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My guess is that it's a scam & that's why the English is so messed up. Even if it were true that Brother branded machines were identical to some generic name, Brother is not going to tell you that. It would be counterproductive. Beyond that, there are usually legalities that mean that even though 2 products are made by the same company, the company does not provide the same level of support for both. In addition, they usually create a separate legal entity for the non-branded product so that if a consumer sues, the well-known Brand (company) is not liable. Instead, the no-name company with limited assets is and it may not even be legal to bring it up in court that the 2 companies are related.
For those reasons, and more, if it is a major purchase, I usually will buy from a reputable dealer by a reputable manufacturer. I know that a large, established company like Viking, Brother or Singer is going to stand by their product and if something is really defective, they will repair or replace it without issue. Sewing machines are so expensive, I would hate to find out that I couldn't get parts, service or replacements on my machine after spending so much money (even if it did save me $100 at point-of-purchase). But that's just my take on it.
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I found this article by someone who did a lot of research on sewing machines. The title explains a lot. Very extensive if you have the time to read it all. This was written in 2007 but I'm sure a lot of this article is very true.
http://www.evidently.org/2007/02/too-much-information/
http://www.evidently.org/2007/02/too-much-information/
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Each machine maker now does several. My son worked for a sewing machine dealer who sold both Brother and Babylock and he said Brother made the Brother brand
just a little bit different and better to sell their brand.
just a little bit different and better to sell their brand.
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Brother makes Babylock. They add a few extras to charge a little more. There are no differences in the structure of the upper end Brothers and the Babylocks. Brother does not make many lower end Babylocks if you notice. Babylocks are for dealers. Some dealers only carry Brother and some only carry Babylock.
I was told this when I questioned Brother. It scatters their product among more dealers.
I was told this when I questioned Brother. It scatters their product among more dealers.
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While shopping for a new embroidery machine I was told that PFAFF is soon going to not be able to support their product in the US. That is because they've been bought by a Chinese company or at least will be manufactured in China. I was also told that Bernina is the only one still manufactured in Europe by the original company. I know several people who have purchased a Brother machine at Costco. I know they are not top of the line but thy are very functional and quite versatile for just regular sewing and piecing.
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