riffatsea Posted November 13, 2018 #1 Share Posted November 13, 2018 I know that if we were in Panama on land we'd get Panamanian money to use but if we are just going on a tour to the Embera Village what currency will they expect if you are buying their crafts? I don't think we'd have time to get local currency for that day and I wouldn't expect to use a credit card. What has been your experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffatsea Posted November 13, 2018 Author #2 Share Posted November 13, 2018 OK=Ignore the question!! I don't know how to delete the whole thing! I realize now that one can use USA currency easily in Panama. Duh!! I should have known that!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lidolounger Posted November 27, 2018 #3 Share Posted November 27, 2018 Loved this tour. The crafts are very authentic and great prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffatsea Posted November 27, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted November 27, 2018 13 hours ago, Lidolounger said: Loved this tour. The crafts are very authentic and great prices. Can you give me a price range?? I'd love to know how much money to bring on the tour to buy some craft items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrottdizes Posted December 14, 2018 #5 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Yes, you can US$ to pay for crafts that you buy from the Embera. The price range.....hmmmmm. You can spend as little as $10 or over $200. I bought a woven basket for $150 and the spouse bought several items that cost $10 each. What I would recommend is that you take an assortment of US$ so that they don't have to make change. In other words, don't use a $50 bill to pay for a $10 item. Be as close as to the cost of the item as possible. Another thing, don't dicker about price, but rather ask "is this your best price". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffatsea Posted December 24, 2018 Author #6 Share Posted December 24, 2018 I had a wonderful time on this tour! I ended up bringing a little over $100 and could easily have spend more. There were many many lovely things to buy! I disagree about not bargaining. They always say they are giving you their "best price" but it is not the "last price" necessarily. There was only one item where I could not budge the price as i was out of money and he wouldn't go $10 less to meet what I could pay. Too bad but I did buy several really great items! This was a fabulous tour that I highly recommend!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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