Gammill now selling direct to US based consumers
 

Gammill AnnouncementAs much as I covet a longarm - not one in my near future...but perhaps useful info for others?

Thanks for sharing. In my dreams some day I will have a Gammill.

They apparently blindsided some highly-regarded dealers a little over a month ago; abruptly told them they were no longer dealers and didn't provide an explanation or a justification.

They also lost some major dealers 10 or so years ago when they quit compensating them for the service they were giving to their customers. Several of them switched to other brands and found they liked them better. The same will probably happen again. None of the speakers in that video looked that happy to me, more of a deer in the headlights look. As for the price going down, I wouldn't count on it. I would anticipate it being harder to get service and training.

Considering the current economic sitution I am sure that their decision is based on bottom line. When you no longer have to compensate dealers, that means more money for the manufacterer, thus I doubt that they will make their product more affordable to consumers. I see this as a belt tightening situation in response to issues ranging from workers to supply chain and everything in between. I think we can expect more and more of this across many industries, with that, I also think you will see a decline in customer service. We are entering a era of expect less and pay more for everything.

I don’t know what i would do without my local HandiQuilter dealer! They’re just a phone call or email away if I have questions and the owner’s husband is a certified repair specialist. Buy local if you can.