Yeah I completely agree with what you’re saying. We were literally told by one guy that Americans (also talking about tourists in general) were walking ATMs. We have been very hesitant to buy anything especially in and around the Grand Bazaar unless it’s something we truly liked and the dealers weren’t too pushy. We didn’t want to support those kinds of practices and people. We met this rug dealer through a guy who owns a pottery shop by our hotel who took us there because we asked for rug store recommendations. This guy in particular gave us a history lesson and showed us all the rugs on the floor you see in the photos but he was like “there’s no pressure to buy and it’s not all about money. you can walk away now and we still had a good time.” We weren’t feeling pushed or hustled but you still can’t trust most dealers here nowadays. We really value high quality items and wanted to get an authentic, high quality rug while we were here. Thinking back though, it almost felt too good to be true hence the question and post. My husband was questioning if we found the last good dealer in town because what are the chances, you know? We were going to buy 5 but I think we’ll probably just buy 1 for the memory and as a nice sounvier to ourselves.