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need some advice! bernina on lawaway
Hi everyone-
I just rec'd an email from my LQS--they are closing their doors as of june 30. i have a demo/classroom bernina 450 on lawaway there. my original plan was to pick it up on 7/1 when i recieve a company bonus. However, i'll have to bail it out sooner. I'd like everyone's thoughts...my concerns a who will now service my machine. i do not know if the quilt shop has made arrangements for this. who will now provide me with my new bernina owner classes? I think bernina calls them "mastery" classes. I now have a lot of reservations about buying this machine. if i have a problem, do i even have recourse? what do you all think???? the flip side is, I could ask for my money back and go to a different dealer, or buy a different machine. I'm a viking owner now, I could buy a new viking and in all liklihood, be very happy. Betsey |
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On May 22, 7:17*am, betsey wrote:
Hi everyone- I just rec'd an email from my LQS--they are closing their doors as of june 30. i have a demo/classroom bernina 450 on lawaway there. my original plan was to pick it up on 7/1 when i recieve a company bonus. However, i'll have to bail it out sooner. I'd like everyone's thoughts...my concerns a who will now service my machine. i do not know if the quilt shop has made arrangements for this. *who will now provide me with my new bernina owner classes? I think bernina calls them "mastery" classes. I now have a lot of reservations about buying this machine. if i have a problem, do i even have recourse? what do you all think???? the flip side is, I could ask for my money back and go to a different dealer, or buy a different machine. I'm a viking owner now, I could buy a new viking and in all liklihood, be very happy. Betsey Betsey, Presumably you bought at the LQS as there is not another Bernina dealer local to you?? Is perhaps the Viking dealer near you also taking over the Bernina line. Can't recall if my Viking dealer does Bernina or not. I know in most cases the Bernina's reside in LQS's. If I remember correctly you are in So. Jersey? There is a LQS/Bernina shop in Burlington, NJ - not terribly far from you but certainly a hike. Very nice shop BTW - Old(e) City Quilts. They do have great classroom space. Not sure but I believe their policy is if you own a Bernina you get free classes regardless if you bought it there. Might want to check their website or call them. I've found them to be very helpful even over the phone. Your planned pick up date isn't too far off of their planned closing date if simply getting the machine is a concern. Sounds like you'd only have to 'float' that for a few days if they will let you wait that long to pick up. Obviously the LQS where you're planning to purchase will have to answer your questions re service/classes and if they've made arrangements for that elsewhere. That might make your decision for you. Kim in NJ |
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On May 22, 8:12*am, AuntK wrote:
On May 22, 7:17*am, betsey wrote: Hi everyone- I just rec'd an email from my LQS--they are closing their doors as of june 30. i have a demo/classroom bernina 450 on lawaway there. my original plan was to pick it up on 7/1 when i recieve a company bonus. However, i'll have to bail it out sooner. I'd like everyone's thoughts...my concerns a who will now service my machine. i do not know if the quilt shop has made arrangements for this. *who will now provide me with my new bernina owner classes? I think bernina calls them "mastery" classes. I now have a lot of reservations about buying this machine. if i have a problem, do i even have recourse? what do you all think???? the flip side is, I could ask for my money back and go to a different dealer, or buy a different machine. I'm a viking owner now, I could buy a new viking and in all liklihood, be very happy. Betsey Betsey, Presumably you bought at the LQS as there is not another Bernina dealer local to you?? *Is perhaps the Viking dealer near you also taking over the Bernina line. *Can't recall if my Viking dealer does Bernina or not. *I know in most cases the Bernina's reside in LQS's. If I remember correctly you are in So. Jersey? *There is a LQS/Bernina shop in Burlington, NJ - not terribly far from you but certainly a hike. *Very nice shop BTW - Old(e) City Quilts. *They do have great classroom space. *Not sure but I believe their policy is if you own a Bernina you get free classes regardless if you bought it there. *Might want to check their website or call them. *I've found them to be very helpful even over the phone. Your planned pick up date isn't too far off of their planned closing date if simply getting the machine is a concern. *Sounds like you'd only have to 'float' that for a few days if they will let you wait that long to pick up. Obviously the LQS where you're planning to purchase will have to answer your questions re service/classes and if they've made arrangements for that elsewhere. *That might make your decision for you. Kim in NJ hi Kim-- Olde City quilts is about an hour....i will be interested to hear what the LQS has to say. a big draw for me for buying the bernina, besides a good deal, is that they are/were soooo local to me (atlantic county quilts) that if i had a problem, i would be able to be there in a minute. the local viking dealer is in collingswood, and another in bordentown. again, each an hour away, but well established. and again, my back up thought is "well, all of my feet would fit!". I'll report back, because yes, I will be stopping in there this am. betsey |
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need some advice! bernina on lawaway
I bought my Janome 6600 from a dealer that went out of business 4 months
later. Janome was no help or support when I had problems. It was shameful. Bernina might be better but honestly I wouldmnot buy a machine anywhere that I didn't get support unless it was really, really cheap. I learned a ton from my Bernina classes for my 930 years ago. A computer machine would probably serve you really a lot better with the classes than not. There is so much these machines do. Good luck whatever you decide. Happy stitching! Taria "betsey" wrote in message ... Hi everyone- I just rec'd an email from my LQS--they are closing their doors as of june 30. i have a demo/classroom bernina 450 on lawaway there. my original plan was to pick it up on 7/1 when i recieve a company bonus. However, i'll have to bail it out sooner. I'd like everyone's thoughts...my concerns a who will now service my machine. i do not know if the quilt shop has made arrangements for this. who will now provide me with my new bernina owner classes? I think bernina calls them "mastery" classes. I now have a lot of reservations about buying this machine. if i have a problem, do i even have recourse? what do you all think???? the flip side is, I could ask for my money back and go to a different dealer, or buy a different machine. I'm a viking owner now, I could buy a new viking and in all liklihood, be very happy. Betsey |
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need some advice! bernina on lawaway
"betsey" wrote in message ... Hi everyone- I just rec'd an email from my LQS--they are closing their doors as of june 30. i have a demo/classroom bernina 450 on lawaway there. my original plan was to pick it up on 7/1 when i recieve a company bonus. However, i'll have to bail it out sooner. I'd like everyone's thoughts...my concerns a who will now service my machine. i do not know if the quilt shop has made arrangements for this. who will now provide me with my new bernina owner classes? I think bernina calls them "mastery" classes. I now have a lot of reservations about buying this machine. if i have a problem, do i even have recourse? what do you all think???? the flip side is, I could ask for my money back and go to a different dealer, or buy a different machine. I'm a viking owner now, I could buy a new viking and in all liklihood, be very happy. Betsey Unfortunately this is all to common. Sewing machine dealers are dropping like flies all across the country, in fact the whole industry is contracting. Soon enough there will be so few that one will have to either travel great distances or ship their machines for service, of course most of the manufacturers are also leaning towards unserviceable disposable machines. -- Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine 18 Dingman Rd Sand Lake, NY 12153 http://www.a1sewingmachine.com www.facebook.com/A1SewingMachineSpecialists |
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I did stop by the shop. While she offerred to take a little bit off,
she had made no real arrangements for mastery classes (you can come to my house, or come in next week) and perhaps most important, made no arrangements or "heads up!" to other bernina dealers for service. In addition, i was told quite bluntly, "i can sell your machine for more on ebay after the shop closes". OK, let me have my money back. I was then told, i would have to wait until next week when the bookkeeper was in. Initially, I really wanted to make this work. now, Just give me my 1000- i had put towards the machine. now, i'm looking at pfaff's, vikings and janomes. I'm a quilter who likes to dabble in clothing construction. betsey |
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need some advice! bernina on lawaway
Or - you can play the same game she is. I've bought three Bernina sms on
ebay. No warranty, no classes. There's a massive amount of Bernina tutorials on the internet. Most classes are not expensive. Really. It is a scary way to buy a sm but some days just getting out of the bed is. Polly "betsey" wrote in message ... I did stop by the shop. While she offerred to take a little bit off, she had made no real arrangements for mastery classes (you can come to my house, or come in next week) and perhaps most important, made no arrangements or "heads up!" to other bernina dealers for service. In addition, i was told quite bluntly, "i can sell your machine for more on ebay after the shop closes". OK, let me have my money back. I was then told, i would have to wait until next week when the bookkeeper was in. Initially, I really wanted to make this work. now, Just give me my 1000- i had put towards the machine. now, i'm looking at pfaff's, vikings and janomes. I'm a quilter who likes to dabble in clothing construction. betsey |
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need some advice! bernina on lawaway
"betsey" wrote in message ... Hi everyone- I just rec'd an email from my LQS--they are closing their doors as of june 30. i have a demo/classroom bernina 450 on lawaway there. my original plan was to pick it up on 7/1 when i recieve a company bonus. However, i'll have to bail it out sooner. I'd like everyone's thoughts...my concerns a who will now service my machine. i do not know if the quilt shop has made arrangements for this. who will now provide me with my new bernina owner classes? I think bernina calls them "mastery" classes. I now have a lot of reservations about buying this machine. if i have a problem, do i even have recourse? what do you all think???? the flip side is, I could ask for my money back and go to a different dealer, or buy a different machine. I'm a viking owner now, I could buy a new viking and in all liklihood, be very happy. Betsey Unfortunately this is all to common. Sewing machine dealers are dropping like flies all across the country, in fact the whole industry is contracting. Soon enough there will be so few that one will have to either travel great distances or ship their machines for service, of course most of the manufacturers are also leaning towards unserviceable disposable machines. -- Ron Anderson A1 Sewing Machine 18 Dingman Rd Sand Lake, NY 12153 http://www.a1sewingmachine.com www.facebook.com/A1SewingMachineSpecialists |
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need some advice! bernina on lawaway
On May 22, 4:59*pm, "Polly Esther" wrote:
Or - you can play the same game she is. *I've bought three Bernina sms on ebay. *No warranty, no classes. *There's a massive amount of Bernina tutorials on the internet. Most classes are not expensive. Really. *It is a scary way to buy a sm but some days just getting out of the bed is. *Polly "betsey" wrote in message ... I did stop by the shop. *While she offerred to take a little bit off, she had made no real arrangements for mastery classes (you can come to my house, or come in next week) and perhaps most important, made no arrangements or "heads up!" to other bernina dealers for service. *In addition, i was told quite bluntly, "i can sell your machine for more on ebay after the shop closes". *OK, let me have my money back. *I was then told, i would have to wait until next week when the bookkeeper was in. Initially, I really wanted to make this work. *now, Just give me my 1000- i had put towards the machine. now, i'm looking at pfaff's, vikings and janomes. *I'm a quilter who likes to dabble in clothing construction. betsey Polly- in theory it's a great idea. in reality, i'm not a bernina person, so i would want the dealer support and help. I'm a firm believer in that things do happen for a reason, and turn out they way they should. while i'm dissapointed, it's all good. betsey |
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need some advice! bernina on lawaway
I'm glad you found the SM that is "just right!"
Barbara in SC |
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