Slick Turkish carpet shops entertain tour groups expertly. While the carpets are beautiful, I find the sales pitch most entertaining. Of course, normal guides and bus drivers make handsome commissions when they bring their groups carpet-shopping, and prices are very soft. But we are very careful not to let the allure of commissions hijack our program. While we include one carpet presentation for the group, we make sure no one is held captive in any carpet shop. (For instance, as soon as this sales pitch is over, we provide a shuttle bus ride back to our hotel for those who don’t want to shop.)
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We have one like the one in the foreground which has been rolled up under our bed for 15 years. Once in awhile we take it out, vacuum it and put it back under our bed. It no longer matches our decor but it`s a great dust catcher.
Beautiful carpets. Made with incredible skill. Would be the biggest souvenier I ever brought home. No room in the suitcase. Gotta wonder how to get it home. Fly it I guess! Happy travels.
I bought a carpet on a RS tour of Turkey over ten years ago. The carpet is fine but I am STILL getting sales calls every so often from the US agents of the company. That is NOT fine.