Laugh or Cry?
 

My new swiss Bernina 550QE is made in Thailand. Not sure if I should laugh or cry!

I think only the highest-end Berninas are still made in Switzerland. That doesn't mean your machine isn't a good one, though!

Might as well laugh. Crying change anything.lol

More important is how it sews. Hopefully it will do great sewing.

Sews great!

I would have thought you would have researched the machine before purchasing? Bernina is making some of their lines at their Thailand facility.

Shoulda got the 1130 for $200 :) I asked the dealer and she said the 550 was Swiss made. Only saw the sticker on the bottom when I got home. I was spending my research on features not manufacturer. Thought the dealer would know. My assumption was wrong. Oh well...my Pfaffs not from Germany either. And I like my iPhone from China.

I have 12 vintage machines to fall back on it this one implodes :)

I have a 1230 that I absolutely love *but* my understanding is if the motherboard ever goes out on it, the machine is done for. This is because the parts factory had some kind of disaster that wiped out their inventory of motherboards for that era of machine, and the company decided not to manufacture more.

Mother boards can usually be repaired. There are techs on the Bernina yahoo group that do it, for not all that much $.

So what else is new? Seems like most things are not made where we hope/think they are. Enjoy you new machine!!