I asked one of the local dealers if I could put my machine on a "list" and bring it in a day or two before t hey would get to it. This sounded like great marketing to me. I was turned down!
However, another store farther away from my home agreed and made an appointment for me to take my machine in. I went for coffee, read part of a book, and browsed the store [and, of course, bought material.]
The moral: Ask ... keep asking ... have all your sewing/quilting buddies ask. Maybe one day they'll understand. If not ... go to another place.