Where to buy cheap souvenirs and Lattafa perfume in the UAE, and how to spot fakes?

The same item can cost twice as much in a hotel: in August 2026 a traveler bought a perfume bottle for 130 AED at a shop across the road from Hotel Bahi, while the hotel seller offered the same one for 260 AED. A souvenir bought at a supermarket for 25 AED was sold in the hotel for 65 AED.

Another traveler confirmed the gap: at a hotel in Ras Al Khaimah magnets were sold for 25 AED, while the Day to Day store chain sells the same ones for 8 AED.

The traveler bought Yara Pink perfume at a mini-market across the road from Hotel Bahi in Ajman for 120 AED. At Madinat Jumeirah she was quoted 180 AED, and the gift shop at the Dusit Ajman hotel asked 210 AED.

Other Arabic perfumes from the same mini-market in Ajman: Arabian Princess for 75 AED and classic Khamrah for 130 AED. Back home, she says, many perfume boutiques now sell these Arabic perfumes for about 30 US dollars.

How to spot genuine Lattafa: according to the traveler, the box has a shimmering hologram sticker (not the excise stamp) next to the black box mark. Point your phone camera at it as a QR code, and it opens the official Lattafa website confirming authenticity.