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Shopping in Egypt:
Egypt is a wonderland
of shopping opportunities. Of course, there are the famous bazaars such
as the Khan el-Khalili, but then there are also thousands of unusual
stores scattered about the country, and especially in Cairo, though some
products are better purchased perhaps from the locale from which they
are produced, such as alabaster in Luxor. However, Cairo provides a huge
variety of everything from antiques to fine clothing and especially
jewelry.
In some shops, you
must haggle while in others the price will be set. Which type of store
provides the best possible deals depends both on the shop itself and the
haggling ability of the buyer an seller. Frequently though some of the
best deals at the best consistent quality is found in stores with fixed
prices. For example, one might haggle over a mother-of-pearl box in the
Khan el-Khalili and wind up paying a fairly low price but for an
inferior products, while in a fixed price shop, one might end up paying
more, but for a far superior mother-of-pearl box.
The purpose for this
section is to provide Tour Egypt readers with information both on how to
shop in Egypt, as well as to enlighten them on how to tell what makes
various products better or worse from the standpoint of quality. Of
course, for those not traveling to Egypt, our Virtual Khan el-Khalili,
Tour Egypt's online shop provides many quality products found in Egypt
at reasonable prices.
General Shopping:
Specific Types of Products:
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