It is Saturday afternoon around 5:00 pm. It was one day before the mother’s day, but we did not have any serious customer. I thought we might sell few items. A couple walked in this morning and said they just…
We receive many rugs for cleaning and repair which are in bad condition. The owner of the rug could have saved the rug if he/she had cleaned or repaired the rug sooner and before it was too late. Some of…
Today, I received this e-mail from a reader of my blog and my website regarding rug cleaning and its cost:“If you would be so kind as to answer my question, I would greatly appreciate it. I have a 9’ x…
Carpet Life Extended by Annual Cleaning By Rosemary Sadez FriedmannTucson, Arizona If you would stop to think how much abuse your carpet gets, perhaps you would have a little more compassion for it. After all, the poor thing just lies…
It has been very slow lately in Los Angeles. It has been Easter and few other religious and cultural holidays as well as spring break for many schools here. We were busy with few rug sales and rug cleaning and…
Last Sunday, a couple brought an Indian 8 x 10 rug for cleaning. They had come from West lake, a city close to Los Angeles. There were some little stains on the borders and I did not promise those stains…
During the past few days, our rug business has been relatively slow and quiet. It might be because of the tax season. On the other hand, oil price has hit the $110/barrel and this has set the record and the…
It was a slow day in regard with selling rugs. I only sold a 4 x 6 area rug, one tufted rug and a 24 x 48 inches tapestry. Several customers came in to our rug gallery and none of…
It was Saturday yesterday and we had board meeting in the Textile Museum Associates of Southern California, TMASC in the home of a board member. We started at 9:30 am and finished at 1:30 pm. Several reports like the membership,…
During the past couple of days, we were busy with selling area rugs, getting some Oriental carpets for cleaning and repair, and selling two tapestries. A customer had given us 13 rugs for cleaning and repair from Malibu, a very…