All around my small town; all the Wal-marts stopped selling fabric....SO why would I want to buy a machine there IF no fabric to go with it. I have expressed this to all the WM employees at each store.
However... a few years back; I DID purchase a machine from WM called 'American Quilter' by Simplicity. It sews like a dream, AND I got 12 to 15 different sewing feet to go with it, even a walking foot. It was only $139.00.
JoAnn's is the only place I can go now for any kind of fabric. No local quilt shops around unless 1 1/2 hour road trip. *sigh*