Originally Posted by
quiltedsunshine
Last time he raised the price (about 10 years ago), was to discourage so many people from bringing in their "disposable" machines for repair. Because he can fix a "disposable" machine, but it won't stay fixed, then he has a customer who is unhappy with him.
I don't understand why he can't simply tell people their machine cannot be repaired. That's exactly what happened to me - I was given a Brother SE270D for Christmas. After about 10 years, the LED light dimmed. I couldn't figure out how to replace the bulb, so I took it in to the tech. That was exactly what he told me - it's not replaceable or repairable, it's a disposable machine. I took it home, clamped the little IKEA light onto it and kept sewing until it finally seized up about 2 years ago.