Everybody loves all kinds of sales – whether it’s a seasonal, year-end or clearance sale. Who can resist the charms of products sold for half their original price? Wouldn’t it be exciting to find a carpet tagged with a 70% discount? We bet you won’t be able to resist the powerful tugs of consumerism when you’re faced with rock-bottom prices.
The trouble with discount items, however, is that you may likely end up with products that sacrifice quality for plunging prices. If you’re not careful in your selection, you may end up throwing them out after only a few months of using them. That’s why it pays to know where and what to buy. The key here is in taking your time. After all, buying carpets, no matter how low the price, is a personal investment.
With their affordable items, thrift stores and discount carpet outlets can be a shopping mecca for house owners. However, you have limited choices in these places. While you won’t always find flimsy carpets in these stores, their selections almost never include the top brands on the market.
This can be a major issue if you want to buy something backed up with a name that has a good reputation. Warranty is, of course, under this area. Speaking of which, you can’t always expect that each discount carpet you buy from these stores will come with a warranty. This would cause trouble in the long run if the carpet does not stay true to its promise of durability.
If you’re not that knowledgeable about carpets, don’t expect you’ll get good advice from discount carpet store salespeople. Discount stores and thrift stores house a range of different products, so they don’t necessarily know a lot about all of their products.
That’s why you can’t expect them to have salespeople who know the basics of every carpet in their inventory. What more can you expect if you have complex questions about the intricacies of the carpet’s material or its density?
The bottom line is this: if you want to buy discount carpets, buy them from department stores or other places where you can get guidance in making a selection. If you should check out thrift stores and the like, better equip yourself first with the ability to distinguish quality carpets from the contrary.