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stoppain 09-12-2011 09:20 AM

I would never buy singer I don'y thing they are a GOOD machine

Doreen 09-12-2011 09:26 AM

Go ahead and vent! We understand your pain in the butt...
Hope you feel better!

MargeD 09-12-2011 09:42 AM

I'm right there with you sweetie. Why should you have to pay shipping? That should be the dealer's job. Did you buy from a local dealer? If so, call him and bend his ear (unless he hangs up on you, that's not good), but they should stand behind the machines they sell and you should not have to pay, or at the very least, they should reimburse you for the shipping fees. Good Luck. Scream away girl, it always makes me feel better. I do usually try to warn my family when that happens, the cat just runs away. lol

jojosnana 09-12-2011 09:57 AM

I guess I will happily keep sewing on my 3 inexpense Singers.

MadQuilter 09-12-2011 10:01 AM

I'm so happy I sent her back after test-driving from HSN. She ran like a tractor and had poor stitch quality. Ended up getting a lovely Baby Lock.

Sorry you have so much trouble.

SharonTheriault 09-12-2011 10:10 AM

I'm sorry that you are having so many problems with your Singer. I can't believe a company wouldn't give you a new one. I have a Janome that I love. Actually, I have 2 of them. They definitely do the work. Good luck in dealing with the company.

Twisted Quilter 09-12-2011 10:11 AM

Wow, $1200 for a piece of crap? You can vent for as long as you like. Guess I'll quit complaining about my $2.29 stale crackers. :roll:

purplefiend 09-12-2011 10:11 AM

It makes me sad that Singers aren't made with the quality that the old machines were. I have many antique/vintage Singers, they're wonderful machines. Around 1980 is when Singer started
producing the crappy machines; they only gotten worse through the years.
You should've bought a Viking. Not being flippant, I used to sell the new Singers and Vikings. Unfortunately the new Singers aren't up to snuff. :(

chris_quilts 09-12-2011 10:15 AM

I actually have about 10 Singers. However, the newest one is approximately 25 years old and non-electronic. Love them all but I can also work on all of them myself except the youngest one. When that one goes again, I may try to persuade DH to let me use the shotgun method of disposal on her. That just sounds so satisfying; however, cannot complain as she survived 5 Army moves and still works. I say get a backup vintage Singer and try to get rid of the $1200 piece of crap.

Lucio 09-12-2011 11:05 AM


Originally Posted by roadrunr
Yes, we all understand your frustration, just scream it off and you'll feel better. Sorry to hear about your machine, especially since you paid so much for it. I hope you get it all worked out to your satisfaction. Singer used to be a good machine, but I heard they're not as good anymore, which is sad to hear.

I was told by a dealer a few years ago that Singer had been bought out by a holding company that had no real interest in sewing machines. They bought it solely because the Singer name had world wide recognition and they wanted to slap that famous name on their cheap, poor quality foreign manufactured products.


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