In shock here

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?

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Pogonip
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Write your congresscritter! If they really wan to kickstart the economy, forget about $8,000 toward a first home or $5,000 for trading in your clunker (car), ask them to offer a $5,000 incentive to purchase a SEWING MACHINE! I'd jump. ;->

Beverly

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BEI Design

But at that price, you'd have to come up with another $5K. With that, you could buy two Singer XL6000s. It's hard to believe that the Bernina

830 is worth that much more. What does it do? Make dinner? Clean the house? Change the oil in the car?
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Pogonip

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Ron Anderson

Gee, Maybe I should buy one to hide in a closet as a spare machine....... Juno

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Juno B

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. ;-)

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Pogonip

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Dr. Jon R.N.

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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Olwyn Mary

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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teleflora

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