It is a well known fact that every holiday includes the delight of shopping. Even tough you may promise yourself youll resist the bargains (that often become clutter around the house after a couple of months), nevertheless youll end up in the souvenir shop for little shopping for your loved ones. If you are traveling to Turkey, Egypt, or Morocco it becomes harder to resist this incitement. As a person who travels frequently to Middle East, Id like to share some of my personal experiences with North American travelers who are planning to visit these countries:
1) First rule: Always bargain at the bazaars and Souks. Salesmen in carpet, jewelery and leather shops work on commission basis; so never accept the first or second offer. Sometimes you can even get up to 70% discount over the original price.
2) Try to judge the price by how much you would be willing to pay for it in your home country. Fix the price in your mind and stick to it. On the other hand, always keep in your mind the value of the local money. Try to think in the local currency; most items might sound cheap when converted to USD but might be very expensive for local people. So purchase like a...
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