Vendor's Carpet

A Vendor's Carpet (バンダーズ・カーペット) is a magical item in Sword Art Online. It is the first basic item that allows aspiring craftsmen and merchants to open shops. A Vendor's Carpet is about the size of two tatami mats and can carry a large amount of items, foods, etc. It is an indispensable tool for merchants, because other players cannot steal from a Vendor's Carpet (objects placed on a vendor's carpet cannot be moved by anyone but the merchant).

The Vendor's Carpet also has a storage mode, when everything on the carpet can be rolled up into a cylinder about 1.5 meters long and 10 centimeters in diameter. Since it is a magic carpet, it stays the same weight regardless of the amount of materials stored within it.

The carpet only works within the AREA of towns and villages. In addition, it cannot be stored in a player's inventory, so it must be carried around by hand at all times.

Trivia

 * During the Beta Testing period of SAO, the carpet had been used to play pranks. For instance, placing furniture on top of the carpet to block the road. This method of abusing the item was patched shortly after it was discovered.