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Crate & Barrel rugs

13 years ago

Does anyone have any comments (positive or negative) about the quality of Crate & Barrel rugs? I found a style I like, but am a little worried about online reviews saying the rug sheds. The salesman told me all new rugs shed. I don't know if that's true.

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snailpace
13 years ago
I don't have a Crate and Barrel rug but I do have a "handtufted" rug with a thick pile that sheds quite a bit; perhaps the C&B rug is handtufted? Mine has been shedding for years and no end in sight, but I put up with it because it took me so long to find an inexpensive rug that worked with my colors that I just keep vacuuming it up. I'm no expert but I believe "hand-knotted" shed less as well as some machine-made rugs; I have a Sphinx polypropylene and a Karastan wool rug that hardly shed. So there is a big difference in shedding depending on material and how it is made. Hope that helps!
tuesday_2008
13 years ago
My daughter had an major issue with a recent purchase of a C & B rug. I am attaching a link to my questions and responses that I received from other posters here. My3dogs found a very informative piece of information on this.

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Here is a link that might be useful: Another Crate and Barrel posting
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Original Author
13 years ago
Thanks for your responses. The rug I am looking at is handloomed, which I'm guessing is different from handtufted.
snailpace
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I don't think I've had a handloomed rug so I'm not sure what they're like. If they have a good return policy, you could always just try it out.

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