The Oriental Carpet Buyer

Obama - he is a nomad, a constant traveler and a one-of-a-kind candidate. He would most likely go for an authentic Caucasian rug - not one made under the Russians - and it may look like this:

And Hillary would have to be a solid Bergama - more specifically a Yağcibedir - where the hard-working middle […]

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As you may have noticed, there are some pretty shabby Oriental rug websites on the Web. Looking around, you probably had little confidence in these companies since their url’s didn’t quite match up to their design. However, just as you should not judge a book by its cover, don’t judge the quality of a brand […]

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This is an article that we dug up from 1998 by Laura Billings for Salon.com: If there is something missing from the American Shopping Experience — and if you’ve been to the Mall of America, as I have, you know not much has been overlooked — it is the act of bargaining. Not buying a […]

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Desperate oriental rug stores have a history of advertising fake going-out-of-business sales. Here is an article from the Indianapolis Business Journal.

Phony going-out-of-business sales long have plagued Oriental rug retailing here and across the country, dealers say. The industry is susceptible because Oriental rugs can cost thousands of dollars, and many consumers lack the expertise to […]

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This is an excerpt from a book by Neil Rackham, Major Account Sales Strategy (available on Google Books). It is a perfect example of the problems that oriental carpet buyers face when making a decision on a carpet.

“The Expert Judge”
“[…] Expert judges in any field whether we’re talking about gymnastics, ice skating of dog shows […]

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We saw this on a carpet store in the Grand Bazaar, on Halicilar Caddesi.

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“I make you good price!”
Anyone who has visited the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul has most likely heard this promise that will only fool the most naive of customers. It is part of the arsenal that many reckless carpet salesmen spew out. The statement assumes that you do not know the original price of the product. […]

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