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Old 09-15-2009, 10:07 PM   #21
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You joke about the rip off of $139 being reduced to $39 but think of the poor fools that go for it. If they would just shop around they would see they are paying 40% or more higher for the Home Depot carpet than what they could buy it for at a carpet store. The padding alone is about 150% higher. Hell there are only about two carpet manufacturers in the whole United States and all the carpet sold in this country is made right there at those places.

People......
don't bo so friggen stupid.
if more people had time to shop and get 3 INSTALLED bids on similiar products they would find this out.
But we had 2 FREE pad and install sales and it went very very well.
it's all about perceived value.

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Old 09-16-2009, 06:31 PM   #22
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Hell there are only about two carpet manufacturers in the whole United States and all the carpet sold in this country is made right there at those places.

There are a couple more than that
Heck, California even has a mill.
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There are a couple more than that
Heck, California even has a mill.
Tuftex.....owned by Shaw

There are also Canadians making the stuff.
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just take a close look at the fine print. As long as you can sell a high end carpet where you can mark it up and then charge some extras, you can probably do it. However, I don't think it is the way to create a good reputation! you'll regret it later! My view is, let that customer go and take the next one
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As long as you can sell a high end carpet where you can mark it up and then charge some extras, you can probably do it. However, I don't think it is the way to create a good reputation!
Remember, selling cheap carpet at a cheap price is no way to build a reputation either.
It's all about perceived value.
if the client still gets a great deal when it's all said and done, then it's all good.
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