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Hi all. My husband and I went to Sharm 3 years ago, and now we are sending our parents on a well-deserved vacation. To the question from their side of what useful and worthwhile things can be purchased there, we are ashamed to admit that we cannot unambiguously answer. After all, the bulk of the goods are all sorts of souvenirs, really unnecessary. Perhaps exotic foods, but that's just to eat. What do you advise? Thanks in advance :)
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yordan, if parents are born craftsmen to bargain, then you can buy anything)) and so - the locals can brazenly deceive, put on something terrible, and even at an exorbitant price ... but of course, it's a master))
In general, I’ll write what I remember at prices (the rate is 1 c.u. / 6 pounds. Prices are indicated taking into account long trading, and then - it would be possible to throw off more, we just don’t like this business): cotton shawl 100 pounds, tea Hibiscus 45 pounds, oil (perfume) 1 pound 1 gr., black honey 45 pounds jar, wonderful stone candlesticks 40 pounds (small), souvenir pyramids 10-15 pounds, fridge magnets 5-10 pounds 1 pc., souvenir wall plate 20 pounds , glow-in-the-dark papyrus 25 pounds, stacks of metal 25 pounds, mangoes - 15 pounds 1kg (here you can take A LOT of them home, it is important to remember that green is the most ripe), very tasty fruit with a creamy taste: ishte / ishta / ashte or also called anon (our whole family liked it) 60 pounds 1 kg, dates 18 pounds pack, halva 4.60 pounds pack 50 gr in the metro store, in general, halva and various oriental sweets are better to dial in the metro. And that's not all))) In general, there are countless things that require a lot of money))
In general, I’ll write what I remember at prices (the rate is 1 c.u. / 6 pounds. Prices are indicated taking into account long trading, and then - it would be possible to throw off more, we just don’t like this business): cotton shawl 100 pounds, tea Hibiscus 45 pounds, oil (perfume) 1 pound 1 gr., black honey 45 pounds jar, wonderful stone candlesticks 40 pounds (small), souvenir pyramids 10-15 pounds, fridge magnets 5-10 pounds 1 pc., souvenir wall plate 20 pounds , glow-in-the-dark papyrus 25 pounds, stacks of metal 25 pounds, mangoes - 15 pounds 1kg (here you can take A LOT of them home, it is important to remember that green is the most ripe), very tasty fruit with a creamy taste: ishte / ishta / ashte or also called anon (our whole family liked it) 60 pounds 1 kg, dates 18 pounds pack, halva 4.60 pounds pack 50 gr in the metro store, in general, halva and various oriental sweets are better to dial in the metro. And that's not all))) In general, there are countless things that require a lot of money))
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answered 12 years ago
everything I bring from Egypt is scarves, teas, spices, couscous, halva, tahini, fruits.
the rest is Chinese junk and it's not worth it)))
the rest is Chinese junk and it's not worth it)))
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answered 12 years ago
After 5 years, I "discovered" leather bags (fake) for myself, very cool. Before that, I didn’t even look in their direction, they turned out to be many times better than ours. The leather is very high quality and the price is around $50.
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answered 12 years ago
You are right about bags. I bought one for myself 3 years ago. But only it turned out not to be leather, but a good substitute, if you can call it that :(( So the conclusion is that in order to buy this, you need to be able to understand. And the bag itself is excellent, I dragged it all 3 years.
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answered 12 years ago
if parents like coffee, then let them buy it here with cardamom. coffee has a pronounced oriental taste due to kadamon. as far as I remember, in the subway or in carrefour, the cost of a 250 gram pack is around 18 pounds, ashta is now a kilogram of 35-40 pounds and this fruit is really worth a try))))))) from fruits, it’s still a season for pomegranates, oranges and tangerines, ashta and dates
and so I completely agree with the list of Anetka jan and there are also bags made of camel skin (real camel skin can be in bags like "avosek", so to speak, rustic style, since it is tougher than calf)
and so I completely agree with the list of Anetka jan and there are also bags made of camel skin (real camel skin can be in bags like "avosek", so to speak, rustic style, since it is tougher than calf)
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answered 12 years ago
Valievat, With prices, of course, you somehow "good" bargained. Hibiscus is generally garbage. $1 - 5 pounds (I think so, like many others). For $9 you can buy a bag! Magnets in the OLD Market for $ 1. for 4 pcs. (3 pieces if I say that I don’t take from you). Camels (medium) $5-7 Crocodile skin bags $50-100 T-shirts $2-5 (single quality). Hookahs (medium) $10-40 depends on the number of pipes and how much you get "herbs" and coals for this hookah. Plates on the wall (small) for USD. ATTENTION, these prices are not in hotel shops. For there is 1 magnet - 1-2 dollars.
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answered 12 years ago
Demion2002, I think there is no such thing as fixed prices for the Egyptians. Well, at least when we were in Sharm, in two different stores they could name completely different prices for one trinket, up to a difference of up to 100 pounds :) So I think it all depends on the ability to bargain and negotiate. I remember I once tried to persistently find out from one merchant the purchase price of one vase, despite the fact that I had already paid for it, so he threw off another 50% of the price to the previous 50%, and escorted us out of the store almost with a kick in the ass :)) It's a pity! It was interesting :)
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answered 12 years ago
thanks orbittours. Coffee is a good idea. Tell me which one is better to take, grain or ground? I guess the one with cardamom is ground
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answered 12 years ago
With cardamom - ground. We bought a pack of 8-9 pounds, now I don’t remember how many grams.
There is a wonderful supermarket in Hurghada - Spinace in Senzo Mall. It is better to buy products there. I haven't seen it anywhere cheaper, and haven't been able to bargain with the fucked-up Arabs. Early November prices: mango -11 lb / 1kg (take soft ones to eat now, hard ones to bring home. They need to lie warm in the sun to become edible). Pomegranates - very large and sweet - 10-12lb/kg. Black honey (from black cumin they give in hotels all the time (for an amateur), (we like it) 1.5 kg can (plastic) - 14l. Baskets with dried dates stuffed with various nuts (500-700g) - 19-30l. Bought hazelnuts (12lb/kg) Juices in packages (4.5-7lb/1l), excellent quality, not what we sell.
Not edible: bought 2 carpets, for different trips (2*3m). The last time for 200 dollars. A year and a half ago, they barely bargained for 300 (my wife has a weakness for them).
Copper trays with embossing (has been hanging for half a year - it does not darken. For a tray with a diameter of 80-70 dollars (in the Old Market), in Naama they ask up to 200 for the same.
Wooden masks (cats) large 80-100 cm - price 13-20 dollars depending on the complexity of the work).
There is a wonderful supermarket in Hurghada - Spinace in Senzo Mall. It is better to buy products there. I haven't seen it anywhere cheaper, and haven't been able to bargain with the fucked-up Arabs. Early November prices: mango -11 lb / 1kg (take soft ones to eat now, hard ones to bring home. They need to lie warm in the sun to become edible). Pomegranates - very large and sweet - 10-12lb/kg. Black honey (from black cumin they give in hotels all the time (for an amateur), (we like it) 1.5 kg can (plastic) - 14l. Baskets with dried dates stuffed with various nuts (500-700g) - 19-30l. Bought hazelnuts (12lb/kg) Juices in packages (4.5-7lb/1l), excellent quality, not what we sell.
Not edible: bought 2 carpets, for different trips (2*3m). The last time for 200 dollars. A year and a half ago, they barely bargained for 300 (my wife has a weakness for them).
Copper trays with embossing (has been hanging for half a year - it does not darken. For a tray with a diameter of 80-70 dollars (in the Old Market), in Naama they ask up to 200 for the same.
Wooden masks (cats) large 80-100 cm - price 13-20 dollars depending on the complexity of the work).
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answered 12 years ago
at the expense of haggling in Egypt, this is a separate issue)))))))) I will say right away that during the revolution and in the post-revolutionary period, everything could be bought very cheap now, prices have risen a little. In charm, souvenirs are always more expensive than in Hurghada. and in my opinion it is better to buy products (except for fruits) in supermarkets: metro, carrefour, ragab sans (it's all in charm, at the expense of Hurghada metro there is the rest I don't know)
I buy ground coffee with cardamom (it is very finely ground). here they usually drink it sweet, if you don’t like it, I do it with chocolate. but never with milk!
I buy ground coffee with cardamom (it is very finely ground). here they usually drink it sweet, if you don’t like it, I do it with chocolate. but never with milk!
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answered 12 years ago
It is a pity that such discrimination in prices between Sharm and Hurghada :(
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answered 12 years ago
You have already been listed everything that you can buy in Sharm. I can add from myself. This year I bought a hair mask in a pharmacy in Soho, I really, really liked it, made in the UAE 550 ml. This is for those who are in the fight for beautiful hair. They also have a good antibiotic ointment. Any wound, cut heals instantly, tested on yourself. Maybe this information will come in handy for you. Have a good rest for your parents.
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answered 12 years ago
Demion2002, and crocodile handbags at a price of 50-100 where? :) orient to the shop. Otherwise, this time I felt one with spinal bumps for 300, the last one was "torn out" of my hands. :)
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answered 12 years ago
Thanks to heendo7 :) Can you explain what Soho is or where it is?
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answered 12 years ago
And all! I already know :) thanks, they wouldn’t say, I wouldn’t know :)
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answered 12 years ago
Soho is a very beautiful area near the Savoy and Sierra hotels. It has singing fountains (a small music show), restaurants, an ice bar, an ice rink, a bowling alley, a Kultorama cinema, shops. A small piece of civilization in Sharm.
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answered 12 years ago
And no one mentioned anything about bananas, why aren't they there?
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answered 12 years ago
hendo7, Very accurately noticed about the ointment. I was treated on the beach with just this ointment for a cut from corals. And I regret that I didn’t buy it at the local pharmacy home
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answered 12 years ago
And there are bananas there)) only, for my taste, they seem to be green. In Tae there were interesting bananas, small, deep dark red with bones inside))
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answered 12 years ago
And it is precisely noted that we bargained "well")) we do not like this business, but there it is simply a necessity. Now I go home and I am glad that the named price does not need to be knocked down)
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answered 12 years ago
Valievat, I also met corals, my whole leg was smashed. I applied for insurance, and there they handed me this ointment and a white antiseptic, which cements this. Everything healed very quickly, then at home the whole family was treated as needed. first-aid kit. Ointment -10 dollars, and I bought a mask for 12 dollars. You can’t bargain in a pharmacy, the price is fixed. Although everything is always more expensive in Soho.
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answered 12 years ago