It sounds as if you have the newer 1/4" foot - as seen on the left - compared with the older one which was wider, seen on the right. However, I believe they've now changed back to the original again..............
This is probably causing confusion as the part numbers are the same! If a dealer had old (or new, lol) stock then you may get the wider one.
One thing I can thoroughly recommend is a straight stitch plate (there's a setting on Tools you can use which prevents you breaking your needle). 'Eating' and 'wandering' fabric is the downside of machines with with a 9mm stitch width.
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