What is the service charge for changing money?
I guess I am lucky, because my bank does not charge me an ATM fee.
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What is the service charge for changing money?
I guess I am lucky, because my bank does not charge me an ATM fee.
[QUOTE=WorldTravel69]What is the service charge for changing money?
I guess I am lucky, because my bank does not charge me an ATM fee.[/QUOTE]There is not any service charge.
Look closely because some banks do not charge an ATM fee but when you pull pesos, they charge 1% - 3% for a foreign conversion fee.
I went to Paris Cambio today located on Santa Fe between Suipacha and Esmeralda. I was in and out of there in less than 5 minutes. They gave me 3.76 to the dollar. I did have my passport on me.
I can't find the previous post that recommends it but thank you to the forum member who posted.
Thats what brotherly love is all about.
Paris Cambio ( located at 840, Santa Fe) is a good place to change currency.
Got a rate of 3.82 today as advertised by their website. No surprises, really.
I am not sure if Banco de Nacion offers a better rate than Paris Cambio.
The guy scrutinized my passport and documents more closely than the immigration officer. Kind of made me uncomfortable.
Looked at all the dollar notes a 100 times before finally doing the exchange. All the notes were brand new, unmarked, BTW.
No long waiting. Just walked in and was on it straightaway (at 1715 hrs)
As soon, as I came out, took a cab back home. Not a good idea to start walking with a wad of cash in your pockets.
Saw a couple of suspicious looking chaps hanging very close by. So be a little aware of your surroundings when you exit with a wad of cash.
Thank you to Artysip and Sportsman for the information on this wonderful exchange place.
Suerte.
P.s : One local friend told me that the going rate is 3.89 pesos but I asked where can I get such a rate, she had no answer!
I have a friend who needs to exchange some Pounds Sterling (not Euros) and has not had any luck at two exchange houses. Any suggestion on where to go to exchange under.
Many thanks.
Its a subte ride away from centro but if you're in the area there's a good place (normal rates, no passport needed) in Belgrano. Outside Juramento subte, on c / Juramento opposite Ateneo bookstore. Pounds, euros, dollars, and more.
Saw this place this morning. Almost at the corner of Santa Fe and Pueyrredon near the subte. Changes everything, pounds included. Passport needed.
Sydney,
Thanks for the warning. I was walking past just before 10.00 am as they were opening up and only checked if passports were needed.
Thats where the Chicks from out of town go to cash in their dollars.
Just up the street about a block & a half is a resident apartment hotel. Its completely full of girls from Paraguay and Brazil and most of them work in Recoleta clubs.
The tourist gringo's will sometimes pay them in dollars and thats the spot they exchange them for peso's.
Exon
They accept photocopy of passport and will match bank rates. No english really spoken. I can change money off hours at the bank rates. They will negociate the rates if you are changing a few hundred dollars. To change 50 us dollars, they are not really interested.
I had this happen in Las Canitas early this year and in Bangkok in the summer. When the cashier is ready to give you your money, instead of verbally counting and showing the bills to you, they will just flop them under the window, whilst verbally emphasized the total figure of the transaction. If you are in any way distracted, you will be annoyed to find 1 bill missing later on. The second occasion, I caught it, and was paid but not much you can do about it.
If you are in the situation that you need to change dollars to pesos, and the usual places are closed (which is most likely the case after 6PM) then you can go to Disco or Carrefour supermarkets and just pay your 10 pesos grocery with US$100. Disco gives ~5 cents under the published rate, Carrefour about 10cents. So that comes down to a whopping 5 pesos / 10 pesos for every US$100 changed. So in case you need pesos, and the exchange places are closed, that is the way to go!
Does anyone know what time the bank at the airport opens?