How Can a Rug Dealer Survive in Hard Times?
I was thinking to find out how a rug dealer can survive and become successful in a stormy market like the one we are experiencing these days! By successful, I mean to be able to pay the bills, and take…
Popular Rug Designs: Classic/Traditional or Modern?
It is 4:44 am and I could not sleep. I got up after struggling in my bed to continue to sleep. It did not work. So I checked my e-mails. These days I receive many inquiries from walk in or…
Moth Damaged Balouch Rug and the Rug Repair
Few weeks ago a repeat customer brought in a badly moth damaged Balouch rug. I told him that the Balouch rug was not worth that much, but he wanted us to give him an estimate for the repair. After we…
Rugs, Market, and Gas Prices in Los Angeles and Beverly Hills
On may 28, 2008 I posted couple of photos from a gas station in Beverly Hills. The Premium gas price was $4.76 which I thought was very high. I happened to pass by that gas station again yesterday. The Premium…
A Rug Dealer An American Lady in Persian Rug Exhibition in Kish Island Iran
Just while ago, there was a Persian carpet exhibition in Kish Island in Iran, a 20-minute fly from Dubai, UAE. The show was held on April 29 to May 2, 2008. An American rug dealer was among several other visitors…
Rug Cleaning Rug Repair Beverly Hills Los Angeles
I went to a customer’s home in Beverly Hills last evening. They had an old Tabriz rug which needed cleaning, repair of the selvages on two sides and repair of the fringes on both ends. Since I had my camera…
Rug Blog, Rug Market and Gas Price
I was driving home this afternoon and noticed the sign of a gas station. The gas prices were unbelievable. No wonder why people cannot afford buying rugs! This is what hurts people most these days. Khosrow Sobhewww.RugIdea.com310-770-9085
Customers Do Not Pick Up Their Cleaned Repaired Rugs
We have many rugs which are cleaned or repaired. These rugs were drop offs and we have called and notified the clients to pick up their rugs. These customers have not shown up. We need the money and the space…
Textile Museum Associates of Southern California TMASC Los Angeles
The web site of the Textile Museum Associates of Southern California TMASC, TMA/SC is up and running. Its address is http://tmasc.org/ Textile Museum Associates of Southern California, Inc. (TMA/SC) is a non-profit organization founded in 1985. TMA/SC presents monthly educational…
Mercedes Benz Logo on Persian Rugs
I received a new shipment of Persian rugs from Tehran while ago. My supplier has sent me a Mercedes Benz logo made on a Persian rug along with other rugs and kilims. The size of this little rug 21″ x…