Mr Dee you are absolutely right Oak Ray Wood Carvings is a shop full of villains. When you enter the shop they must be saying to themselves "here comes another mug , lets see how much money we can squeeze out of him". Unfortunately they squeezed £1500 out of me when I bought a coffee table of teak which split right across the top after 3 months -the manager didn't want to know when I complained. There is a government LAKSALA in Colombo which is honest and above board. If I had only known!

Abhijit I bet you the manager hasn't compensated you as he promised. I know from experience since I bought the same table myself for the same price. Samuel

Don't count your chickens -you probably paid a bomb for the elephant and if you are lucky it is teak. Wait a few months to see whether cracks will develop on the surface of the elephant and then I assure you , you will be on your own because Oak Ray don't have any after sales service -they don't care about you once you have paid up . Let me advise you that next time you go to Sri Lanka insist that the taxi takes you to the government shop called LAKSALA , in Colombo where the prices are much lower and the products are genuine. In Kenya I bought an ebony elephant bigger than the one on your photo for £100 and I paid for another one in rosewood for £80.

You are right Abheek, the actual wood carving is not done in the factory ,as claimed by Oak Ray ,but in the villages by the exploited village craftsmen who earn a pittance compared with the 10x mark up that Oak Ray wood carvings charge us. You are better off buying in the government shop LAKSALA which is a genuine state sponsored shop where you will be given good after sales service. All the local taxis know LAKSALA but don't take you there because they get no commission from them . Insist that the taxi takes you there please and never fall into the trap again. My cracked coffee table is testament to crooks that Oak Ray are.

YES IT DOES PROVIDE A LEARNING EXPERIENCE -HOW TO GET ROBBED AND FLEECED IN BROAD DAYLIGHT !!! Oak Ray is an unscrupulous company who preys on unsuspecting clients brought in by local taxis who want a nice commission. Please don't fall into the trap and spoil your Sri Lanka holiday visiting Oak Ray. Go to the government run souvenir shop LAKSALA instead .

Mr Tai Sheng for your info I bought the same table in teak but hand painted in natural dyes_ I paid £1450 for it plus transport. I live in London where it gets cold in winter and within 8 months my table top cracked from one end to another . If where you live is cold and you use heating then your table will surely crack because the wood is not export quality for cold countries. If you live in a hot country you might be OK . If you want to see the cracks on my table go to Youtube and search for "Oak ray wood carvings kandy sri lanka". It is the first video you see on the first page. My table is like yours but handpainted. When I complained to Oak Ray Wood carvings they didn't compensate me in any way - just made promises they didn't fulfil . Next time please go the Government shop in Colombo called "LAKSALA" and they will sell you good quality goods with good after sales service.

小心 在Oak Ray Wood Carvings 这家木制雕刻店千万别买到任何东西。因为木材没有被加热加工过而木才出了很大的裂缝。 雪上加霜 OakRayWoodCarvings这家店的价格很贵得两三倍。柚木的雕刻在天气冷的国家的家里面一定热缩就很快出了大的裂缝。我买到的桌子的上面出了很大的难看的裂缝。

You were lucky you weren't taken in by Oak Ray Wood Carvings like the rest of us were .Please direct all your complaints against Oak Ray Wood Carvings to the following website which is the Sri Lankan Tourist Authority Look for SLTDA in google and find the section on complaints. They will give your complaint fair attention . Unfortunately Trip Advisor don't allow any websites or web addresses in their pages .

You are absolutely right but did you know about the government shop called LAKSALA in Colombo which is reasonably priced with excellent after sales service ? It is well worth a visit . The taxi drivers don't take you there because they are not enticed with commissions. Oak Ray Wood Carvings are there to con you and provide you with zero after sales service . I am talking from bitter experience -I bought a table for £1450 and after a few months it developed deep cracks on the surface -Oak Ray didn't want to know.

Sorry about the Oak Ray scam . What I would like to know is did the wooden item you bought develop cracks in various places like mine did ??? I paid double what you paid.