4/5 M m. 8 months ago on Google
Very
nice
place
to
discover
some
of
the
traditional
jewellery.
I
wish
the
tourist
management
would
make
available
a
little
bit
more
of
explanations
concerning
the
designs
of
the
traditional
jewels
and
their
meanings.
I
also
wish
visible
screens
with
the
market
value
of
gold
in
real
time
were
placed
in
the
souq.
I
also
wish
a
brief
explanation
on
how
prices
are
determined
would
be
provided.
Many
people
come
from
countries
where
everything,
including
jewels
have
a
price
tag,
so
transitioning
or
understanding
another
system
can
be
tricky.
You
can
buy,
but
also
sell
your
gold
and
watches
there.
To
sell,
you
need
to
bring
the
jewels
with
your
ID,
receipt
if
you
can,
(if
you
are
a
man
selling
a
woman
jewel
,
they
might
ask
you
for
more,
not
sure),
and
have
it
weight
by
a
salesperson
in
any
of
the
store
(you
don't
have
to
go
back
there
to
sell
it,
you
can
deal
with
any
store
and
compare
the
offers
made
to
you).
I
suggest
you
weight
you
items
in
several
stores.
The
salesperson
will
write
down
the
weight
and
you
will
have
to
go
to
the
small
police
desk
that
is
located
in
the
souq
and
is
easy
to
find
if
you
ask
people.
Have
with
you
your
bank
card
(
no
cash
accepted)
as
you
will
have
to
pay
a
fee
of
10qar(
based
on
when
I
went
there).
You
will
be
given
a
certificate.
You
can
then
proceed
and
negociate.
Be
aware
that
during
the
day,
there
is
a
long
break
and
the
office
might
be
closed.
I
found
that
the
info
given
by
many
websites
were
wrong
concerning
the
office
hours,
so
to
be
on
the
safe
side,
you
might
want
to
try
to
go
in
the
morning
(?)
or
after
4pm
but
before
8:30pm(it
was
closing
at
that
time
on
a
week
day
the
last
time
I
went,
I
could
be
wrong
though).
Another
couple
of
advices
are
:
-
check
online
the
price
of
the
gold
and
keep
that
page
available
with
you.
If
you
are
selling
your
gold,
some
websites
will
give
you
the
value
in
QAR
and
will
calculate
for
you
the
price
of
selling
(to
be
a
reference
and
see
if
the
store
gives
you
a
good
offer)
,
although
the
multiplication
is
simple.
-
Know
the
type
of
carat
you
want
to
buy
or
sell
then
ask
the
salesperson
at
what
price
they
sell
it
or
buy
it.
If
you
sell
your
gold
and
the
type
of
carat
is
not
clear
(sometimes
the
hallmark
is
not
clear
or
old...),
don't
only
rely
on
the
salesperson,
you
can
have
your
gold
checked
by
what
they
call
a
workshop,
but
be
aware
that
they
will
have
to
damage
the
jewel
to
check
the
type
of
gold
you
have.
You
can
also
ask,
if
you
are
buying,
how
they
calculate
the
price
they
give
you
(commission...),
have
them
break
it
down
for
you.
If
you
sell,
no
charge
is
added.
-
Try
to
see
the
weight
on
the
machine
-
when
you
sell
your
gold
some
vendors
will
explain
you
that
the
gold
is
damage
or
not
shiny
enough
(go
somewhere
else)
that
the
dust
changes
the
price
(
go
somewhere
else)
or
the
stones
add
weight
(acceptable,
but
see
for
yourself
to
what
extent).
When
you
go
there
just
be
well
informed
and
ready
to
bargain.
I
only
gave
4
stars
because
I
once
dealt
with
a
foreign
salespeople
who
used
a
tactic
that
was
not
acceptable.
I
was
told
by
him
that
the
value
on
the
market
of
the
gold
for
selling
was
of
1.94
qar,
but
that
he
would
buy
it
for
1.92
(just
an
exemple,
no
real
numbers).
I
actually
had
my
website
indicating
me
the
price
per
minute,
and
the
value
was
of
1.97
on
the
market
in
Qatar.
He
was
entitled
to
buy
it
for
a
price
he
determines
and
that
is
legal,
but
not
to
misinform
the
people
by
giving
a
fake
market
value
to
the
gold...).
Some
Muslims
go
to
this
market
to
determine
the
amount
of
their
zakat
on
wealth
(charity)
.
It
might
only
be
payable
on
24k
gold
and
starting
at
a
certain
weight
(research
it).
So
if
you
have
21k
or
less
gold,
weight
it,
and
know
that
a
calculation
must
be
done
to
convert
your
gold
into
the
taxable
24k
to
determine
if
you
are
taxable
or
not
and
of
how
much.
Research
online
what
equation
should
be
done,
or
use
Qatar
Charity
calculator
(or
another
calculator
online).