It is better to go shopping at the "souk" in Fez. This means "market" in Arabic. The largest Bazaar is located in Medina. This is the oldest part of the city. In addition to it, there are five other fairly large markets here. You should not go shopping just for a couple of hours in the hope of quickly purchasing everything you need. So you run the risk of not enjoying the charm of local markets and miss a lot of profit. Souk is not only a place of purchase and sale but also a local open-air museum and the club of interest here. You can observe the work of artisans, find items whose shape and purpose have not changed for centuries, and communicate with local residents here. It is necessary to bargain in Fez. The price can be inflated three, five, and ten times in any market here. However, you will have to pay in stores with a cash register and a fixed cost of products usually a third more than what you can negotiate with the seller in the market. Keep in mind that Moroccans sincerely consider a dispute about the price an important part of the purchase. They do not like aggression and haste in this. But if you refuse to buy a product for which the seller has given you a discount, then you will do extremely indecent. So you should not start arguing about the price of the product if you do not plan to buy it. The seller will roll his eyes more than once and raise his hands to the sky, showing how hard the concession is given to him. Don't be surprised that sellers are
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