The Viking section in our Joann's has been gone for a LONG time now - at least a year, maybe 2. The store has a few Singers for sale, but no sewing machine section like they had with Viking. I don't think the Singers are selling well - I wouldn't buy one. Their quality has really deteriorated, there are no longer any repair places left, there are no longer Singer shops left. There was a Viking store close by but it closed within a year of its opening!