R A Hamed Oriental Rugs

Oriental Rugs Without the Oriental
Okay, when it comes to rugs, I’m the bee’s knees. And when it comes to bees, I don’t mind them that much, but luckily, there weren’t any bees in Hamed Oriental Rugs.
Let me just say this about the décor: hated it! The building was absolutely crawling with carpet! I think that when it comes to decorating, rugs can be a good thing, but one at a time and not hundreds of them piled on top of each other. Someone must have thought, «I have all of these rugs, but nowhere to put them,» so they were stacked on top of each other like someone went, «Ta Daa!» when they were finished. Being new to the area, I wanted to get a feel for the decorations of the locals and I must say, I don’t like what I’ve seen so far. As for the customer service, I was incredibly disappointed to find that we would not be receiving fortune cookies after making a purchase. Also, the lack of a small 70-​something Chinese woman who knows roughly a dozen phrases in English (8 of which involve rug vocabulary) took away from the Oriental vibe of the place. I’m a visual person, so it needs to look like I’m in the Orient to buy an Oriental piece.
My husband Winslow was able to start an argument with the people at Dimitroff’s by repeatedly yelling things like, «Dimitroff’s sucks!» and «Hamed kicks your a** at rugs!» at their building until an employee responded to our challenge with, «We’re calling the police if you don’t stop!»
–1 point from Dimitroff’s for un-​friendly staff
Another reason I got rid of a point was because of it’s danger to small children. Kid friendly? Not in the least, so I left my 4 year old twin boys Wickliffe and Tenderloin in the car with the windows cracked. Tenderloin loves trying to stick his nose out in order to breathe; it’s cute, really.
+1 point for close parking.
All in all, Hamed’s was an experience worth having one time, and I’m glad I did it. I’ll wrap this up by saying that we left without paying and will not be back.
Pros:
–No bees
–No handicapped spots
–Within shouting distance of Dimitroff’s
Cons:
–Not kid-​friendly
–Way too many rugs
–No old Chinese woman