The Oriental Carpet Buyer

This is a great episode of The Chasers War on Everything (an Australian show) where they go to visit Oriental carpet dealers who ARE NOT having clearance sales and ask them to put signs up saying that they are. The best part is when one of the owners says that he does not wish to […]

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This is a video that I just noticed on YouTube. It is by Turkish Airlines, featuring my good friend, Ismael, who owns Beyond the Bosphorus in SoHo. It was done quite a while ago, but was only recently posted. It is a must-see for its comedic value. So funny.
What is interesting to note is Ismael’s […]

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So let’s say Paris Hilton is the nice-looking Oriental rug, and Asena is the authentic one. Judge for yourself which one is more worth it.

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Rugjones gives some personality to the narrator and it seems like a winning formula. I like it.

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Spring appears to be a time of cleaning not only in American culture, but in traditional Persian culture as well. Nowruz, or the Iranian New Year, is celebrated on the first day of Spring. And carpet cleaning appears to be one of the traditional tasks along with planting vegetables and doing general house cleaning. To […]

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I believe this is a parody…

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This video is a bit old, but in case you have not seen it, here is an advertisement for Persian carpets. I guess this is oriental carpet shopping in dreamland.

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