Originally Posted by joan_quilts
Ok, I have a Husqvarna Quilt Desinger I. It wasn't working quite right last week, so I took it to a sewing machine dealer/fabric store.
They did have to replace a few parts, that was $73. Ok, I didn't know I had a problem with those parts, but hey, they are liscensed to work on these machines.
I got the bill yesterday when I picked up my machine, and it was $200 just to "service" it! That means the yearly cleaning! The receipt said clean and labor, oiling internal parts and checking the belts.
I think that is way too much! It took them less than a day to have it ready for me to pick up. If I would have known it was going to cost $200 for the servicing, I would have never taken it to be fixed.
I am over reacting or does this seem kind of a high price to you? Thanks for any replies. I just needed to vent.
I have Husqvarna Vikings too, a Diamond, a Topaz, a Designer SE, a Designer I and a Viva. I paid a lot of money for these machines and feel it is well worth the yearly cost to get them serviced. The basic fee is $100 the last time I got one done. If I had a Mercedes or Lexus I wouldn't complain about what it costs to keep them up to snuff. My sewing machines are my investment in quality equipment and I certainly don't hesitate to do what is necessary to keep them humming along. When I had my mini flood in my basement the Viva got wet. I sent it in for service just to get it checked out and turned out the transformer got fried. It cost me almost $200 to get it fixed. Now I only paid $500 for it, but my dealer felt it was well worth the cost to get it fixed. They don't make that machine any more and she says it is better made than the ones of that price line now days. Okay, I'm jumping off the soapbox now.