Under tonilee's post graceandham has written excellent comments on buying a embroidery machine from a dealer. Go and have a read if you havn't already seen it.

What comments can you make in supporting your dealer. My comment is that my dealer recently personally delivered my Brother XE1 machine to the house. We forgot to hand over a machine I had bought for him. At the same time two friends received machines too. I live almost a three hour journey one way from my dealer. I also receive discounts on consumables and servicing