# Are rug retailers universally sleazy, and why?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 7, 2009, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-rug-retailers-universally-sleazy-and-why/516666 "2009-11-07T01:26:42Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 7, 2009, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-rug-retailers-universally-sleazy-and-why/516666/2 "2009-11-07T01:31:10Z")

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> [@FlyingRamenMonster](#):
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> No really, why do they always YELL IN THEIR TV ADS? Why are the rugs always of dubious quality? Why are their warehouses constantly burning down? Is there no such thing as a classy, trustworthy rug store? Rich people have to get their rugs from somewhere, right?

The classy places don’t advertise on TV. The classy places rely on word of mouth. Especially with interior decorators. I know when I remodeled a few rooms in my house the decorator had suggestions of where we might find stuff too our taste.

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