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Trouble is, all the shop owners have read such advice and now inflate their prices ten times. ;)Best way to calculate things is to bear in mind that daily wages of the workers making the stuff tends to be around 100dh/day, so ask yourself (a) how long did it take to make (and therefore cost), and (b) if I was a Moroccan earning 100dh/day, would I regard the price asked as reasonable?
The alternate approach is... just think, do I really want this? and how much is it worth to me? And pay that amount.
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I am agree to, it was so right about that "all the shop owners have read such advice ... "And I remember, once one bought in Fes such Moroccan shoes for 90EUR, leads it was and he was happy for them untill he got to know that such in Rissani can cost about 9EUR :)
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Ha! "Whatever the traffic will bear".Another good tip would be buy the stuff someplace where's there's not a lot of tourists. Casablanca and Rabat come to mind.
We bought baboushes in Rabat for a fifth of the "last price" given in Marrakesh.
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In case you were looking for numbers, here is what I found from talking to many people (and keep in mind, I can't speak Moroccan Arabic, so am likely paying foreigner prices :) )In Marrakech, a pair of leather shoes/slippers in a kid size was 30 MAD, for an adult 80-120 (depending on the quality- rubber bottoms less expensive than leather ones)
Spices 5-10 MAD for a medium size bag, mint tea similarly inexpensive
Scarves 20-50 MAD depending on quality and how many you buy
Metal & glass lamp 50-90 MAD, depending on size & quality
Hope that helps!
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Depends on such things as its material and your bargaining skills. Shop around when you get there and compare asking prices, then bargain bargain bargain.But keep in mind that once you get home you probably will never wear it....like the many gaudy Hawaiian shirts I have hanging in my closet after visits to Hawaii.
