Bernina 820?
12-14-2010, 02:17 PM
#21
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The price the Bernina dealer is giving me is $6299, and I've called around everywhere looking for better pricing with no luck. Apparently that's the lowest Bernina will let them sell at. I did hear about the financing special on Saturday from a dealer who is selling it at $6499, but that may be why the price is higher....I used to sell jewelry and I know the finance company charged some crazy number like 13% of the sale price. Also, I've heard that when there is a "special" in which there is a quilting frame, or rolling carrying bag, etc, included, the minimum price is higher. The Bernina company sure has it all figured out, don't they? I tend to be a "wheeler and dealer", so it just kills me to not get a "great deal". In this case, the great deal is my unexpected good fortune and I am infinately grateful.
12-14-2010, 06:25 PM
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As a diehard Bernina girl, here's my 2 cents... buy the 820 and don't look back, you'll love this machine! Then, at the same dealer, trade your 6600 in on a Bernina 430. You will have two killer machines, one 9mm, one 5.5mm, and you can share many feet and accessories. Not all, but many.
I think it's much more economical to stick with one brand, and you simply must have a back up machine!
I think it's much more economical to stick with one brand, and you simply must have a back up machine!
12-14-2010, 06:30 PM
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I too believe this was meant to be - buy the machine you want. I personally like Janomes better than Bernina but do understand about the dream machine and say go for it! If your dealer won't take the 6600 as a trade in, it also must be for a reason! Keep them both. As someone stated, annual servicing can be a real pain if you don't have a backup.
12-14-2010, 07:43 PM
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If you bought your Janome from a dealer I bet he would give you a good trade on a Horizon. It has the longer quilt plate. Or if it is a dealer for several brands of machines such as Janome and Bernina, then you could get the Bernina.
Just think of the money left for fabric.
Just think of the money left for fabric.
12-14-2010, 09:18 PM
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I would definitely get the machine you want!! And do it right now!! LOL
What a wonderful gift from your Aunt. If you put it in your checking account it will be gone on mundane stuff before you know it. She left it to YOU.
Let us know so we can do the Happy Dance!!! :D:D:D
What a wonderful gift from your Aunt. If you put it in your checking account it will be gone on mundane stuff before you know it. She left it to YOU.
Let us know so we can do the Happy Dance!!! :D:D:D
12-15-2010, 01:45 AM
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Originally Posted by so-sew
Hello. I'm hoping for input to help resolve an internal argument I'm having with myself repeatedly. I'm an owner of a new Janome 6600 since the end of September. I really like the machine, but would LOVE the BSR and extra throat space (12 full inches!) of the 820. When I bought the 6600, it fit into my budget with little to spare. Now, here's the good part....On Thanksgiving I was informed a long lost aunt left me enough money in her will to pay for the 820 and still have a little money left over. (I'm not kidding....truly a long lost aunt!) Am I justified in buying a new machine when the 6600 is still so new? I know there will be many advising me to put the money away and "think on it", but my worry is that once it gets assimilated into the checking or savings account, my husband will find it "painful" to withdraw and spend that much on a sewing machine. It feels like a "now or never" scenerio. Does any of this make sense? I would love to hear anything you have to say about the matter. Thanks for listening:).
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