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Shopkeepers in Sidi Bou Said

As we were walking up to the main square of the town we were approached by lots of shop keepers who were trying to sell their products to the large crowds in the street. We were quite used to this type of behaviour and it was easy enough to brush off. However, we saw a number of tourists stop at shops to look at things and when they tried to leave the shopkeepers would switch on the hard-sell and in some cases they turned quite aggressive. Also, some of the shopkeepers would approach people on the street, put a toy camel or straw hat in their hand and keep hassling the shoppers until they handed over their money. It may have been only a small minority of shopkeepers using these tactics but it does little for Sidi Bou Said. I would advise you to skip shopping in Sidi Bou Said altogether.