Now, I am not a clotheshorse and I don’t shop all that much. I usually go to City Stars, look around, see the price tags and go home. I tried shopping downtown before and didn’t feel all that comfortable. Every shop I went in, I was shadowed to a creepy extent. You know how it is here. I would pick up a shirt and turn to talk to my husband and there would be a salesperson’s head in the middle of us. No privacy and no time to think.
Luckily, my way to and from work changed recently from Faisal St to Pyramid St. Pyramid St is full of shops for everything and right across from my new bus stop I found a small store called Fango. Fango is a very clean, nicely arranged shoe and bag shop. Most of the items are from Club Aldo and everything in the store was 49.99LE. Everything.
They had a nice selection of flats and heels and a bunch of bags in every style. I’m not kidding myself when it comes to the quality of the items. I know they won’t last forever, but I’ll be happy if they last for the summer. The shoes seemed rather well made for the price, but I would be careful with the bags. A lot of them looked nice, but just felt so cheap.
I went twice when I was deciding what to buy and both times the shop wasn’t crowded. It was nice to be able to look around and not bump into anyone. The staff was also very friendly and non-intrusive. They let you look and try things on in peace.
In the end, I bought one gold pair of flats, I like my shoes a bit tacky, and one black pair. Best of all, after spending just 100LE, I had plenty of money left over for important things, like pretzels and books!
Fango
92 Pyramid St
Giza, Cairo