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Hard Working Carpet Chap - Tetouan
Hard Working Carpet Chap
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Local Time 11:37 am Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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Street Vendors!
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  • By jamiesno on February 28, 2003
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  • Buying Drums! - Tetouan
    Buying Drums!
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    Here is a perfect example of bargainning. Several people in our group bought drums for $10 Euros. The same drums you see in the pictures. I told the guy I wasn't paying that much, but he then explained how everyone else paid $10 and I had to pay the same price. After ignoring him for a couple of minutes, needn't worry he was following me, he told me I could have them for $7. I done good right? Wrong a friend of mine immediately after that got them for $5 Euros!!!!

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    Street Markets
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  • Updated By jamiesno on February 28, 2003
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  • Goat Cheese - Tetouan
    Goat Cheese
    by jamiesno
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    When you are walking through the streets of Tetouan there are markets everywhere in the center of the medina. Everything from fish, to handicrafts to goat's cheese which is in the picture and very tasty. My North American standards it may take some courage to buy from these markets as cleanliness appears to be an issue.

    I tasted the goat's cheese and it was great. If you are planning on making a good Paella upon return it is a great place to buy the spice saffron at great prices. This is where the spice comes from and this is where the prices are best!

    Never pay the asking price, in Morocco everything is negotiable. Sort of reminded me of Mexico in that regard.

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    Art Gallery
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  • By jamiesno on February 28, 2003
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  • Hand Made Carpets - Tetouan
    Hand Made Carpets
    by jamiesno
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    My apologies for not remembering the name again but there is a family owned art gallery that has a connection to the Government whereby they can ship your merchandise for free. It is designed to help promote the local art work.

    In this gallery the handmade carpets where amazing. All from natural fibres with no coloring added to them. They were very high quality and appeared they could not be burnt or cut by a knife based on demonstrations. Each carpet could take anywhere from 6 months to a year to make.

    Again in Morocco, don't pay the asking price, I recommending aiming for 1/4 or less. Hey it's worth trying, but never ever pay more than you are comfortable with, no one likes that feeling.

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  • Directions: Medina Center.
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    ~Flying carpets~
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  • Updated By freya_heaven on January 15, 2005
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  • Hard Working Carpet Chap - Tetouan
    Hard Working Carpet Chap
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    My shopping tip is about carpets. We didnt buy one for reasons explained below. But I might next time.
    This tip is the same as my warnings tip (Just to save you reading it again, if you already have )........................... (~_~)

    Our Tour Guide took us to a local Shopping Centre which actually turned out to be a Very hard sell carpet shop.

    May the hard sell commence......................................
    We were all separated up and each put in a carpet room and given Mint Tea.

    Then a boy had to unroll dozens of carpets, as he did it we had to seperate them in to like and dislike piles. From the offset we had repeatedly told the sales man we had no intention of buying a carpet, but it fell on deaf ears.

    After what seemed 100 carpet unrolling's later, the sales man ungraciously conceded defeat and stormed out of the room, leaving the poor carpet unroller to rull them all up again.

    Out of a group of about 10 we were the only ones to walk away empty handed, so it obviously works on most people.

    I have to say the carpets were beautiful, and maybe another time we would have bought one, but in the middle of a 5 month trip, home improvements were not our top priority (~_~)

    On the plus side it was the nicest mint tea I have ever tasted

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    Medina: Anything
  • By Redang on April 16, 2008
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  • Medina (Tetoaun, Morocco) - Tetouan
    Medina (Tetoaun, Morocco)
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    Anything you are looking for.

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    They will follow you in the street...: any store
  • By vivacolombia on September 27, 2005
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  • Tetouan Shopping
    by vivacolombia
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    The tour I was on stopped at pre-determined stores and shops for special demonstrations and shows. The hand made crafts we were shown were wonderful and the amount of work it took to create and make those things surely justified the high price. But, c'mon!!! You're in Morroco: they inflate prices so you can bargain...it's part of the culture so don't hesitate!!
    I got a handmade morrocan rug initially quoted at USD$120 for USD$40!!

    rugs and potteries are incredible

    no more than 50$

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    Zoco: All a zoco can offer
  • By Redang on April 16, 2008
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  • Zoco (Tetoaun, Morocco) - Tetouan
    Zoco (Tetoaun, Morocco)
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  • Directions: Mostly around Place Hassan II.
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