I have bought several machines from Walmart and not regretted one of them. I do tend toward the Brother Machines because I know they are a good quality machine. You should definitely take advantage of the buy. I just bought the $200 machine (quilters edition) and love it. It is as good as my Viking at a much lower price. I wouldn't worry about buying at Walmart because they didn't make the machine, they are just retailing it for the manufacturer.