... with his purchase of a Hereke carpet
Before the holiday season began in 2010, "Buy a genuine Hereke carpet while on holiday in Turkey?" I wrote my blog
In this blog, and since then I saved my clients thousands of euros, as I gave them advice about the proposed carpets or sometimes simply by the naming of my prizes.
I often ask people who are on their holidays in Turkey were and are skeptical that the carpet was worth the money, which they have paid or still are.
So it was this time, but I asked my clients for permission to mail thank-you to publish. My client agreed with the comment that it was his wish that as many people as possible will be warned.
What happened?
It is always the same procedure:
People come on holiday to Turkey. Part of their fully-organized holiday - of course - a visit to a carpet factory or factory. Them here, the development process of a carpet is shown, which is very interesting. It is often already in this part of the story of the poor women in the mountains told that earn their money to make carpet, and the penny would earn if the tourists they would not buy it.
Thereafter, the tourists are led into a room, get everyone in the tourist or couple "their" sellers allocated. You get a glass of tea - and then they will be "persuaded" to buy a carpet. During this procedure are also "Hereke silk carpets offered. If the tourists do not have enough money with you to pay the asking price specifications for the carpet (s), they are given the opportunity to make a deposit and pay the rest from their homes.
This Hereke carpets are often (not always) fakes, and they are often sold at much higher prices than they are worth ... I have even seen machine-woven carpets, as Hereke were (of course with the corresponding price) offered ... That's criminal in my eyes ... But such scams provide an incredibly high profit, as the example of my customers shows. When one complains, it does not ... The next plane takes the next unsuspecting tourists, 30 million were expected for 2010 ... been linked
My client asked me about the contact on my website for the price of one of the show there real Hereke silk carpets, but in a different knot density and he was not in the manufacturing industry, in which I work.
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| Hereke silk carpet "Tree of Life"; size: 39 x 56 cm Material: silk on silk; density: 15 x 15 (about 2.25 million Turkish double knots / m = 225 nodes / cm ²) ; price on request | |
I replied that I was not able to name the price of another manufacturer or another dealer, because I would not know the pricing, nor their pattern. However, I mentioned my price for the carpet on my website.
On 14 January 2011 I received this mail from my clients:
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| Screenshot der Mail meines Kunden an mich |
Text der Mail:
"Sehr geehrte Frau Solveigh Calderin,
ich danke für Ihre Schreiben.
Die Teppiche haben nun endlich ihr Ziel erreicht.
Dank Ihrer Bemühungen hat sich die
Fa.Ürgüp Halicilik A.S. bereit erklärt den Preis für die Teppiche
um 50 % zu senken.
Nachdem mir durch Ihre Hilfe der echte Marktwert der Teppiche
bewußt wurde, habe ich mich beim Reiseveranstalter beschwert.
Ich erhielt die Antwort, dass die Reisefirma nicht zuständig is. However
was forwarded my letter with a letter to the company Halicilik
. Thereupon, I received some calls from Turkey.
A referral back my deposit was not possible. I could but the price for both carpets of 15,000, - to € 7.500, - € cut.
Again, many thanks and best regards from Bavaria
"
It always feels good to help people to save their money and the scammers make a little heavier.
my clients a safe place to buy to give your real Hereke carpet, so they can be assured of getting a fair price, what is promised, are the reason for my website, my blog and my presence on the Internet. I
more than one million Turkish deliver double knots per square meter.
It is my heart's desire to ensure that my customers the traditions, the beauty, luxury and elegance of the Turkish rug can enjoy undisturbed.
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| arms of the Ottoman Empire, woven in pure silk. Even your arms can be attached in Hereke. you ask me. |
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