Machine Pricing
#81
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: TN
Posts: 167
Just got back from the Janome dealer here. I have my baby in the shop for maintenance. He has a Janome 9500 Horizon on display listed $2800 but will "let" me buy it for $1999.00 because it is a demo. Never saw it in his shop before, he said he picked it up at a Janome convention and it was being demonstrated there.
#85
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 15,639
Originally Posted by malia2
Fellow quilters, the starting point in buying sewing machines is to know that they have 100% markup for the dealers.
When I am in the market, I check patternreview.com to see what others are paying for the same machine. That gives me a range. Often times, I can also find the MSRP for a machine online and then I decide what it is worth to me. Not crazy about haggling but I WILL on sewing machines.
#86
I totally agree. I used to work for a large Car Dealer and they totally took advantage of the customers. The trade ins were a joke. They would say they gave them 2000.00 but in fact they gave them 75.00.
Why do we have to ask for the price. It should be there in the open.
Quilterfay
Why do we have to ask for the price. It should be there in the open.
Quilterfay
#87
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 412
It's really bad news that so many people have had bad experiences with their sewing machine dealer. I love my dealer and trust her. I wish they were all this way. Having had a retail business (not sewing machines) I know that the profit margin is not always what the consumer believes it is. Covering the overhead is unbelievable and theft usually makes a significant dent in any profit made in a business. There are also manufacturers/wholesalers that require the retailer to set a certain price. It's a mess. I'm getting a new machine this week and am so excited. I know that I got a good deal and the support is wonderful. Good luck everyone and happy stitching!
#88
Originally Posted by quiltingcandy
I totally agree. They may be afraid the price will make us back off, but I would prefer to know what I am looking at than get my hopes up and find out that there is no way I can afford it with the salesperson trying to push the sale.
#90
OHHHHHHHH - I've told me DH many, many, many times that folks that sell sewing machines are collectively some of the oddest folks I've ever met! They either think what they are selling is GOLD - or - you have almost got to BEG them to even acknowledge you in the store! They decide when you walk in if you can afford to buy or not - now how they decide that is a mystery to me - but that's the feeling I get. Today, at a Viking shop in Iowa, when I inquired what kind of chairs they had available - I was told to go to Office Max. And, not another word was spoken to me. Wanted to look at their machines, but guess they couldn't be bothered. Guess I'll buy a new Janome instead.
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