We enjoyed Kusadasi a lot more than we thought we would. Came by Cruise and just came out for a bit…read moreof a walk, knowing that this town here is filled with endless shops with mostly fake products. But since we like Turkey in general, we had a look around. Right in the front of the bazaar, near the port, there is the most and aggressive hassle going on. Every single shop (with mostly the same products) you will get talk to and everybody's trying to convice you to shop at their store. It can get a bit annoying, but then again this is what they do and their daily business. Just a polite "no, thank you" will mostly be sufficient. We didn't really buy anything here. But more south, at the very end of the bazaar street (Kahramlar Cd.), is where things get more interesting. Maybe less variety of products, but prices are a lot cheaper, really a lot cheaper. And other good shops (without fake stuff) can be found here. Also an excellent nut/turkish delight/dessert shop named "Tuğba Kuruyemiş" with great products for local prices. This area here is where we've had the most fun and people here didn't push or rush, many shops having a "no hassle" sign...which turned out to be true. All in all it was a fun experience, the southern part of the Bazaar being the highlight, where we actually did some very nice and well priced products. Skip the first few dozen of shops or so, you'll find cheaper deals later on.

Do not shop at Artemis Bags by Alex. After buying some items during a recent trip I contacted Alex…read moreabout shipping me some items. After almost 3 months, I still haven't received my goods. He has one excuse after another on why they haven't shipped. This is a rip off