I'm looking for a national quilt show, but none close to me until next spring. There is a small quilt show coming up the last of August in the town where this quilt shop is located. It says vendors, but it is a small show. There is another shop in Cincinnati that sells Janome. I may stop in there and check their prices, tomorrow. It is a larger store, they have 6 locations around Cincinnati. I really hate to buy it somewhere else because I really liked the shop, but maybe if I found it less somewhere else, would it be tacky if I asked her to match it? I'm not a wheeler/dealer person at all, so I'm never comfortable doing it.It looks a nice machine, I can't find that they are available in the uk. I don't think you will have to go to the quilt show, unless you want too, your local dealers price will be down when a national quilt show is on. It is always better to buy from your local dealer because they will help you out with any queries or problems you have.