Finding The Right Area Rug
A customer just came in today. He wanted to buy an Area Rug, but had no clue what to buy. He knew what size he wanted and had an idea of the color, but he had no clue which rug…
My Least Favorite Rugs
What is my least favorite Rug? It is not area rug which is also called machine made rug or even hard to clean shag or flokati rugs. It is rather tufted rugs. Why? Because when they’re new, they look fine,…
Our Last Sale of the Year 2008
Yesterday afternoon around 4:00 pm, a husband, his wife, and their son probably in his early 30’s walked into our rug store looking for a rug. After half an hour and seeing many rugs they selected two area rugs, one…
The Carpet Industry. How Big Is It Here in the U.S.?
United States and the carpet industry I was browsing the Internet and I found some interesting statistics that I would like to share with you: * In 2005, Carpet shipments totaled more than 2 billion square yards or roughly 19…
You Have to Compromise to Buy a Rug When You Have Limitations
“I don’t want to spent a lot of money. I want a good quality rug with good material, desired size, with colors to match the interior design of my room and color combination of my furniture”!! This is what I…
Rug Tent sale and Our Third Day, A Busy Day
It was Sunday today, the third and the final day of our Rug Tent Sale. It was the busiest day of the sale. We were busy from around the noon, up to 8:00 pm. I got home around 9:30 pm….
Area Rugs on Sale and Our Best Sellers
Some of our customers have dogs or kids and do not want to spend a lot of money to buy a Persian, or Oriental rug. They look for medium quality area rug to cover a surface. We have a collection…
Rug Blog Rug Blogs Are Not Updated!
Some times I look for other rug blogs to read and study on the Internet. I do not find them updated. Why? The publishers do not have time, or since the Oriental, Persian and area rugs market is slow, they…
Oriental Rugs Classic Traditional Designs Versus Modern Contemporary Designs
Today, I studied the statistics of the design of the rugs I sold in 2007. I did not have the data available based on the types of the rugs: area rugs (machine made), hand knotted or hand tufted rugs. But…
Rug Blogs: Rug Customers Do Not Know What Kind of Rugs They Are Looking For!
Yesterday, a lady came in and said she was looking for a green runner. We showed her many pieces of green runners, but she happily left with a pair of 8′ x 2′ 3″ Beige (Creme) runners. Some of rug…