If this cold weather is making you long for the warm fluffiness of a thick carpet between your toes, then don’t hesitate too long. The mysterious inflation – that the government is trying so hard to ignore – has another victim: carpets.
Wool prices are up about 20% over the last 5 months and polypropylene has doubled since last summer.
Prices of newly made carpets will have to go up, but the existing stock has to be sold first and with such poor consumer sales recently, they’ll be some real bargains to be had just now.
Of course, underfloor heating would also keep your feet warm…
