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Shopping in Egypt |
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Egypt, famous for it's ancient civilizaion can be said to be shopping paradise for any shopaholic. One who is travelling Egypt is definitely going to be tempted to carry home of artistic antique pieces, fine clothes, handicrafts, jewelleries and other unusual things found in Egypt. The capital, Cairo is the main centre of shopping in Egypt. However, while doing shopping in Egypt, it is better to buy some things from the locales where the thing is produced even though there are thousands of shops throughout the country.
Egypt is home of many unique products which cannot be found in any other corner of the world. One of them are world famous papyrus. Papyrus is the special kind of paper made by the ancient Egyptians out of the papyrus plant. While shopping in Egypt, a toursist will certainly buy at least one piece of art done on papyrus. Another Egyptian specialty are the handicrafts made of Alabaster stone.
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The other products for which Egypt is famous are the Egyptian baskets made of fibre,
applique work in clothes, egyptian brass, soft Egyptian cotton sheets and clothes,
objects having mother of pearl inlay, jewelleries, specially made of gold, hand made perfume bottles
belly dancing costumes and different musical instruments.
Tips for Shopping in Egypt
- The shop where there is the norm of having fixed price is the best place to do shopping in Egypt. The price might be a little higher than shops where bargaining can be done, but the quality of the product can be considered to be genuine.
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- Bargaining is an important aspect of shopping in Egypt. Though a foreigner would do anything other than bargaining in the market place, but it is better to do so as prices of most of the products are double or treble than the real value. Even in case of booking hotel rooms, bargaining can be done.
- Before you go out for shopping in Egypt, it is better to get an idea about the actual prices of the products by asking local friends or acquintances. The best way is to take any local person along with you while shopping in Egypt.
- While buying papyrus, one should be careful whether material is genuine. The real papyrus paper is generally heavier in weight, strong, durable and somewhat opaque.
- Cautiousness is to be followed while buying objects having mother of pearl inlays. The real mother of pearl inlays will be flawless and feel like a satin, but it has to examined in the bright light.
If one makes oneself enlightened about the different Egyptian products and their real price beforehand, then shopping in egypt can be done quiet smoothly and without splurging your wallet.
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