Sewing Machine Excitement!

So I'm due to go on vacation any day now, so OF COURSE I'm going to find all kinds of lovely deals on crafty necessities (my husband and I still disagree on the use of this term in conjunction with crafts) while I should be saving my money for the trip. Anyway, I thought I would pass on today's deal that I'm super excited about...so excited I just blew vacation money because I NEED it.

In my defense, I've been wanting this item for a LONG time. I'm in desperate need of a new sewing machine, and I thought, if I'm going to spend the money, why not get one that embroiders too? I can think of lots of fun projects for that!!

So this is a spendier deal than I will normally post, but right now the Brother SE400 embroidery/sewing machine is the cheapest I have ever seen it...and I've been watching! Last year after Christmas I saw it once for $289 on Amazon, but normally it sticks right around $350-$370.  It has been slowly dropping in price over the last month, to a whopping $269.43 at walmart.com.

Onward! To Walmart.com!!

Amazon and Walmart were neck and neck, then Amazon shot their price back up to $379. They have another offering for $269 but it says "Usually ships within 2 to 5 weeks." Right. Cause I want to plunk down that kind of cash for a fancy new toy and then not see it for a month!?

Walmart even has the free "Ship to Store" option, meaning no shipping costs (yay!)  and I can pick it up Friday at the latest (I ordered on a Sunday).  Another bonus is my beautiful new machine won't be sitting unattended all day on my porch.

Down side...I can't obsessively track the package like I do with most online orders!

In my searches, I did find it in one place even cheaper $255 at buygoodz.com. I don't know what their shipping rates are like though, and I have never heard of the company. Ebay is behind the times, with refurbished models still listed at $299-ish.

It is possible that this model is getting old, and thus the price drop. Its even more possible that it could drop even further...or it could jump back up again or they could just run out. Such is life!

So, I'm pretty excited!! I can't at this time say I recommend the Brother SE400 cause I don't have it yet! Interested? Here is the link to Brother's page!

Brother SE400 Information Page

When I get the machine, figure it out and have time to play, I'll follow up with a review!


*Please note, this blog is not an endorsement for any company, including Walmart, Amazon or Brother. It is simply my attempt at providing information on craft related discounts!