Recent experiences buying carpets in Kusadasi?

[klflote]

I've searched and found lots of posts about buying a carpet in Kusadasi, but none are recent, and none are post-pandemic (if that changed things). Wondering if anyone has any recent experiences, good or bad, to share. We're taking a Celebrity ship tour in the morning so we'll get dropped off at the Celebrity-aligned store, but we can look elsewhere of course. I'm not expecting a huge bargain or anything, but I am buying a new dining room rug, and it would be fun to talk with dinner guests about having bought it in Turkey.

[sofietucker]

We've bought several rugs at the Caravanserai there. Interesting place. They even walked our rugs to our ships. They will definitely mail them to you too. And they WANT/expect you to haggle! Read up on how to do it--as well as the usual value of the type of rug you want to get.

Edited August 18, 2023 by sofietucker

[edinburgher]

On 6/4/2023 at 6:26 PM, klflote said:

having bought it in Turkey.

A word of caution because the patterns and colours are beautiful and it is difficult to decide on a favourite, but before buying, you might want to check how much import duty/tax you will need to pay on it when importing it into your own country.

 

Perhaps Sophietucker (post#2) who has bought in Turkey can advise you of any hidden additional costs you may not have thought of.

 

 

Edited August 19, 2023 by edinburgher