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Sharing my passion of Oriental Rugs and Handmade Carpets

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Haggling, Bargaining, Buying your Rug – Confession from a Rug Dealer – Episode 1

March 10th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Buying Tips

This first episode of “Confession from a Rug Dealer” is about how to haggle, bargain or buy a handmade rug?

Lots of buyers and tourists visiting rug producing countries ask themselves the same question. Some travel guides will advice you to bargain but they won’t tell you how.

The key question I guess is not how to haggle but how to buy a handmade rug? While in some shops you will need to bargain to get a fair price, in others the dealer will already provide you a good price.

I think if you follow some basic rules, you can’t go much wrong:

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