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Visit UglyCarpets.blogspot.com for the best in god-awful floor coverings. Serving all your retina-burning needs since 2009.

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  • Important Dates in Carpet History

    Posted on Wednesday December 9th, 2009 at 08:00 in miscellaneous, research

    6000 BCE Goats and sheep sheared, and their hair/wool spun and woven into cloth. No record of how they felt about this. 3000 to 2000 BCE Hand-knotted carpet originates in the Caucasus. The incidence of calluses skyrockets. 500 to 400 BCE Earlie...

  • May I Have the Envelope, Please?

    Posted on Tuesday December 8th, 2009 at 08:00 in miscellaneous, awards, research

    The equivalent of the Academy Awards® for the area rugs industry is the America’s Magnificent Carpet Awards (I'm not making this up). They're sponsored by Architectural Digest and hosted in Atlanta by both Architectural Digest and AmericasMart eve...

  • Ship-N-Shop Village Mart, Chapel Hill

    Posted on Monday December 7th, 2009 at 08:00 in retail

    I know the carpet's bleh, but Ship-N-Shop has a very friendly dog who greets customers--I can't give them too hard a time. With only 17 shopping days until Christmas, I'll take all the cheer I can get. I'm turning into a marshmallow, aren't I? I thin...

  • Go for the Burn

    Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 08:00 in research, retail

    Because you just can't have enough posts about blowtorches, I bring you the following, courtesy of YouTube. I came across this video while doing a Google search for award-winning carpets (yes, they DO exist). The site that had posted it was warning...

  • Public Library, Chapel Hill

    Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 08:00 in Government, psa

    You will never hear me say anything bad about a public library, one of civilization's greatest achievements. Support your local library, people! ...

  • Bahama Breeze, Raleigh

    Posted on Wednesday December 2nd, 2009 at 08:00 in restaurants

    "Feed your island spirit."® Yeah, if the island is Alcatraz, maybe. Photo submitted by one of our roving reporters, Anonymous Rastafari. Want to join in the fun? Click here for details on how to Share the Ugliness. ...

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