What would you do if you had $33 MILLION to spend?
You could buy 75 of these super-sleek Ferrari GTB’s:
Or you could buy the world’s first ever all-carbon Superyacht cruiser gold luxe exterior:
Or… you could have purchased the World’s Most Expensive Rug.
A rug?
Yes, a rug.
The world’s most expensive rug ever sold is the Sotheby’s ’17th Century Antique Persian Carpet’ — which sold at an auction for $33 MILLION.
Here it is:
Who bought it?
Nobody knows.
It was a “secret buyer”.
What we do know is that hand-made Persian rugs are Capital-E Expensive to buy.
Often they are purchased as a “trophy” investment.
Some say they are purchased for the “secret message” woven into the pattern of the rug.
But so what?
What interest is this to you in the cleaning business?
Well, recently Centaur was contacted by the owner of a leading rug cleaning company.
This Toronto-based rug cleaning company has been in business for 25-years, and is often exclusively trusted to clean heirloom rugs that are worth north of $100K. And these rugs are coming in (for cleaning) from wealthy owners from all over the world.
As you can imagine – rug cleaning at this level is a “high-stakes” business.
You can’t just use any old cleaning machine that risks damaging or discolouring the rug.
No, what’s required is a proven, purpose-built machine and cleaning accessories that will deep-clean super-expensive rugs — without causing any damage or discolouration to delicate areas of the fabric.
That’s why the owner of the rug cleaning company came into Centaur to personally see how our machines are built, and inspect and try out the floor machine and accessories for his rug cleaning business.
Long story short:
This rug cleaning company owner had the keen motivation to only use the BEST cleaning equipment for his unique industry needs.
See, with his type of business, his wealthy clients, and with a 25-year reputation to uphold — he HAS to have the BEST machine and accessories for the job.
He could have bought a machine at any price from any manufacturer.
But he decided on getting his hands on a Centaur Rabbit-3 machine loaded with a 4 Gal onboard Deluxe Water Tank and a Freespin Carpet Cleaning Brush.
Totally his decision. He knew exactly the standards he was looking for. And he gave Centaur his “stamp of approval”.
Now, who knows — maybe the buyer of the $33 MILLION Persian rug will one day be giving Centaur a call to clean the vintage red wine ? out of his/her prize investment!! ?
PS: Not only is the Centaur Rabbit-3’s soft start/stop performance gentler on carpets but the “freespin” carpet brush has the finest filament (diameter 0.014) and has an adjustable stainless steel centre glide plate that supports the weight of the machine.
This reduces the strain on the bristles, and extends the life of the brush and allows you to manage the extent of contact between the brush bristles and the carpet/rug making it an ideal choice for delicate deep cleaning.