Casablanca - Post Report Question and Answers

Is this a "shopping post"? Are there interesting handicrafts, artwork, antiques, or other items that people typically buy there?

It is, you can get a lot of artisanal goods for low prices. - Sep 2022


Handicraft: leather, pottery, wool carpets; Furniture; Spices. Learn the art of haggling - Jun 2021


There are not many unique local crafts other than rugs and some pottery. - Feb 2016


Moroccan rugs, woodcrafts, ceramics, metal-work, hand-made furniture, argan oil products. Lots of opportunities for buying hand-made items. Avoid buying in big touristy places like Marrakech and Fes (unless you are recommended to a specific shop by someone from post). Prices for hand-made items are always negotiable (the co-ops are the one place they aren't). - Jul 2014


Argan oil, rugs, etc. - May 2014


Rugs for sure. Many other handicrafts like mirrors, wood work, Argan oil. - Jun 2012


Metal and glass lamps, pottery, embroidered tablecloths. - Apr 2010


Rugs, lanterns, fabric, furniture, brass, pottery. - Mar 2008


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