Toy vendors in Rome (on the piazza)
Just kind of a weird question.
I'm in Rome right now, and tomorrow, I will meet with friends with two young kinds (7&9) for the remainder of the week.
I know that at some point they will want to have some of the toys that some street vendor sell (especially the ones that have lights).
I don't expect the toys to last more than a couple of hours.
Is it safe to buy from them (the act of buying)?
Edit :
We finally did not buy the toys from the street vendors, there were sold cheaper at the convenient store next to my place.
Thanks,
Best Answer
Yes it's completely safe according to your definition of safe. I have been to Rome many times and spent lots of time people watching there. Locals and foreigners alike have no issues with their purchases although, as some have mentioned, the products are typically low quality and overpriced.
in my experience the same is true of similar vendors in any city popular with tourists anywhere in the world. I have never heard of the things you are afraid of happening.
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