点评:On the way to Bahia Palace we been approached by one of the local guys who told us that the Palace is closed(Trick that we heard from locals a few times afterwards) and asked us if we want to see the Jewish Souk and brought us directly to one of the first shops. First impression was amazing because it was very different than the other souks.
The young guy was very friendly and explained each and every tea and spice. He also told us that they have a fixed prices compared to souks and they are located just opposite the Jewish old school and they never ripp people off compare to people in the souks. But he refused to give individual price for each item explaining that he will give us a good total discount at the end.
We selected some Berber tea, some spices and amber oil. After he did the calculations (trying to show how many discounts he gave us), he came up with 2000 MAD. As soon as you try to back off he talks you over and you feel overwhelmed. We have seen so far the typical tricks from these guys but this one did an excellent marketing and during summing up the price he ripped us very badly.
On top of that, when we arrived home we discovered that harissa spice was full of bugs and we had to get rid of it. Never buy any spices in open containers!
No matter how polite and helpful these guys try to show themselves be careful about their bad intentions.
For us the lessons learned - don’t buy anything in Mellah souk in Marrakech.
翻译:去巴伊亚宫的路上,一个当地人拦住我们说宫殿关门了(后来我们又从几个当地人那里听到过这种伎俩),问我们想不想去犹太集市逛逛,然后直接带我们去了第一家店。第一印象很棒,因为这里和其他集市很不一样。
那个年轻人非常友好,详细地介绍了每一种茶叶和香料。他还说,他们的价格是固定的,不像其他集市那样宰客,而且他们的店就在犹太老学校对面。但他拒绝单独报价,说最后会给我们一个很大的折扣。
我们选了一些柏柏尔茶、一些香料和琥珀油。他算了算(还特意强调给了我们多少折扣),最后算出来一共2000迪拉姆。你只要一想放弃,他就会跟你套近乎,让你感觉有点不知所措。我们之前见识过这些人的惯用伎俩,但这个家伙的推销手段高明得多,结账的时候狠狠宰了我们一刀。
更糟糕的是,我们到家后发现哈里萨辣酱里全是虫子,只好扔掉。千万别买敞口包装的香料!
不管这些人表现得多么彬彬有礼、热情周到,都要小心他们的险恶用心。
我们吸取的教训是——千万别在马拉喀什的梅拉赫露天市场买任何东西。