Thanksgiving and Rug Sale

Last night we had a great Thanksgiving at a family friend's house. The Turkey was very well cooked and followed up by different types of Persian food. We were there until 12:00 am. I couldn't have stayed longer because of the 3 Day Black Friday Rug Tent Sale we are having. Today I got to work at 7:30 am and started on the Rug Tent Sale. We assembled the tent and started putting the rugs outside. So far we sold a 9 x 12 handmade rug at 50% off to an old time customer. He must be really happy, because he truly got a deal. We are going to be open today until 6:00 pm and will be here Saturday and Sunday as well.

Dr. Khosrow Sobhe (Dr. Kay)
Certified Rug Specialist (CRS)
www.RugIdea.com
www.LosAngelesRugCleaning.com
310-770-9085

Rug Tent Sale Los Angeles, 2nd Day

Contrary to the first day, we had a very busy second day yesterday which was Saturday. Several customers stopped by and looked at the rugs and kilims in our tent and in our store. Some of them bought some rugs or kilims. Today, Sunday is the third and last day of our tent sale. Are we going to have a sales miracle we have been waiting for a long time? We have to wait for a few hours and see!!

Khosrow Sobhe
Certified Rug Specialist (CRS)
www.RugTentSale.com
310-770-9085

The Black Friday Rug Tent Sale, Not Dark For Us!

We just concluded the statistics for our 3-day Rug Tent Sale. We were plus meaning that we covered our expenses and earned some money and financially it was a success for us. We sold a little bit of everything including area rugs, Persian and Oriental rugs. We also received rugs for cleaning and repair.

At this time, I do not know when we will repeat the tent sale again, but this first experience was a good one.

Khosrow Sobhe
www.RugIdea.com
310-770-9085

Rug Market In Los Angeles

After our successful Rug Tent Sale (Nov. 28-30, 2008), our market picked up a little bit and for the first two days of the week we sold several other area and hand knotted rugs. We also received few good rugs for cleaning and repair. But yesterday and the day before that we were not busy at all. Few customers came into our rug gallery, but they were not serious customers and did not know what they were looking for.

It is almost 3 weeks before Christmas and we should be awfully busy, but people are worried about their tomorrow and their future and even those who have money, are not mentally ready to spend!

Khosrow Sobhe
www.RugIdea.com
310-770-9085

A Busy Monday: The Rug Tent's After Math

Busy Monday: The Rug Tent Sale's After Math 

It was Monday today and I went to work at 8:30 am. We organized and divided several rugs and kilims which we had received during the past three days for cleaning and repair. Later in the day, two ladies walked into our rug store. They were looking for several rugs in different sizes and color combinations. They bought several pieces and at the end, I gave them few booklets, rug buying tips & secrets, rug vacuum cleaning tips, rug storage tips and etc. They left our shop happily. A lady who had bought three kilims from us yesterday, brought them back and exchanged them with a Senneh kilim with higher price and paid the difference. A couple also came in and bought a 5 x 8 area rug. They insisted in getting discount and I said our sale was ended last night. To make them happy, I gave them a little discount. 

I did not feel like staying late at work today and left for home at 6:00 pm.

Khosrow Sobhe 

www.RugIdea.com

310-770-9085

Rug Tent sale and Our Third Day, A Busy Day

It was Sunday today, the third and the final day of our Rug Tent Sale. It was the busiest day of the sale. We were busy from around the noon, up to 8:00 pm. I got home around 9:30 pm. We received several rugs and kilims for cleaning and repair. We also sold few area rugs and several other hand knotted Persian rugs and two tapestries. We sold few hand knotted Qashqai rugs made with hand spun wool and natural dye.

We all got tired today, but since the sale was a success, it was OK. Our customers were also very happy to find good deals.

Khosrow Sobhe
www.RugTentSale.com
310-770-9085

Rug Tent Sale and a Relatively Busy Day

It was Friday November 28, 2008 today so called the "Black Friday". I went to work at 7:00 am today and at 7:30 Pedro and his worker showed up and sat up our tent. Then we took several samples from our inventory to the tent which was in our parking probably 30 feet away from our store. It was relatively a busy day. We received several rugs and kilims for cleaning and repair. Few customers also bought hand knotted kilims and area and hand knotted rugs. We sold two European new tapestries. The sale was not extra ordinary, but at the same token it wasn't bad either. This was only our first day, and we still have two more days to go. Usually our Saturdays are busier than our Fridays. So we're hopeful to have a better day tomorrow.

Khosrow Sobhe
www.RugTentSale.com
310-770-9085

Thanksgiving and Our Rug Tent Sale Preparation

It was the Thanksgiving day here in the U.S. yesterday, Thursday November 27th, 2008. We were at work in our rug gallery getting prepared for our big rug tent sale event. I went to work at 9:00 am and stayed up until 3:00 pm. It was a quite day. I had to prepare few signs, price tags and some last minutes jobs.

Around 4:30 my family and I went to a friends home to celebrate and observe the beautiful Thanksgiving to appreciate what we have and do not regret for the things we do not have. There was a big roasted turkey and lots of good Persian food, deser and meeting several good friends. Ali and his wife Shahla, the hosts had prepared everything to make sure all the 20 guests were enjoying the festivity and the party. We chatted and had a real nice time there. Everybody enjoyed the party.

My birthday was a week ago, and the host's birthday and the couple of other birthdays were two days ago. Ali & Shahla had made a beautiful and delicious birthday home-made fruit cake for all of us.

We returned home around 11:00 pm. I went to bed around 12:00 midnight to get ready for the big tent we would have on Friday, Nov, 28, 2008.

Khosrow Sobhe
www.RugTentSale.com
310-770-9085

Rug Tent Sale

We will be having a huge Rug Tent Sale from Friday Nov. 28 (The Black Friday) through Sunday Nov. 30, 2008. During the past few days, we have been busy getting prepared for this event. Almost all of our rugs will be on 30% off sale and select items will have 50% off and these are the more expensive items to encourage the customers to buy them to provide us with more cash. This is going to be a very exciting rug sale in Los Angeles with live rug weaving workshop and live rug repair show to educate our customers.

We have printed postcards, and mailed hundreds of them. Many of these postcards will be hand delivered this afternoon in our neighborhood. We have sent thousands of e-mails and I have promoted this event in several meetings that I have lately attended.

Tomorrow Thursday is the Thanksgiving day here in the United States. Our rug store will be open from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and we will take care of the last minutes jobs and preparation. Pedro, the guy who takes care of our tent will be on our parking lot at 7:30 am to install the big tent.

Later in the day on Thursday, we will attend a Thanksgiving party in a friend's home to meet with several friends who will attend this beautiful event from San Diego and Orange County. We celebrate all the good events if we can no matter where they come from and which one belongs to whom. Life is too short and we cannot afford not to celebrate. Don't you agree?

Khosrow Sobhe
www.RugTentSale.com
310-770-9085

A Busy Sunday With Rug Cleaning and Repair and One Rug Sale

It was Sunday yesterday and we were at work from 9:00 am till 9:00 pm! We were supposed to pick up two rugs for cleaning from a neighboring town, some 25 miles away from our rug gallery. My helper did not show up on time and while it was getting really late, one of his friends Noah went to the restaurant next door to drop off something. I asked Noah to see if he was free and could help me and he said yes. I called the customer and let her know that we would be a little bit late and she said it would be fine. We picked up two very old area rugs for cleaning.

During the day, at least five different customers walked in separately but none bought any rug. Only one repeat customer who is in love with Persian rugs came in and bought a hand knotted Persian rug to give it to his friend as a gift. It was a rare 5 x 8 rug in black background made in Toyserkan in Iran. It is very rare to have Persian carpets in black except for two towns which make them, Nahavand, and Toyserkan, two small towns in the vicinity of the famous city of Hamedan which make small rugs of up to 5 x 8 in black. There are a couple of other towns such as Malayer and Nanadj which also made a limited number of rugs with black background.

Since we will have a rug tent sale at the end of this week with up to 50% off, we were busy setting up the store and organizing the racks up to 9:00 pm last night. I do not know why I was not tired at all when I got home!! It maybe because of the excitement of the tent sale and its adventure!!

Khosrow Sobhe
www.RugIdea.com
www.LosAngelesRugCleaning.com
www.RugTentSale.com
310-770-9085

Customers From Simi Valley and Irvine For Rug Cleaning

It was Saturday today and a repeat customer who was on her way from Simi Valley, a city roughly 45 miles north west of Los Angeles heading our store to pick up her cleaned rug called and said she had forgotten to take her checkbook with her. I said its OK; you can mail me the check later in your convenience. They came in an hour with the whole family of five. They liked the cleaning of the rug and bought one 8-foot long runner and a 3-foot diameter round rug.

Another repeat customer from the city of Irvine roughly 50 miles east of Los Angeles came in to pick up her rug which was left with us for cleaning. She also needed a 3 x 5 and a 5 x 7 hand knotted rug but said she would come back next week with her husband.

I did some paper work and printed some labels for the postcards of our Tent Rug Sale. I went home around 6:00 pm.

Khosrow Sobhe
www.RugIdea.com
www.LosAngelesRugCleaning.com
www.RugTentSale.com
310-770-9085

Rug Tent Sale in Los Angeles

In a few days, we will have a huge rug tent sale in our huge parking lot on La Cienega Blvd. and Airdrome street here in Los Angeles. This rug event has made us busy for its preparation for the past few weeks. We will have 30% off on most of our Oriental, Persian and area rugs and carpets and 50% off on selected items. We need cash (who does not these days) and this maybe a way to raise cash while we may find new customers.

We will have live rug weaving and rug repair shows with tons of free literature on rug buying secrets, rug vacuum cleaning, rug storage and more. We have mailed postcards, sent e-mails and have promoted the event in person in many events and professional gatherings. We have also made an exclusive web site for this event to give the kind information which cannot be given in the postcards on on e-mails.

Khosrow Sobhe
www.RugIdea.com
www.LosAngelesRugCleaning.com
www.RugTentSale.com
310-770-9085