I have top of the line and was told to keep my box. My dealer is also local and have onsite repairs but they said if I ever had to send it in it would be safer in the orginal box with the packing. When I traded my machine in for the latest a yr later it was good for the store to have it in the box for the new owner. They always make sure that all machines (even used ones) have all of the items shown in the book. When I turned mine in, I had every item that came with it and got a great price towards my new one.