Comments on: Morocco – Moroccan Rugs

By: Vicki

Vicki — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 21:29:10 +0000

Thanks for all of these posts. We were forewarned, but the entire experience is so overwhelming that my husband and I took to the ‘supporting the windows’ theme song. Do I like my ridiculously over-priced rug we bought? Yes, and …it’s synthetic. (Did the burn test…)

The whole theater that they do – the sales pitch – the widows – the tea – the preciousness and value of the carpets – the quick ‘wrap it up, they are taking it –
is something I have never experienced. Next time I’ll run like hell.

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:44:20 +0000

Marouane – thanks for the additional insights into shopping for rugs, very helpful 🙂

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:43:13 +0000

TravelFunLearn – good to hear that there are some honest rug shops as well and that there are no hard sales tactics if one wants to come in and look around and enjoy a tea with the proprietor.

By: TravelFunLearn

TravelFunLearn — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 23:40:07 +0000

My friends have a rug shop and NEVER are you asked to pay anyone. Never would you be offered marijuana of any kind and they honestly don’t pressure you to buy.
Being behind the scenes after someone has left many times, I can honestly say they don’t speak bad or say anything negative about the guest not buying a rug.
Please don’t think that you can’t go look at rugs without buying. Go enjoy the tea, share stories and laugh with some people. Maybe I have been lucky to get to know the good rug shop.

By: Marouane

Marouane — Wed, 23 May 2018 10:44:40 +0000

Thanks for this great post.It says it All. One thing that is important to keep in mind though are the people, most likely women, who make the rugs. Many resellers only pay the artisans the price of the materials to make the rug, so unfortunately not even enough for an artisan to feed their family. So when bargaining with resellers, do specifically ask who made it and where it was made. If they stutter, walk away. Another tip is to ask two separate people in the shop the same question and see if you get difference answers. There are some, but unfortunately few, resellers who truly take care of the artisans they source from so do your best to find these resellers. Of course, you can avoid all of this by using websites like craftic, which collect the products directly from artisans for a quite fair price, and even the final cost is much lower than what you can get in local or online stores. With sites like these, you can get a great item with a greater price while ensuring the artisan was paid properly. Hope this helps!

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 00:32:32 +0000

Yes, that is a big problem. Stores like this NOT shipping the rugs after you have paid for them. That happened to my friend. Watch out big time for these rug vendors.

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 28 Oct 2016 20:01:13 +0000

Hi,

You can watch our carpets online as long as you want and nobody is forcing you to buy them 🙂
Read about real life in Morocco and forget about tourist centers…

Greetings from Tamelalelt

By: Greg

Greg — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:11:19 +0000

This store is an absolute SCAM!!! Do not go here – they can all frauds and con artists. STAY AWAY!!!!!!!

By: Per-Åke Andersson

Per-Åke Andersson — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 11:47:08 +0000

You may turn down an offer to be taken to a rug store or to enter any store but in Morocco you don’t say no if someone offers you a tea. That would be like spitting on the hospitality. (Recent visitor.)

By: Sharyn

Sharyn — Wed, 01 Jan 2014 13:25:21 +0000

SCAMMERS – Dar Zarbia. AVOID!!!

By: Maureen

Maureen — Thu, 19 Sep 2013 07:36:52 +0000

I was bullied into buying a rug from this store it has not arrived yet I was taken there with a bus tour Please do not even bother looking at the rugs you will be taken for much more than you think they even charged me a small fortune to post it back
DON’T GO THERE

By: Allen

Allen — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:47:14 +0000

Hurrah, that’s what I was looking for. I had a friend who also had some interesting experiences in Morocco shopping for rugs – the drink up front, the friendly hospitality and then the sales pitch. He bought way more than he should have – 1 never arrived but the others from a different shop did and they are huge!