Kim Esber Rugs State College Pa
A note of caution!
Esber Carpet World
1011 East College Ave. State College, PA 16801 is no
longer run by Kim. Contact Kim at Kim Esber or www.KimEsberRugs.com,
telephone 814-689-2176.
Avoid Chet Esber and only deal with Kim.
Unfortunately Cheston "Chet" Esber and Dr.
Elizabeth "Betse" Esber are not people that I
can recommend.
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Here I am (left)
with Kim Esber (center) and Mike who is a big
help to Kim at the store.
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When I first started putting
rug information on the Internet the first person
to post on my discussion board was Kim Esber. I
know Kim Esber and trust him. Sometimes Kim is
so up front that it seems like it is Kim, Kim,
Kim! Other times I barely hear a word from him.
That is the way that he is when he has something
to say he speaks and other times he is quiet.
That is the way Kim is in business, solid,
honest, and reliable.
I remember a number of years ago Kim decided
to try something very unusual in selling Oriental
Rugs. Most dealers mark them up with the intent
to mark them down as part of the sales pitch. I
am aware of one dealer in new Persian rugs who
marks everything up 1000% then takes 65 to 80%
off. Kim decided to go with one price and cut out
the haggling. Unless you really know rugs it is
easy to feel you might have gotten skinned. You
might feel pretty good about buying a $10,000 rug
for 65% off ($3,500) as long as you do not know
it only cost $1,000. With Kim you avoid the
worry.
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| I wish I could find the pictures I had of
some of the Persian Rugs that I have seen at
Esber's. I travel to Iran and know many of the
rug producers there. It takes taste and
discernment to select the new Iranian rugs which
will appeal to the US market and market knowledge
to buy them at a price point that works in State
College Pa. I have told the producers that a good
bit of what they make will not work in the US
market. But there are great rugs to be found if
you know where to shop. Kim regularly calls me
from New York or Atlanta or Philadelphia on one
of his many buying trips. Kim
sells more than just Persian Carpets
Here we are with Denise Kruc the rep of Woven
Legends. George Jevremovic is one of the fathers
of the Natural Dye Renaissance and he started
Woven Legends. They make environmentally
friendly, better quality rugs that are a benefit
to the women who weave them. Kim sells a lot of
their rugs.
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Here we are with Denise Kruc
the rep of Woven Legends.
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Kim Esber is an old
fashioned Rug Man. He is of the old school of selling
good rugs and giving great service. He is also a
University trained Designer which gives him a far broader
scope than most dealers. After all he is not selling a
commodity like chemicals he is selling rugs and they have
to look good in your home when he is done. Life is too
short to live with rugs bought on price alone.
I recently attended a
seminar on cleaning Oriental rugs hosted by Kim Esber. I
wrote about it in:
Kim had really built up his cleaning
business. Esber's have cleaned rugs for years but Kim now
has trucks picking up and delivering rugs over a 5 state
area. Kim emphasizes the full service aspect of his
business. Rugs are made in third world countries and face
hazards like fire, floods, children and pet stains when
they get over here. With his advanced carpet cleaning
facility and his repair department Kim can take care of
rugs before and after the sale.
Here is a link to my old page Notes on
Kim Esber. It is out of date but the stuff on his Dad
is still interesting.
Email:
Kim Esber Web Site- www.kimesberrugs.com
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Oriental Rug Notes by Barry O'Connell
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