Originally Posted by gail-r
I would buy the $1100 machine and save yourself $99.00. But I would let your favorite dealer know that it is only $99.00 difference and you would really prefer to buy from them but you also have to get the best price you can on the machine. On a new machine you will get the same BabyLock factory warranty, the same machine, the same accessories, where is your incentive to buy the same machine for more money. I love to support my favorite dealers and quilt stores, but on a limited fixed income and with todays economy I can't pay someone an extra $100 just because I like them better.
Good point. I spoke with a quilting gal at work who works in that neck of the woods. She made a face when I mentioned the dealer and told me that the last time she took her machine to be serviced, they didn't do a good job. For example, the light bulb was not working when she took it in - and it wasn't working after the service even though she had noted that as an item to be done.