Originally Posted by
julie
Wow, do I feel slighted. I have a Bernette 65, that my DH bought for me about 4 years ago. I love it. I've never had any problems with it, I've had it in for service only once, and that was preventive maintenance. I buy all my accessories at the Bernina store, I think that if these machines were so awful, Bernina would stop supplying them, so they wouldn't be associated with them.
As a couple other members said, test drive some machines and decide which one you like for yourself. You know your budget, so look at machines in that range. Before my Bernette, I owned Kenmore, and I loved those too.
If we can't be nice about the different brands of machines, and everyone's preferences, we'll never have world peace! lol
I just got through reading all the posts. The original poster asked for opinions. And we gave them. Wouldn't you want to know if anyone had problems with the Bernette before you bought it? If she decides to go ahead and buy one she can make sure she knows what the return/refund policy is. I'm very glad that you have a machine that you love. She needs to hear the good comments as well as the unhappy comments so she can make an informed decision. No one is slighting you.