Imagine hopping out of a taxi in Marrakech’s famous central Jemaa el-Fna square and immediately joining throngs of people, all headed toward the legendary souks of this vibrant city’s famous Bazaar. Just as your nose entices you toward the warm aromas of North African and Middle Eastern spices, you are joined by a fast-talking snake charmer who wants to sling his long thin water snake around your neck. “What?! No thanks,” you politely refuse. But “no” does not mean “no” in a far off bazaar where the sellers of wares and scares have more time than you can imagine ever possessing in a day, more time to convince you that the fastest way to get to the varied souks you seek is to just allow the harmless snake to rest around your neck for a few seconds and a few Dirhams. Despite the fact that snakes give you the heebie-jeebies, even harmless ones, you decide to suck it up and in the process snap an awesome picture to post on Instagram later. Done. That wasn’t so bad! In fact, now you can’t wait to post it to social media. Is there public wifi in the bazaar?
Shopping for Moroccan Rugs
Stop it. You’re not here for snake pictures. You’re here for the Marrakech markets, for the handicrafts, love potions, leather, spice, and everything nice, and at the top of that list is an authentic vintage Moroccan carpet. So the sooner you get to the rug souks, the sooner you can find the ultimate Moroccan souvenir, the one all your friends will gush over when you invite them over for drinks. The ultimate Moroccan rug is a dreamy plush rug that can cost an arm and a leg back home, but you’re determined to snag a deal, even if you’re not exactly the world’s greatest negotiator. Far from it. But you’re desperate to have this coveted carpet because a Moroccan rug has an impossibly cozy sophistication. It’s a rug that evokes adventure and home at once. It’s a rug that will give you enjoyment daily, for years to come.
Types of Moroccan Rugs
How will you fit it into your luggage? Do you ship it? How to navigate that process in a foreign land? Do they have Fedex, or do you have to use DHL? As you wonder about the details another snake charmer trails just behind, urging you to meet his creepy thin snake, and suddenly you wish you could escape the sensory overload, the chaos and the throngs of people. You wish you could be relaxing in your living room with a nice glass of wine, feet propped up on a coffee table that sits on a gorgeous Moroccan Berber rug already!
Relax. It’s 2020 and no one’s going anywhere for a long time. Lucky for you there is a way you can have a Moroccan Berber in your living room in less than a week at a price you never thought possible.