ATM's

I was wondering because I don't trust sucking machines.

[QUOTE=Ralphy Boyy]I was wondering because I don't trust sucking machines.[/QUOTE]Can someone please tell me if there are ATMs (Don't have to be Citibank) that only slide? I'm afraid of losing my card in some machine.

[QUOTE=Ralphy Boyy]Can someone please tell me if there are ATMs (Don't have to be Citibank) that only slide? I'm afraid of losing my card in some machine.[/QUOTE]I've never heard of anyone losing a card in a "suck" machine here. The Citibank machines are "insert", if that is "suck". If you go to Citibank, and you should, use the Citibank ATM and not the Banelco.

Most ATMs in Argentina RETAIN the card during the transaction. If you card does not get release but is instead retained as can happen if you go into the bank, if they are open, or if you arrive first thing in the morning (usually 1000) of the branch in front or where the card was retained with proper documentation (passport or DNI if local) they will return to you the card. Once it has passed 24 hours you ar lost as they return them or destroy them.

[QUOTE=Kevins]most atms in argentina RETAIN the card during the transaction. If you card does not get release but is instead retained as can happen if you go into the bank, if they are open, or if you arrive first thing in the morning (usually 1000) of the branch in front or where the card was retained with proper documentation (passport or dni if local) they will return to you the card. Once it has passed 24 hours you ar lost as they return them or destroy them.[/QUOTE]The new Citibank ATMs don't retain the card. It is a quick insert and then pull out. Sorta like Exon.

CockSucker.

Exon

[QUOTE=Exon123]CockSucker.

Exon[/QUOTE]Love ya baby.

In 4 years of living here, and using my ATM card at least once a week, I have never lost a card in a machine. I'm sure it happens, but no more often than, say, the States (where I also never lost a card)

But as Doggboy says, Citibank has the kind of machine you put the card in and pull it out again to read it. There's one at Callao and Alvear, one near 9 de Julio on Santa Fe, between 9 de Julio and Libertad, another within a block or two of Callao on Santa Fe. Also on Corrientes almost at the corner of Callao.

I HAVE tried to get money out of an ATM, the machine cogitates and makes like it's counting the money, then says "Please take your cash" when there is nothing there. On looking later, I discovered that indeed I was charged the amount I should have received but didn't. The first two times this happened I panicked, talked to the local bank and my bank, and was told by both that this was not uncommon and the bank who operates the ATM would give me a credit within a day or two. I didn't even have to file a claim. This has happened to me 4 times over the last 4 years, once at a Citibank ATM, and every time I have indeed received a refund within two days, usually within one.

BTW - I don't know if this is my bank, or something to do with some ATMS here or what, but I found out that I am getting bad conversion rates when I go to banks other than Citi.

That is, I know that Macro and Standard gave me HORRIBLE conversion rates, consistently, checking it in my account later. 3.77 last week, when a Citibank ATM gave me 3.92 the same week.

My bank only charges me $1.50 per transaction and I never get charged local ATM fees. So I'm not sure exactly why the bad exchange rate if it's not originating from the bank that operates the ATM.

At any rate, I now try to restrict my withdrawals to Citibank and for other reasons as well, such as I don't have a limit on how much I can take out at Citibank ATMs, except for the limit my bank itself puts on ATM withdrawals.

BTW - notice that in Citibank there are two different types of ATMs, as well as bill-paying machines. Citibank has regular Banelco ATMs that will act like an ATM in any other location - I. E. It will screw you on rate and not give you your ATM limit.

Make sure you go to the modern-looking machines, with touchscreen access. But their bill-paying machines look similar to that, so make sure you go to one that says ATM.

Do the ATMs work 24/7 or just on weekdays? Thanks.

[QUOTE=Benjoe]Do the ATMs work 24/7 or just on weekdays? Thanks.[/QUOTE]24/7 in Buenos Aires, though any particular ATM may be unavailable for whatever reason. Also they often run out of money on Sundays.

What is the general cash limit at the ATMS?

Thanks

[QUOTE=Benjoe]What is the general cash limit at the ATMS?

Thanks[/QUOTE]My ATM Cards limit me to 1000 pesos a day (Bank of America and Patelco Credit Union) the fees are high, $15pesos per transaction, and a horrible exchange. Moral of the story, bring enough cash for your trip (USD) and buy Pesos at Banco de la Nacion at the airport, or downtown for a slightly better rate. Do not change money at Global Exchange, they have the worst rates in town.

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[QUOTE=Oliverito80]Dear visitors.

I've lived here in Buenos Aires now for over 7 months and I always withdraw money from various Citibank ATMs throughout the whole city like in Avenida Santa Fe, Florida and Perron, Callao and Alvear or from the one in front of Galeria Pacifico. I think Citibank now is the only bank that doesn't charge you an additional 11.42 Pesos to your bank regular bank fees (for me U$4.5 with UBS Switzerland) for each withdrawal. A big advantage is that they've modernized all their ATM's the past two months and you can get big amounts from them (already got 4000 Pesos at one time! Most others like HSBC, Rio Santander or Galicia will let you only withdraw 700-900 Pesos at one time with the before mentioned 11.42 extra fee on top of it. Never had any problems with counterfeits at Citibank either!

So certainly a good, economical and safe choice!

Have fun withdrawing![/QUOTE]Where did you get 4,000 pesos from? I tried the Citibank on Alvear and Callao and it limited me to only $1,000 pesos:(

[QUOTE=Benjoe]What is the general cash limit at the ATMS?

Thanks[/QUOTE]A. T. M?

Would that be an ¨Ass to Mouth ¨Chica?

Citi-Bank allows about 2500.00 pesos per day I think.

TL.

Chicas are quite a bit less per deposit or withdrawal!

By the way, try to receive as many small bils as possible!

Nobody except chicas and clubs accept change and never ever give a taxi driver a hundred peso bill!

I went to three different Citibank ATM's, and they all had the same limit of 1000 pesos and charged that outrageous fee of 15 peses, as all the other ATM's in BA. Now, I have an ATM card which has international CURRIS sign on it, and a NYCE sign as well, but it is not a Citibank card; I am not a Citibank customer. Perhaps this is the reason for a discrepancy between the recommendation here and my own experience. There were Citibank terminals there which did not accept my card at all, and in each banch there was one "Cojero Automatico" terminal which did, but was as bad as all the other ones in BA.

I hate to pay those high fees, plus my own bank fee, and all of this for a relatively small amount of money.