Kemer Shopping
People love to shop no matter where no matter when. Even on holidays when what they really need to do is let loose and wind down to allow the body to absorb full relaxation, nobody can suppress the need to shop. This is mainly because when we are on holiday, we feel obliged to buy souvenirs for friends and family back home as well as for remembrance and there is a high tendency for this habit to expand to an extent where our credit cards will be working themselves to the max while we are on our so called vacation.
If you find yourself spending the summer holidays in Kemer, Turkey, you can be rest assured that pleasing the shopaholic in you would not prove too tough a task to handle as the shopping scene in this part of the world is actually quite great. Moreover, shopping is made safer and more convenient for you as all shopping areas in Kemer are built for pedestrian only meaning you do not need to cross any street or smell any exhaust fumes while you shop.
Generally, the things to look out for in this area of the Mediterranean are finely crafted silverware, Turkish textile and hand woven carpets as well as fashion jewelry crafted by hand and all of this can easily be found in a large array of stores in the Kemer Municipality. There are also a number of shops selling all sorts of leather goods in fact, practically anything that can be made out of leather. The main principle to keep to when shopping in these areas is to always bargain with the shopkeeper. These are not franchises you are dealing with and you can be offered discounts should the shopkeeper feel it is alright to. However, there are franchises in Kemer, mostly in fashion as the shopping areas are filled with stores sporting world renowned designer brands.
Regardless of what you want to spend your money on, a must-visit place for all shoppers is the Folks Bazaar which opens on Sundays only. Apart from having the usual fare of local handicrafts and jewelry, the Folks Bazaar is quite like a fruit market but a very good one which puts on sale the freshest of fruits and vegetables grown on Mediterranean land. A large variety of foodstuffs can be purchased in this bazaar too.
When shopping in Kemer, you should always look around for signs which say "TAX FREE SHOPPING". This is because Kemer does fall into a Turkish area which is exempted from taxes and duties which may add up to around 18% of the total cost of imported goods. This applies more to the up-market stores and franchises and if you purchase a tax free item, be sure to request for a tax refund check which can be used as a form of tax rebate before you leave for home. All you need to do is present the check at any Cash Refund Offices which can be found in almost any Turkish airport for you to be refunded with the tax that you have paid.
