Buying carpets

If you are making an important purchase, by all means have a selection of rugs or carpet samples sent out to your house. Study them with your other furnishings and in both day and artificial light. This is insurance against hasty judgment in alien surroundings.

Never buy merchandise that does not carry a plainly marked price tag, and get a definite estimate on the finished job, including the lining.

If you are buying a large rug or wall-to-wall carpet let your dealer do the measuring for it. He has trained men who are not likely to make errors, and if they should the responsibility is their own.