What is a carpet remnant and should you buy one?
Many people are under the impression that remnants are left-over pieces of broadloom from an installation. They think they are pieces of carpet that some other unsuspecting customer already paid for, off of which the retailer is making a double profit. This is completely untrue (except, perhaps, in some unscrupulous establishments).In a store that carries large rolls of carpet in stock, the remnants are usually the ends of those rolls. Once a roll has only a few feet left on it (usually around 20 feet or less, but that can vary somewhat depending on the store’s space and clientele) the store staff...