Originally Posted by
annesthreads
At the moment, with an offer on the Horizon, I think it's about the same price as the 430 in the UK. The latter was my dream for quite a while, and perhaps I should revisit it (or has it been replaced now?). Though the bigger harp of the Horizon appeals.
Can you use the offer to try to bargain with the Bernina dealer? "Here is what Janome is offering me, what can you do better?" type thing.
Our Bernina dealer didn't seem willing to bargain at all, but maybe yours does.
Then, just go with lower price. I thought I wanted the larger harp, but am glad I went with the machine that can do embroidery. I had no idea I wanted embroidery, but I've fallen in love (and it can quilt in the hoop for me- very fancy looking).
The horizon sure is a gorgeous machine though. The Janome dealer was going to throw in a second bobbin case, so I could set tensions for FMQ- try to get that thrown in, I think it was like an extra $50.
Lots of people say Bernina feet are expensive, but I found the Janome feet to be pretty expensive too (though of course, more come with the machine.) I do wish I had a thread cutter like the Janome has. The memory function of the Janome is also much better, if you find that you want to sew out phrases with your alphabet. The Bernina is seriously lacking there (though with embroidery, I find it is a moot point- I can sew in any font I want, anything I want.)