Istanbul Shopping Tips by Lion_Beat

Misir Carsisi (also known as Egyptian Spice Marke): World of Spices spices Review

Another old market of Istanbul. You can visit this place just for the aromats!

What to buy: Good you don't have to pa for smelling!

Address: Eminonu

Directions: Near to Yeni Camii and Galata Bridge.

Theme: Food and Drink

How to bargain tip

What to buy: First of all be sure you are shopping in a place where they don't have fixed prices (tags)! ... :) ... That's where you can bargain!
Second: decide for yourself what would you like to buy.
3rd: decide how much you are willing to pay for that!

What to pay: Well that's really funny sometimes! Because the price sometimes can fall ten times less then initial.
technigues:
Do not show your interest for the item you are interested in, ask for someting else instead, and again, and again something else. ... stop... know you can ask about your item... the price should be already smaller. Now start asking about that item, ask, ask, ask... But do not show your interes. At this time price should be even smaller! Look at the item, analise it, and... make a step like you are going away... Now the fun starts! With your first step price became smaller, look at the seller, and make the 2nd step... and go on untill you will hear the last price... And it still can be not the last price!
Another tip: try this when you don't want to buy anything, just for fun, and you will learn the real price of the item. Next time try again in some other place. After that you can buy it!

Theme: Other

Kapali Carsi (also known as The Grand Bazaar): nr.1 for Shopping grand bazaar Review

Most of the people do not come here for shopping, some of them are just passing by (making a shortcut through the bazaar), some of them are here as tourists not shoppers (just exploring). And I would say there are things to explore and see, even if you don't want to buy anything. You can take a walk in labirint of streets, streets in gold or silver, carpets or local crafts. And it's pretty much the same as it was hundreds years ago.

What to buy: You can buy for cheap silver here (if you know how!). Most of tourists buy T-shirts (with Istanbul inscription) from here. You can also buy small craft art itimes. Ask for NAZAR (The Evel eye to protect you, its blue/green color and its practically on every corner). Do not expect to find real antiques here!

What to pay: You already heard that you have to bargain here! And here is no exception... (esspecialy here)... there are no price tags here of course!
Check on my 'How to bargain tip' if you want to leran how to buy things for less!

Address: Kapali Carsi

Directions: You can enter from Beyazit Square or from Nuruosmaniye Blvd.

Theme: Local Craft