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

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

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

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

"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

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

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

"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

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

I'm glad you found the SM that is "just right!"
Barbara in SC