Furniture in Egypt

[JohnAdam]

Originally Posted by gordies

John,

can you PM me and we can discuss furniture shopping in Hurghada?

cheers.

I can not Pm you dont know why?

[Lsab]

You need to be an active member in order to send and receive PMs - I think Gordies is still a junior member.

[gordies]

due to extortionate prices in Egypt I want to take an LCD TV and some bedding with me. am I going to have any customs issues?

[simonjwatts1]

Why dont you pack it really well and go on a flight that either takes dive kit free or pay a little extra for extra weight and just take it with you. i have heard of many people doing this and getting it there very easily and in one piece

Originally Posted by gordies

due to extortionate prices in Egypt I want to take an LCD TV and some bedding with me. am I going to have any customs issues?

[izze]

Originally Posted by gordies

due to extortionate prices in Egypt I want to take an LCD TV and some bedding with me. am I going to have any customs issues?

Or you could be one of the unluckey ones to be stoped by customs and pay EL50 for every inch. I went on the 20th july for a week so I took with us 19" LCD which I packed in one sutcass and the other cass we had a toaster VCR and other things,we were stoped and asked to open the one cass which had the TV.
So he went and came back with a figer of EL1000. I asked him if I can put the TV on my passport so that I can take it back, No was the answer so we started the bargening and the price went doun to EL751.
But I think its worth the risk. I say go for it and good Duck.

[queenie40something]

Hi I know someone that ordered a 32 in Maxell TV with cinema surround for 3700le from Cairo and the delivery charge to Sharm was just 50le. His Agent in Sharm ordered it for him.

[simonjwatts1]

I have just purchased a 36 lcd flat tv and 26inch lcd from idea4furniture in Nabq and although mine are pasrt of a furniture pack they are certainly not that expensive

Originally Posted by queenie40something

Hi I know someone that ordered a 32 in Maxell TV with cinema surround for 3700le from Cairo and the delivery charge to Sharm was just 50le. His Agent in Sharm ordered it for him.

[queenie40something]

Hi Simon - yes I upgraded my 21 in to a 26 in Sharp wall mounted plasma for just £100 extra including delivery and fitting from Idea.

[simonjwatts1]

Originally Posted by queenie40something

Hi Simon - yes I upgraded my 21 in to a 26 in Sharp wall mounted plasma for just £100 extra including delivery and fitting from Idea.

looks a nice tv too

[John111]

Hi all,
We are in Sharm for the next 10 days looking to furnish our apartment in Naama Bay (Naama View). So far we have:
1. Hired a car via the internet from England (Europcar turned out the cheapest at £230 for two weeks). Got to the airport and were met OK but then taken to the office(a car park) in Nabq to do the paperwork (eventually). First car had AC fault so we took another (not cleaned one). Car etc working OK - Renault Clio - needed International Driving licence. Been stopped twice so far by road blocks. Driving easy in day, at night a little more attention is required to see drivers with no lights, driving on wrong side and the roads bumps at crossings and roundabouts.
2 Tried to find a map with Rowasat(recommened by Queenie for furniture makers. Eventually got one (In the free 'Book' magazine - see their web site (]The Book – Sharm el Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt – Home page[/url] ). It is a strange walled place with several streets of workshops. To get to it go from Naama Bay towards Sharm and at the petrol station turn right and keep going for a kilometer or so and it is in front of you (just as you pass the big bus station on the left). Found a couple of places that are coming to quote. Worth mentioning QDS - one of the owners is English (Vince). We had a good look round the workshops (I am an Engineer and so was Vince). They are well organised and the quality is very good (doors are straight, drawers slide well and finish good) - but as you would expect unfortunately not the cheapest!. Another manufacturer (Wael) is on the same road and actually lives in Naama View (he looks down on our terrace from his roof!) - both (all) will make whatever you want - we have brought plenty of catalogues. Having furniture made looks to be adding up to about 7K for two bedrooms (all apartment contents) but that is a lot of stuff as we intend to live in it and not rent it out.
3. The new Metro in Nabq is great - good choice, good prices and cooked food excellent.
4. Some one mentioned the electrical shop by the Metro, we had a look - Ok , not much choice, seemed expensive and TV have only 1 year guarantee. In Hadaba the Virgin store (El Mercato centre) has just opened had similar TV's for similar price but with 5yr guarantee. DVD players seem expensive (£100+) so worth bringing a cheap one from UK?(multiregion).
5. Get you travel visa (if you want to go out of Sharm) on the way in as it is a real pain if you want to go back and get it later (they block you in a cubicle and try to get a bribe to complete it - just refuse, in the foyer are the tourist police who will help)
6. Quilts are expensive £40+ for king size.
7. All the other stuff on this site was helpful (have brought towels, sheets, toaster, kettle, iron and cutlery from Uk and it is much cheaper and better quality).
8. Haven't found any of the other Engish buyers on the Naama View complex yet.
9. Got Local Vodafone SIM for £2.50 (some shops up to £10.00) and topped OK - will be much cheaper than our last mobile bill for Egypt.

Off to Sharm today to look for curtains and bathroom stuff.
Will keep you posted (enjoy the rain at home! - struggling with 40deg C, the car said 47 this morning but I think it was bluffing)