Casablanca Shopping
Avoid using credit cards as much as possible in the shops as fraud is widespread and, additionally, many retailers and restaurants will automatically add a surcharge if this form of payment is made.
Worthy mementoes include ornately decorated tagine cooking dishes, leather belts and jackets, handmade jewellery and attractively embroidered clothing but are generally dearer than elsewhere in Morocco.
If endless bargaining proves too stressful, the Exposition Nationale d'Artisanat, 3 avenue Hassan II, offers the above and more at fixed prices. Alpha 55, at 55 avenue Mers Sultan, is a reliable department store.
Usual shop opening hours are Monday to Saturday 0830-1200 and 1400-1830, but during the Ramadan celebrations, food stores open late in the morning, are closed for much of the day and then reopen from the evening until very late. Hypermarkets open from 0900-2100 seven days a week, while Jewish-owned businesses are closed on Saturdays.
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