Luxor Governorate, Egypt
Al Qarnah, Luxor
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+20 1000910045
DeliveryIn-store shoppingSame-day delivery
Imhotep Alabaster Luxor is a lovely souvenir shop, disguised as a workshop with a mixture of very beautiful handmade Egyptian pottery, vases, placed between, let us say more questionable items. Upon arrival professional-performers would give you a small funny introduction about the traditional process of making some of the items sold in the shop. After entering the shop, we were served with falafel and very good coffee. They also have a very clean toilet, which are rarely found in Egypt. Mohamed knows how to give his customers a very pleasant experience, but he also uses every trick in the box to make a good profit. Such as placing items behind glass to make them look more expensive, giving you one item for free but paying more in total. Also, none of the items has stickers with prices on it, so you are sure the price he offers “specially for you” depends on how rich you look and where you come from. These tricks work very well for emotional buyers, such as my wife. Luckily, I advised her not to take her credit-card with her during our day tours in Egypt. Because we live in Switzerland, Mohamed gave us a “very special price”, so I was forced to play the game along and bargain very hard. This is a pity, because we would paid more if he started out with more reasonable prices and have bought more for a higher price if he would upper his game to more modern standards. Nevertheless, we are very happy with the alabaster souvenirs. Potential 5/5, now 4/5.
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Really nice presentation: quick and funny. There is no hassle. If you don't want to buy anything there is no problem. The staff is nice and they don't expect tips. It's worth a visit!
Very nice show at the entrance. Prices a bit high... Two small statues 50 EUR. They only tell you the price after you decide you like something. The asking price was about 40% higher than what we paid.
I picked up some very unique pieces and I'm very happy with them. I would highly recommend the great atmosphere and bargain I bought quite a number of items here and I'm very happy! Please check them out.
It's very nice and honest factory people there very friendly
They have really high quality, real hand-made pieces here, and the people are so friendly! I would buy everything if I could afford it! The works sold here are as close as it gets to owning actual ancient Egyptian pieces, with none of the legal issues that come with genuine antiquities. My congratulations to the artists working at the shop, and my thanks to Mohamed for a wonderful shopping experience!
Lots of nice art. Enjoy a tea and have a look on all the nice stuff there!
Taken by my tour operator. I did purchase for 55. Its very expensive place but I really hope its of good quality . Nice hibiscus tea. May be a tourist trap and these tour agents are getting commission. Anything possible in Egypt. But its a peaceful place. The old man who helped us check the souvenirs was good. And asked us a tip we wer happy to give him 1. Only thing I didn't like about this shop is that the owner and his friend or someone wer smoking inside the shop. This really spoil the air and peace. It would be great if he does this outside.
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