Continuing our series on overseas shopping, will share their impressions of the shopping in Israel - a country with a relatively recent long visa-free, pleasant in all respects (except for the latent threat of terrorism) and go shopping there - it is very entertaining.
So, usually buy in Israel ? Dead Sea cosmetics. The most famous brand - Ahava (in Hebrew, by the way, the word means "love"), but there are many different names and all brands that are, as they say in the old advertising, "not all are created equal." Therefore, to buy cosmetics and salt is specialized in Pharmacy and cosmetics stores (the largest - April and Superpharm) or retail stores brands.
By the way, beware of (being on the Arab market, or visiting questionable souvenir shops) to buy the salt produced in Jordan or in the so-called "areas" - in the West Bank or the Gaza Strip, as during transport of the salt through the face, it will almost certainly arouse suspicion of airport security have to inspect luggage and lengthen the passage of the luggage that you control.
The same problem can (not 100%, but with a certain probability) occur when cross-border trafficking of you latrunskogo excellent wine. The fact that the wine produced in the territory Latrunskogo Catholic monastery, which, as a Christian institution, is from the perspective of the state of Israel extraterritorial, and therefore potentially disturbing. Personally, I had to go for their bottles to the airport a few days after their return - they packed in a separate box and sent another, later flight than me and the rest of my luggage. But, in general, is to buy wine and taste - it's worth it. A freely will control no less delicious Carmel Israeli kosher wines, which are sold in retail stores and in supermarkets and duty free shops.
The next item on the program - souvenirs. In the Arab market in the Old City of Jerusalem, a huge number of items of different ethnic parsing - not bad from the carpets to fake Roman coins. Do not lose vigilance and fiercely bargain, for even the minimum amount that you paid after a long trade with the Arabs, will be several times more than the amount he paid for the thing itself to its suppliers. I bought on the Arab market, Indian blankets with prints, lamps with mosaic made of colored glass pieces, colored stone beads, candles and silver crosses for the faithful friends (gold Arabs buying risky).
Gold jewelry is better to buy in the shops of the Jews - there with you, too, will be traded and will try to cheat, but gold will give the certificate. Most Popular in Israel decorations - wide rings without stones, that girls wear on the middle finger, and the suspension in the form of a six-pointed Star of David and the "palm of Fatima" with an eye in the middle.
By the way, if you want to make a major purchase, visit the Tel Aviv diamond exchange, where you can buy a ring or earrings with diamonds certified, or go to Boutiques H.Stern - in Israel, the exclusive jewelry much cheaper than in Russia, especially in view of Tax Refund for foreigners. Costume jewelry can be to look at the legendary by Israeli standards boutiques Michal Negrin - of course, if you like kitsch gizmos with lots of rhinestones. Even if you're not a fan of antiques, visit in the old Tel Aviv suburb of Jaffa flea market Pishpishim. There is everything - from crockery and items of Judaica to the old sea binoculars. It is necessary to go on Friday morning (preferably 10 hours, in the afternoon the market closes and begins the Sabbath - the time from Friday evening until Saturday evening, when all the shops and kosher cafes and restaurants are closed).
Speaking of Shabbat: there are large department stores, which are open on Shabbat, on Saturday night, and work until late at night. The largest of them - the so-called Azrieli Canyon (Canyon - shopping center) in Tel Aviv. There you can buy things of Israeli brands, such as, Fox, Castro, Golf and Tamnoon - frankly cheap or cheap things youth and knitwear. There are not very high quality, but the funny shoes, such Gazith. It is especially advantageous to buy children's things in Israel in the season of sales: there are many children, and children's clothes manufacturers do not tend to force up prices. If you have time, check out the outlet Fox, for example, on the pedestrian Ben Yehuda Street in downtown Jerusalem. There you can buy quality items 2-4 completely for 100 shekels (about $ 25). Another potential bargain - included in our fashion, and Israel has long wildly popular rubber sandals Crocs. There are almost all models and almost all dimensions, half the country goes to them, and the prices are lower than in Russia.
The only thing in Israel, almost no, but if there is, it is very expensive - a branded designer clothing. For it is better to go to Europe.
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