Experience shows that Russians are trusting and naive. This is especially true for inexperienced tourists in Egypt. Quite often, the resort greets travelers not only with excellent service, gorgeous beaches and a warm sea, but also with a lot of scammers who try to profit from gullible vacationers.
Hurghada is the most popular resort of Egypt. Hundreds of thousands of tourists from all over the post-Soviet space flock here every year. The favorite places of travelers are local markets and shops. This is where one of the main fraudulent zones is located. Each seller is an Ostap Bender. If the merchant sees that the client has already picked up some goods, he asks for an unrealistic price for it. At the same time, the cunning swindler watches the buyer's reaction like a true psychologist. Be sure to bargain, otherwise you will be sold the goods for an exorbitant price. To make the right purchase, do not be lazy to go around several shops, and then name your price, which will be the lowest. However, be sure that until a novice tourist gains experience, he will definitely be deceived several times. Do not be upset, since staying at the resort already implies squandering.
Another way to profit from tourists is through the tricks of hotel staff. It happens that when you hand over your room keys, you may be told that some products from the minibar were used that you have never even seen. All this is done in a limited amount of time, when a person cannot figure out what is what in the confusion. Your arguments here will be completely ineffective, but there is one effective method - say that you will immediately report it to the police if they do not leave you alone.
Always pay attention to the change you are given. There may be Russian coins among the pounds. Inattentive tourist he will notice this only later, during the next calculation, but it will be too late.
