Installed Nov 2016. I chose Intuition III carpet at $1.98 sqft. Polyester, 68oz, 4.90 Twist, 4092 Density. It is a 'branded' name for Lowe's but its real name is Home News III by Shaw carpet. It comes in 12 and 15 ft widths. Because of my rooms dimensions I chose the 15' width. The basic installation price from either of these two box stores is around $380. This is to remove the old door and install the new one. However, you need to consider the extra charges for incidental work. If you need someone to double check the size of the door or the handing of the door, expect to pay another $25.00 to 35.00. For example, at the time of this publishing, the official Home Depot page states free carpet installation will apply to any carpet priced $1 per square foot or higher and customers will need to spend a minimum of $699. If you do not qualify for the free carpet installation offer, then, from what we noticed, the costs of the install would, again.

Before You Sign the Check for New Carpet..

The last time I checked, all four of these Giant National Carpet Retailers use OTHER companies to facilitate their carpet sales, in-home measuring and installation services. They just sell you the carpet and take the lions share of the profits right off the top! Why do you think they require you to pay for the entire job in-full upfront?

Once they have all your money and have their profit from your sale, you may have a hard time getting anyone to help you or take responsibility for making things right, if anything goes wrong! This means if you ever have a carpet problem concern or complaint, these big box retailers are already done doing business with you. They will simply refer you to the carpet manufacturer, the carpet installation company or the padding manufacturer for you to seek a remedy. Of those three, it is unlikely that any will want to accept responsibility for you complaint. They will all blame the other guy.. Until you get tired of calling and calling.. Sound familiar?

This is why you need to buy from an honest and reputable, locally owned carpet dealer! Let me tell you why..

What Every Homeowner Needs To Know.. Did you know..

Home Depot, Lowe's and Costco all contract out their flooring sales, in-home measuring and installation services to different privately-held companies? There is usually a fee for measuring services too!
Empire Today REQUIRES all their salespeople to form their own CORPORATION so they will be totally Independent Sales Contractors? Have a sales or measuring complaint? You likely have to deal with the salespeople who you encountered directly. This means Empire likely cannot be held responsible for what their independent salespeople say or do. Good luck getting any recourse with your flooring concerns or complaint!

What does this all mean to YOU the homeowner?

With so many fingers in the pie it is not too hard to figure out that you might end up paying way too much for your new carpet or flooring purchase.

Split pdf into single pages. These four nationally advertised conglomerates take a large chunk of the profit right off the top and then let all the other privately held companies and independent sales contractors each have a shot at making more money from your purchase.

From costly measuring fees to needless carpet and padding upgrades, from carpet and padding removal and disposal fees to costly installation extras and add-ons, there are plenty of ways they will make you cough up a lot more money before it's all said and done.

Are You Tempted by Great Sounding Carpet Deals on TV?

New Carpet TV Ads, Free Installation? Big Box & Corporate Sales Gimmicks You Should Avoid!

Get Three Rooms of Flooring for the Price of One!
Get 60% OFF New Carpet and Flooring
Free Whole-House Basic Carpet Installation!
Free Carpet Padding and Installation!
Low Price Guarantee!
Half-Off Carpet Flooring Materials & Labor Costs!
And many other similar TV gimmicks

Do These Common TV Advertising Claims Sound Familiar?

Before you sign your hard-earned money away on the dotted line.. Get out your magnifying glass so you can read all the fine print on these great-sounding, but deceptive TV offers.

These commonly advertised TV ads are designed to attract uninformed and unsuspecting homeowners who would like to save money but don't know how to go about doing it wisely.

Unfortunately, these four major carpet and flooring retail conglomerates I mentioned, advertise heavily and have only one thing in mind: Getting more of your hard earned money!

Don't fall for these TV Advertisements! You need to buy from locally owned, family run carpet and flooring retailer! Why? Because you will get a fair deal and they will stand behind their products and installation!

Don't Fall for those 'Whole-House Carpet Installation' Gimmicks!

Both Lowe's and Home Depot have been successful at luring in unsuspecting homeowners by giving away free 'basic' whole house carpet installation specials.

Their TV commercials advertise free or almost free carpet and flooring installations if you buy a certain amount of flooring materials. Please don't fall for this common retail rip-offs. I guarantee you can do better in the long run if you buy from a locally owned and family run Flooring dealer, that is, if you make sure you buy from an honest and reputable carpet retailer. See who I recommend near you!

They make up a portion of the so-called 'free' installation costs with increased carpet and padding charges. Then they increase the installation charges for anything and everything that is considered beyond their limited definition of a 'basic' installation.

Their so-called 'free' carpet installation that lured you in, may not end up being such a good deal once their sub-contracted measuring experts and installers get a good look at your home. They will look for, and find many other ways to charge you more and more. In the end, you are likely not getting a fair and square deal that you hoped for.

Just for fun.. As Gomer Pyle would say.. Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!

It's very likely you will be faced with numerous extra fees & charges tacked-on to your final bill. What do you mean..a final bill?

Yes! They always require that you pay for the entire carpet job in full before they place your carpet order, bu then the final bill comes on the day of installation when the installer determines that your job requires additional labor, unexpected add-ons for moving

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