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Posted by Pogonip on June 8, 2009, 2:43 pm
Ron Anderson wrote:
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>> Ladies (and gentlemen), I am in shock. I don't shop for sewing/embroidery
>> machines, since I've got plenty right here, but I received an email from a
>> local LQS tonight that has me totally shocked. They are offering a special
>> sale on their TOL machine, the Bernina 830 - they say "Our Price: $9,999
>> List Price: $11,999" I've noticed that most email from various sellers
>> never give the prices on machines - I can see why! How many people are
>> buying these machines, especially with the current state of the economy?
>> --
>> Joanne
>> stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
>> http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
>
> Now also consider that likely does not include all the add on items either.
> I paid just about $12,000.00 each for my last 2 vehicles new.
> It baffles me to pay that much for a sewing machine.
>
Good point, Ron. When I got my Singer XL-6000 and my fancy Singer
serger, *all* the feet were included. That's not the case with Bernina,
I don't think. The Bernina feet are very expensive, too. I bought a
house once for $10K. So, the price really got me. Of course, that
house is now worth nearly $1M, but I haven't owned it for about 40
years. ;-)
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by Dr. Jon R.N. on June 8, 2009, 2:53 pm
I suspect that your "average" person doesn't buy the newest and most up to
date model. Only those with a lot of money (or a lot of debt!) are buying
machines at $10K. I have a Janome 9700 that I bought 3 years ago. I
suspect it was originally released in 2002 or 2003. It was 3 models behind
the "newest of the new at that time, the janome 11000. It does everything
thtat the 11000 does a few less fancy features, but it works for me and was
only $1600.
Jon
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> Ron Anderson wrote:
>>> Ladies (and gentlemen), I am in shock. I don't shop for
>>> sewing/embroidery machines, since I've got plenty right here, but I
>>> received an email from a local LQS tonight that has me totally shocked.
>>> They are offering a special sale on their TOL machine, the Bernina 830 -
>>> they say "Our Price: $9,999 List Price: $11,999" I've noticed that
>>> most email from various sellers never give the prices on machines - I
>>> can see why! How many people are buying these machines, especially with
>>> the current state of the economy?
>>> --
>>> Joanne
>>> stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
>>> http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
>> Now also consider that likely does not include all the add on items
>> either.
>> I paid just about $12,000.00 each for my last 2 vehicles new.
>> It baffles me to pay that much for a sewing machine.
> Good point, Ron. When I got my Singer XL-6000 and my fancy Singer serger,
> *all* the feet were included. That's not the case with Bernina, I don't
> think. The Bernina feet are very expensive, too. I bought a house once
> for $10K. So, the price really got me. Of course, that house is now
> worth nearly $1M, but I haven't owned it for about 40 years. ;-)
> --
> Joanne
> stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
> http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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Posted by Olwyn Mary on June 8, 2009, 9:31 pm
Dr. Jon R.N. wrote:
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> I suspect that your "average" person doesn't buy the newest and most up to
> date model. Only those with a lot of money (or a lot of debt!) are buying
> machines at $10K. I have a Janome 9700 that I bought 3 years ago. I
> suspect it was originally released in 2002 or 2003. It was 3 models behind
> the "newest of the new at that time, the janome 11000. It does everything
> thtat the 11000 does a few less fancy features, but it works for me and was
> only $1600.
> Jon
>
>
>>Ron Anderson wrote:
>>>>Ladies (and gentlemen), I am in shock. I don't shop for
>>>>sewing/embroidery machines, since I've got plenty right here, but I
>>>>received an email from a local LQS tonight that has me totally shocked.
>>>>They are offering a special sale on their TOL machine, the Bernina 830 -
>>>>they say "Our Price: $9,999 List Price: $11,999" I've noticed that
>>>>most email from various sellers never give the prices on machines - I
>>>>can see why! How many people are buying these machines, especially with
>>>>the current state of the economy?
>>>>--
>>>>Joanne
>>>>stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
>>>>http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
>>>Now also consider that likely does not include all the add on items
>>>either.
>>>I paid just about $12,000.00 each for my last 2 vehicles new.
>>>It baffles me to pay that much for a sewing machine.
>>Good point, Ron. When I got my Singer XL-6000 and my fancy Singer serger,
>>*all* the feet were included. That's not the case with Bernina, I don't
>>think. The Bernina feet are very expensive, too. I bought a house once
>>for $10K. So, the price really got me. Of course, that house is now
>>worth nearly $1M, but I haven't owned it for about 40 years. ;-)
>>--
>>Joanne
>>stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
>>http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
>
>
>
Merciful Heavens! I have two sewing machines, both completely
mechanical. The old one is 30, the "new" one is about ten years old.
Recently I had a little problem with it, but our wonderfuul Ron told me
how to correct it.
For $12,000 I could have my clothes made for me by a local dressmaker
for several years into the future, and I prefer to embroider with a
needle in my hand.
Olwyn Mary in New Orleans
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Posted by teleflora on June 10, 2009, 11:07 am
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> Ladies (and gentlemen), I am in shock. I don't shop for sewing/embroidery
> machines, since I've got plenty right here, but I received an email from a
> local LQS tonight that has me totally shocked. They are offering a special
> sale on their TOL machine, the Bernina 830 - they say "Our Price: $9,999
> List Price: $11,999" I've noticed that most email from various sellers
> never give the prices on machines - I can see why! How many people are
> buying these machines, especially with the current state of the economy?
I wonder if that's the one that they use on Fons & Porter's TV show? That
thing is HUGE!
You wouldn't be carting it to a workshop, that's for sure.
Cindy
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>> machines, since I've got plenty right here, but I received an email from a
>> local LQS tonight that has me totally shocked. They are offering a special
>> sale on their TOL machine, the Bernina 830 - they say "Our Price: $9,999
>> List Price: $11,999" I've noticed that most email from various sellers
>> never give the prices on machines - I can see why! How many people are
>> buying these machines, especially with the current state of the economy?
>> --
>> Joanne
>> stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
>> http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
>
> Now also consider that likely does not include all the add on items either.
> I paid just about $12,000.00 each for my last 2 vehicles new.
> It baffles me to pay that much for a sewing machine.
>