ATM's

[QUOTE=Doggboy]OK-FOR THE LAST TIME! I have a USAA Mastercard debit card. I usually go to the Citi on Santa Fe, near Montevideo, though I have tried others successfully as well. You will see the usual bullshit Banelco ATM machine. AVOID! Go to the Citi ATM machine which is right next to it. The machine is configured differently, but is not confusing. Put in your card and then pull out. Follow the directions on the screen. Voila! I pull $1,500 pesos regularly. I have not tried to pull more than that.

Now, maybe because it is a Mastercard and not Visa, that makes a difference. I don't know. Suerte.[/QUOTE]Ahem, Ahem! Got your message loud and clear!:-)

[QUOTE=Doggboy]EQ-if you do not go to the Citi Bank on Santa Fe, near Montevideo, and use the non Banelco machine, I swear I am going to steal your car! If you cannot pull out your bank limit using my advise, I will buy you dinner at L'Alliance![/QUOTE]LOL! How would you pay me that steak if it was so owed?;)

I tried the non-Banelco machine and it wasn't working. I assume we're talking about the slightly larger of the three machines on the left side of the lobby? I wasn't even sure it was a cash machine because there were almost no labels of any sort on it, and the screen was blank. It had a laser scanner for envelopes on one side, but nothing that said "ATM." I did stick my card in and attempt, thinking the screen may turn on, but nothing happened.

However, I went to the Banelco machine in there on the right side of the lobby. I was astonished to find that I could pull out at least 1000 pesos at a time. I didn't try more, but I will go tomorrow and try my bank's limit.

Thanks Doggboy! You can borrow my car instead of stealing it for that help;)

[QUOTE=El Queso]LOL! How would you pay me that steak if it was so owed?;)

I tried the non-Banelco machine and it wasn't working. I assume we're talking about the slightly larger of the three machines on the left side of the lobby? I wasn't even sure it was a cash machine because there were almost no labels of any sort on it, and the screen was blank. It had a laser scanner for envelopes on one side, but nothing that said "ATM." I did stick my card in and attempt, thinking the screen may turn on, but nothing happened.

However, I went to the Banelco machine in there on the right side of the lobby. I was astonished to find that I could pull out at least 1000 pesos at a time. I didn't try more, but I will go tomorrow and try my bank's limit.

Thanks Doggboy! You can borrow my car instead of stealing it for that help;)[/QUOTE]OK! Ha, it sounds like you got lucky with the Banelco machine. Maybe there are more pesos in circulation at the moment.;) But no, the Citi machine is on the same side as the Banelco machine, just slightly further down on the right. I think you went to one of those deposit / bill paying machines. Try again!

Well, I will admit that I was a bit preoccupied with some other crap that hit me today, and I walked down there just to get away from that and try out your suggestion, Doggboy. So when I entered the foyer at the bank I saw something behind the machine in front; I thought it didn't have a machine in it, like it was just a nook to write on or something. I must not have been paying very good attention! Today sucked and my mind was definitely elsewhere.

Tomorrow I move into a temporary apartment, getting ready to make the big move out to the 'burbs on Saturday. You can bet I'll be trying the machine before then - I actually have tried two ATMs and the WalMart past the loop on Panamericana and they didn't accept ANY of my three cards. I was told by a WalMart employee that I may have problems outside the city with a foreign bank card.

I usually pay with cash most places I go anyway, so I'd never run into that before. I haven't been back outside the city since last weekend when I found I couldn't use my cards.

More and accurate reports from the suburbs about ATM access yet to come.

UPDATE: I have tried the Citibank ATM that Doggboy suggested with success, but as well, the Citibank at Callao and Alvear (across from two apartments managed by Jackson;)) also works fine. In additoin, there is a Citibank at Corrientes and Callao with the same results.

At all three of those I was able to get my bank's daily limit in one transaction using a MasterCard.

Thanks El Queso.

I will be pulling into town Friday, and since I have had shitty luck in getting cash, I certainly will check this out pronto.

Best Regards,

Smuler

For some reason, I have not had success using the Citibank ATMs mentioned above. I actually tried several Citibank locations mentioned. It gives me an error message. However the ATM machine in Citibank with the Banelco logo lets me withdraw 600 ARS at a time, so go figure. I don't know if it has to do with my ATM card as it does not have a Visa / MC logo on it, but is a straight ATM card, not a debit card.

Do not go near the Banelco machine. At this branch, there are two machines towards the right of the Banelco machine that say Citi and Cirrus. My VISA debit card says Cirrus on the back. I had no problems.

I am advised that this service was arranged by Jackson for his renters at his Callao properties. I have no idea if it will work w / o being a client of Jackson's property management and rental business. Not!

It seems like a lot of apartments require the balance due in cash when you arrive. How do people pay this without hitting their ATM card limits? I was trying to avoid leaving the US with thousands in my pocket.

Thanks,

Bart

You can't get us dollars out of the ATM's. Count out exact and stash it creatively on your person.

[blue]Greetings everyone,

I moved the discussion regarding how to...

1. Bring cash for apartment rental deposits, and...

2. Options other than paying apartment rental deposits in cash.

...to the thread already established for this subject.

[url]http://www.argentinaprivate.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4361[/url]

Thanks,

Jackson[/blue]

The Citi ATM mentioned earlier in this post is the only one I have found that will let me take out 2000p in one shot and it always gives you 100p in a 50, 20, and 3 10's from what I can tell. So you don't have to do the x90p trick.

On the same block as the Alvear palace.

Just was in BA for about 11 days. It was my experience that the best ATM to use are the Citi ATM's with the large digital screens. Even within the same Citi branch only this kind seems to give out large amounts of pesos (like 2000) There is usually only one of these in each branch. Its much larger than the others and there are no buttons, just digital screen.

There is one right on the corner right by Jackson's 2 bedroom on Callao so very convenient.

Bart