Aswan Shopping Tips by Court94403

Name of Shop: Om Elnor Jewelry


What To Buy: Cartouches are small replicas of the larger Cartouches found on the walls of various temples throughout Egypt. The symbols inside are hieroglyphic, each one stands for a letter in the ancient Egyptian Alphabet.

In ancient Egypt, the only people allowed to have his or her name inside a Cartouche in hieroglyph, were royalty.

What To Pay: Silver Cartouches with Silver lettering, $10-20
Silver Cartouches with Gold lettering, $25-35
Gold Cartouches (All Gold) Sold by Weight.
(All prices above in U.S. Dollar)

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Theme: Jewelry
Phone: 311462
Address: Mahmod Betet St, Aswan

What To Buy: Shopping for gifts and souvenirs in Aswan is the only way to go. Most items can be bought for a much lower price than in Cairo or Luxor. The biggest misconception when shopping for items in Egypt is to pay full price, ( the first price that the vendor offers). Actually, the local shopkeepers are more than willing to bargain with you. Try to bargain down to half of the asking price. (If the price is agreed upon pay for the item, it is considered rude to agree to buy an item and the change your mind and not buy). The exception to the rule of bargaining is when buying gold jewelry. Most people come to Egypt thinking that gold and silver are extremely cheap. Not true. You will pay for gold and silver for what it is worth on the World Gold Market, so it does no good to bargain (they usually weight it). If you are with a tour group, ask the tour guide to help you.

Items to buy:
Jewelry-Gold, Silver, Turquoise etc.
Leather Goods
Carpets and Rugs
Shishas (Waterpipes)
Wodden Carvings
Perfume Oils/Perfume Bottles
Herbs-Vanilla, Saffron, Indigo, Curry, and Cinnamon etc.
Egyptian Clothing
Copper and Brassware


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Theme: Gifts