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     Egypt has had enough tourists, over many enough years, to present a diluted image of true handicraft and tourist souvenirs. Many Egyptians as well, will often not be able to tell one from the other. The quality of the work is often excellent, and the cost will be so low, that it is a bit difficult to point out the very best buys for visitors to Egypt.

Many get fascinated by papyrus, but anyone planning to buy such items, would do best to shop around first. I had presented 4 different qualities in the most renowned store of Cairo, and to my taste the worst quality was the most attractive, while I felt that the best qualities were overloaded by colors.

Anyone buying papyrus, do best by choosing the ones they really like best, but pay according to a scale where brownish colors are counted as the most crude quality, while the very colorful ones are considered best. One thing to always look out for: The papyrus should not have any painting lost, nor anything in the process of peeling off. But this applies to the best qualities.

Egyptian Jewellery bought at the right price, will leave you wondering how anyone could be making any profits. This becomes especially clear with gold items, where the price you pay is just a little bit above the metal price.

Clothes and shoes can be of incredible value. Cotton clothes can be tailor-made, but the quality of the work is unpredictable. If you know how to spot bad from good work, here you have a great way of saving in on the costs of traveling to Egypt. First class leather, and pleasant even for long walks.

For leather items, skin quality is generally very good. Prices are good, but check the workmanship just as much as the leather quality. Leather shall be soft,- very soft, elastic and firm. Stitches should be strong enough to let the vendor have to try to tear the jacket or bag apart.

Egypt has many more good items at sale, than the ones described above. There are two banal, but important, rules never to forget: Only buy what you really like, and never rush into a transaction.