It's weird! I went into our only local shop who carry Pfaff machines and inquired about the price on the new Pfaff Performance 5. There were several employees standing around, but apparently the gal who looks after that section of the store was not in that day. I was told that nobody else in the store could quote a price and I should come back when the girl was on duty. Instead of going back, I drive quite a long distance and purchased a different machine elsewhere. Business must be too good these days!