Originally Posted by
sewingsuz
I want to make something aware to you. If you buy the new machine for less. If it Is NEW, then the nearest dealer to you has to let you take the free lessons. I had a bad experience with this. I had to drive over 200 miles to take my classes because there were 17 hours on the machine I bought. Be careful about this. I never took the free classes. Just dove in and learned on my own. Good luck to you.
Why would the nearest dealer HAVE to give lessons on a machine THEY did not sell and make a profit on? Actually, no dealer HAS to give lessons, they do it to produce good customer relations. You go and take classes and you BUY other items (thread, snips, embroidery software, etc.). It is called good customer relations. They may be required to service the machine (by contract with the machine manufacturer) but not offer free service for your benefit.