I bought my last two machines from Amazon. I won't go through a dealer again.

You can always use a backup machine. Those of us who sew a lot have to have the backup because eventually your primary machine will need service.

SLbram17, I’m considering keeping the Janome 7318 just as you suggest. Up until now, I’ve never really needed a sewing machine at all for day-to-day living, and would just take a garment to a tailor for alterations and hand-sew the occasional hem. But now that I have the Janome, and especially since it has zigzag and stretch stitches, I may just keep it around. Alternatively I could try to sell it on Craigslist, but I doubt I’d be able to sell it for much --- I just don’t think many folks are looking for home sewing machines these days.

And Onebyone, I know what you mean. I bought my Janome from Amazon, and now the Juki. I feel very very ambivalent about it though. On one hand, Amazon offered great savings to me, enough to offset my qualms about spending so much $$ (to me, at least) on a new hobby. But I really really hate myself for not patronizing a LQS. But with kids in college and a mortgage to pay, I just can’t justify spending the extra hundreds of dollars to buy the machine locally. (Plus there really isn’t a good local Juki dealer for me.) Quilting is a specialty hobby, and there aren’t many LQSs out there. Buying through Amazon decreases the LQS’s customer base, especially since Amazon is apparently able to offer such significant machine savings over the LQSs, which have to pay for store rentals, employees, and overhead to keep their doors open. Obviously, Amazon may run many LQS/dealers out of business (just like Barnes & Noble and Amazon did to our local book shops). The best I can do right now is to buy accessories and fabrics locally (or from other, smaller online sellers).

Yes, saw the New condition description as well. Not sure where like new came in. https://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...&condition=new

free arm :)

Free arm -- oh yeah! How could I forget that? Thanks Prism.

[QUOTE]Didn't bother me at all, it's my money. I won't buy a machine from any place that does not have a return policy. Dealers allow returns, they will get my money.

For sure keep your Janome. I purchase my Juki Exceed at the same time as my Juki 2010. I use them both all the time. The 2010 is my workhorse and my Exceed is computerized with all the fancy stitches,etc. Your Janome will be not only a back up machine you will use both. I learned long ago to not worry about local quilt shops. I purchase most of my fabrics online and find LQS sell the same thing for an average of $2 to $3 per yard more. Same with rulers, etc. They sell at suggested retail price and you can get them on ebay for less, no tax, and free shipping. Believe me they make a bundle on classes alone. Its called free enterprize! lol

Pretty excited about this, so forgive me for sharing my good fortune -- Amazon just told me my Juki TL2000qi has shipped and should arrive on Tuesday!

The speed can be set from slow as a turtle to quick as a jackrabbit!