at was what I wanted ... and asked the dealer to show me the one above, and what the key differences were. Once I heard those, I knew that the upgrade machine was certainly more to my needs than the initial one I was looking at ... yes, as I said a little guilt at the time ... since then, I have been SO SO happy, and probably have done far more sewing because I absolutely love the machine!
The important thing is to do youre research and know what you are buying.
I am a firm believer of buying well ... a little above my current needs, and what I anticipate they will be. It gives some room for growth with less of a need to want to upgrade soon after.
Determine your "needs" list and your "dream" list. Then go shopping and be sure to test drive any of the machines you are considering.
There's lots of good spec lists on the web so that you can compare what the differences are between models. When I bought my last machine, I thought the machine I was looking at was what I wanted ... and asked the dealer to show me the one above, and what the key differences were. Once I heard those, I knew that the upgrade machine was certainly more to my needs than the initial one I was looking at ... yes, as I said a little guilt at the time ... since then, I have been SO SO happy, and probably have done far more sewing because I absolutely love the machine!
03-31-2012, 02:56 AM
#32
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I don't think I will do it again. I will buy a separate unit for each job. The high end machines are $8,000.00-$13000.00 here, and that's not counting the extras one is not supplied with for that price. I bought one which was troubled from the start. I did not get good support and so now I just have two cheaper and better ones from a different company. Will never touch anything from the other group again. Hope you have better luck than my experience.
03-31-2012, 03:06 AM
#33
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I started out 30 some years ago with a White, which at the time was a nice machine and I still have it and use it. Then purchased a simple singer 20 years ago, still have it, still use it...from there to a Bernette Bernina and also picked up a Brother embroidery machine so I could get the feel of doing embroidery work as well. I am still using these also. Now I'm saving up and hoping to purchase a new Bernina as well as a long arm sometime this year. I'm so excited and hope you find the machine that will work for you. I think going this route has paid off for me. I have had no regrets and also been able to try out several different brands before taking the "big" plunge in to high end machine.
03-31-2012, 03:29 AM
#36
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Ditto Raggiemom on this topic. I bought a Babylock that was $2K, a lot of money for me, and I almost immediately hated it. It was too much machine, I was never going to use all the complicated memory functions and every time I wanted to do something I had to look it up. The bobbin didn't hold nearly as much thread as I wanted. It bugged me that it wasn't in a cabinet, I hated sewing using the extension table it came with. I ended up selling it and took a big hit but the person who bought it loves it, so there you go. I got a great old Bernina 1130 in a cabinet from a guy who was selling it in an estate sale. It has needle down, wonderful old Bernina feet and purrs like a kitten.
If you are going to spend big money I suggest that you ask your dealer for a loaner and use the machine for a week or two before you make up your mind.
If you are going to spend big money I suggest that you ask your dealer for a loaner and use the machine for a week or two before you make up your mind.
03-31-2012, 03:43 AM
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I purchased the new Bernina 830 about a year ago. I do not get to sew on it as often as I would like to, but when I do it is awesome. This is not my first Bernina so I was familiar with the brand, the quality, and the dealer where it was purchased.
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