Janaome's are at wal-mart
#12
I love my Janome but I believe they buy cheaper versions for WalMart the same as the Brothers they carry. I have both of these brands, bought from dealers and they are better built than the WalMart versions. What do you do when they break! I'm sure no one at WalMart fixes or cleans them!
#13
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Corpus Christi, Tx.
Posts: 16,105
Some repairman won't though if they know they were bought at Walmart. Just tell them it was a gift. JoANn's and Walmart have had Janomes for quite awhile atleast down here in Corpus Christi. ANd Brother. just make sure the box has not been tampered with. I saw a gal pull a part out then put it back. Luckily, so did security. They got her on shoplifting.
#14
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Chula Vista CA
Posts: 7,403
Patrice is right - there are different Janomes out there and the low end model are very rarely sold by dealers because they don't have much of a profit margin than on the high end models. Janome knows there are people out there that will not walk into a dealer's shop because the customer doesn't think they can afford their machines. By getting them noticed and loved by selling in the Big Box stores they will attract those customers as their interests and financial situations improve. Very few people start at a dealer or buying top end machines.
When I was growing up there were Singer dealers all over the place, I think there are very few if any left. I remember seeing one not too long ago but was not able to check it out. Dealers are getting fewer and further apart, not because of the Big Box stores but because the sewing machine is not in every home like it used to be. We need those dealers so we can get our machines serviced.
My local dealer services any machine I have, no matter where I buy it. I hope that all of you have a great dealer like I do.
When I was growing up there were Singer dealers all over the place, I think there are very few if any left. I remember seeing one not too long ago but was not able to check it out. Dealers are getting fewer and further apart, not because of the Big Box stores but because the sewing machine is not in every home like it used to be. We need those dealers so we can get our machines serviced.
My local dealer services any machine I have, no matter where I buy it. I hope that all of you have a great dealer like I do.
#16
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Join Date: Sep 2012
Location: Homosassa, FL
Posts: 2,267
I love my Janome but I believe they buy cheaper versions for Wal Mart the same as the Brothers they carry. I have both of these brands, bought from dealers and they are better built than the Wal Mart versions. What do you do when they break! I'm sure no one at Wal Mart fixes or cleans them!
#17
Someone on here wrote to I think it was brother and heard back that if you buy model XYZ at Wal Mart or dealer they are the same machine. I am sure your machines are higher end models, but I for one cannot afford the high end machines at a dealer if I can get the same one for hundreds less somewhere else. I have never had a lesson and read the manual if I have a question.
We went to a dealer to buy my embroidery machine, her price was hundreds more than what we wanted to pay. I found the same one at a lower price online. She wouldn't even offer to meet prices, I've never been back there.
Last edited by Chasing Hawk; 09-07-2015 at 10:58 AM.
#18
I love my Janome but I believe they buy cheaper versions for WalMart the same as the Brothers they carry. I have both of these brands, bought from dealers and they are better built than the WalMart versions. What do you do when they break! I'm sure no one at WalMart fixes or cleans them!
#19
Everyone has the right to pay as much or more for any machine they want.
I have bought two machine on line and one from a shop. There was no advantage to buying at a shop. From now on I will buy on line. I only use straight stitch only machines w/ 9" throat.
I have bought two machine on line and one from a shop. There was no advantage to buying at a shop. From now on I will buy on line. I only use straight stitch only machines w/ 9" throat.
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