Sewing machine question

[Tommy217xxx]

I want to get a sewing machine sooner than later. I either want a cowboy cb341 or a cobra 26. I’m gonna to be making small things like belts, guitar straps and wallets. 
 

my question is, do the sewing machine dealers ever do sales like Black Friday or New Year’s Day sales? I want a new machine but I’m also super cheap. 

[AlZilla]

Well, for me, I've been paying attention for a couple of years and I haven't seen any real pattern. Once in a while there's a promo but it's infrequent.

[friquant]

What country are you in? You can buy machines through alibaba, but I would find out how much the tariffs will be.

[DocReaper]

Cowboy had packages added on to a purchase, but I have never seen a price reduction or a sale. 

[dikman]

From my observations industrial sewing machines are a pretty specialised area (sort of like a niche market) with not too many dealers so the chances of getting a sale on them is probably pretty slim. The only way to get a reduced price is to find a used one.

[Wizcrafts]

6 hours ago, Tommy217xxx said:

my question is, do the sewing machine dealers ever do sales like Black Friday or New Year’s Day sales? I want a new machine but I’m also super cheap. 

The dealers who import Cobra and Cowboy branded machines have to pay all manner of shipping, warehousing, brokerage, tariffs and delivery fees before the machines arrive at their warehouses. Once the boxes arrive, when a wooden shipping crate is opened, the dealer spends between 4 and 6 hours de-greasing, assembling, adjusting and setting up the machine to test it. The machine will only be sold if it is fully within its nominal operating parameters. It will ship with a stack of leather under the foot/feet that is within the upper limits of that machine. For the 341/26 machines, that would be a 3/8 inch stack.

Demand for these high quality machines, shipped ready to go to work, is high most of the year. I haven't seen any special sales where one brand tries to undercut another brand. Furthermore, they handle service requests personally. They don't have offshore tech support.

If you aren't sure that the prices being charged for a new Cobra or Cowboy machine are very reasonable, ask Google about the price for a new equivalent machine with the Adler or Juki label. Make sure you're sitting down...