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Perfume Factory

Cairo, Egypt
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Ranked #11 of 18 shopping in Cairo
3.0 of 5 stars 16 Reviews
Type: Speciality Shops
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london
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59 reviews 59 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2012
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Perfume shops in Egypt are many. You need to know how much it is before you go in. I do know, but they did not know that yet they were charging me the right price. Great selection, and knowledgeable helpful staff, tea free of charge!

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See 48 more reviews by zedted for Cairo
Luxor, Egypt
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 February 2012

Fantastic staff and goods. Excellent service giving us drinks and telling us several times we dont have to buy everything it made us feel very comfortable.

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Cairo, Egypt
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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 January 2012

it didn't sound good, not sure how this been added to the Cairo attraction list

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Saskatchewan, Canada
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 November 2011

Our guide took us here after the Giza Pyramids. It was a welcome break. We were treated to hot or cold drinks while seated on comfortable couches and entertained with a variety of wonderfuly scented perfumes. All were 100% essential oils, purchases were well packed for transport (travelled 3 weeks and got back to Canada with no breakage), and beautiful... More

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Durango, Colorado
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106 reviews 106 reviews
Reviews in 33 cities Reviews in 33 cities
43 helpful votes 43 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 October 2011

Strange to read some of the negative reviews of Siwa in Giza. We were taken there by our guide after we requested to go to a Perfumery and a Papyrus Shop. We were not taken there against our will. Once there, we got a very welcoming presentation of the glass blowing and a review of the products....probably the same routine... More

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See 9 more reviews by Eddie L for Cairo
Cape Town Central, South Africa
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 June 2011
3
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Please be aware of this place!! It's a total scam. What you smell is not what you are given. They are very slick con artists and pack a totaly different product (in the back of the shop) for you. It's incredible, as my friend told them he'd heard of a perfume shop that ripped people off and we were still... More

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Chicago, Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2011
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we were taken by our guide to Siwa- we were treated like kings and queens- they sat with us and explained all the different perfumes- they even had oils for the temples of Egypt.... we also opened our bottles while in Egypt- they were fresh and very potent- there was no diluting- it has been a year since I was... More

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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
25 helpful votes 25 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 March 2011
10
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We were taken to Siwa Perfume (scent factory) by our tour guide. We bought six large bottles of different concentrated perfumes - they were all very pricey. But we did not open them due to the packaging untill we reached our home country. At home, we realized that the siwa scent factory has ripped us off. All the perfumes were... More

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Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2011
3
people found this review helpful

Having read the reviews for Siwa, I am sorry for those who either were ripped off - or felt they were ripped off. My Husband and I were taken there (somewhat against our wishes) but had a far better experience than those published here. We received everything we ordered - even though we did NOT open our packages until we... More

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Managua, Nicaragua
1 review
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 January 2011
4
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We went with Arttravel agency but signed up with onetouregypt in the states before our flights.Our tour guide brought us to SIWA perfumes, and bought 6 bottles, we did NOT OPEN IT WHILE IN CAIRO and the bottles we got are diluted with oil and did not smell the same when they tested it on our skin last Dec. 27th.... More

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