What a deal!!!! Handi Quilter
12-16-2015, 03:36 AM
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12-16-2015, 03:39 AM
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what an exciting time for you... good thing you were diligent in checking Craig's list. Sounds like even though the bar was $89 that you are still way ahead of the game as far as the price goes.
As for FMQ... even if you take classes, it still takes practice, practice, practice... that's how you'll get to know your machine and improve your skills. Have a blast!
As for FMQ... even if you take classes, it still takes practice, practice, practice... that's how you'll get to know your machine and improve your skills. Have a blast!
12-17-2015, 03:32 AM
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I had a not so good experience with the HandiQuilter Dealer I visited yesterday. From the minute I walked in the door it was a high pressure sales experience. She didn't listen to what I said I wanted. It was all about how awful everything I have is, right down to the fact that the wheels are metal.
All she wanted to do was sell me a $2500 frame. So she lost out on selling me upgrades I was willing to make, possibly as much as $800. I ordered the broken part for $90.
I can get anything else I want online.
I'll not go back to her store unless I absolutely have to have service and I can't find another.
Store owners that need to sell aren't a good resource for information. To her "it would've ONLY been $11K" to start out new. That's a huge difference from what I spent. The difference between being able to do it and not.
So I know we're not supposed to name names on here, but if anyone wants to know what store to avoid, PM me.
SVAL
All she wanted to do was sell me a $2500 frame. So she lost out on selling me upgrades I was willing to make, possibly as much as $800. I ordered the broken part for $90.
I can get anything else I want online.
I'll not go back to her store unless I absolutely have to have service and I can't find another.
Store owners that need to sell aren't a good resource for information. To her "it would've ONLY been $11K" to start out new. That's a huge difference from what I spent. The difference between being able to do it and not.
So I know we're not supposed to name names on here, but if anyone wants to know what store to avoid, PM me.
SVAL
12-17-2015, 03:45 AM
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Location: South Dakota
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The individual dealer sure can make or break a deal. A large reason I went with HQ is the local dealer. They sell mostly embroidery machines, and offer custom embroidery services. They have some of the neatest industrial machines, so fun to watch. But they never hesitate to switch gears when an HQ customer walks in.
Since my husband fixes my vintage machines, we get a good feel for a dealer when he starts talking machines with them. A few have been very dismissive, and then we take our non-vintage business elsewhere. I can't stand someone that only wants to tell me what is wrong with what I have instead of what is right about what they have!
Since my husband fixes my vintage machines, we get a good feel for a dealer when he starts talking machines with them. A few have been very dismissive, and then we take our non-vintage business elsewhere. I can't stand someone that only wants to tell me what is wrong with what I have instead of what is right about what they have!
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