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Old 04-22-2013, 04:53 AM
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo View Post
There are hundred of thousands of people that buy Berninas so the price fits most budgets. Bernettes are made in a manufacturing plant under Bernina's supervision in Hong Kong. The high end Bernettes are nice and have a lot of extras. To enjoy sewing you have to like your machine no matter what brand it is.
Bernette's are made in the asian Bernina plants to Bernette's specifications. Bernina supplies the (foreign) labor, nothing else. No decision making involved. They are completely separate companies with a labor agreement.

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