Nadi Handicraft Market — Local services in Viti Levu

There are a lot of cheats here, with the goal to cheat tourist. I bought an item for $150 and was lied to it was hand made. I later found out this item wasn't even a Fijian sovenier after showing it to many locals. Firstly I was over charged but secondly the item wasn't even Fijian. I was informed by the locals not to buy from the Indians as they often over charge with the goal to rip off tourist. I also experienced this with Indian taxi drivers...be really careful. Another item they tried selling to me for $250 was only $40 at the sigatoka handicraft men...they are so much better. But be careful, try not to...

There's a wide selection of goods, almost overwhelming. Whilst the products were amazing, I think some things were cheaper at Jacks which is another souvenir shop at various locations. Another thing is that the shop attenders would not let you view items in peace, they would tail you and offer you every single item in sight. It was a bit annoying, especially in the heat lol. Some stall attenders were chill and just let you be, whilst others were in your face. Some stalls take eftpos but majority cash only. There are no prices on the items so they must change the prices as...

Tourist trap. Waits for you at bus stop then leads you to market. Friendly people, but if you want people to buy overpriced expensive wood, you have to be. Over 150 dollars for something that fits in the palm of you hand. They give you ‘a good deal’ when in reality it’s 15% of the total price. They have some nice stuff, but no where near worth the price. Heard the phrase ‘take your time, like Fiji time’ probably about 30 times in the space of 5 minutes. Extremely harassing. Like a fly to your food. They see you as money. Wouldn’t go again. Wasted the...