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[QUOTE=Jaggar;433402]Excuse the ignorance of my question. Are we to bring ben franklin notes down in our underpants and exchange them in microcentro? Whatabout the fear of them argies handing over to us counterfeit AR pesos??
Thank you.
Jaggar.[/QUOTE]We go to the same exchange house of choice all the time and for many years for some of us so it's not worth it for them to do that.
Go with someone that knows where to go.
TL.
[QUOTE=Jaggar;433402]Excuse the ignorance of my question. Are we to bring ben franklin notes down in our underpants and exchange them in microcentro? Whatabout the fear of them argies handing over to us counterfeit AR pesos??
Thank you.
Jaggar.[/QUOTE]Understand someone's skepticism and fear. Follow TL's advice and tip the guy a few bucks. A small price to pay for a sure thing. Don't get greedy. The market is so volatile things change as we speak. And the idea of stuffing Benjis in your britches is crazy. Be guarded and careful. One place where I change currency is an armed camp. Feel safer there than about anywhere in BA. Been doing it for years and notta problem ever. Blue Market is quite sophisticated. Have seen suitcases come and go from the little rooms. My paltry sum is chump change. Enjoy the life and thank Cristina for pessification.
[QUOTE=Damman;433407]Understand someone's skepticism and fear. Follow TL's advice and tip the guy a few bucks. A small price to pay for a sure thing. Don't get greedy. The market is so volatile things change as we speak. And the idea of stuffing Benjis in your britches is crazy. Be guarded and careful. One place where I change currency is an armed camp. Feel safer there than about anywhere in BA. Been doing it for years and notta problem ever. Blue Market is quite sophisticated. Have seen suitcases come and go from the little rooms. My paltry sum is chump change. Enjoy the life and thank Cristina for pessification.[/QUOTE]No need to tip anyone, if I'm not doing anything we can go and talk to 3 or 5 exchange houses and you can make your own choice.
7 days a week.
Daddy might help if he has time too. A lot of guys will help you.
TL.
[QUOTE=TejanoLibre;433408]No need to tip anyone, if I'm not doing anything we can go and talk to 3 or 5 exchange houses and you can make your own choice.
7 days a week.
Daddy might help if he has time too. A lot of guys will help you.
TL.[/QUOTE]I'm not going to walk downtown and check out the houses everyday for nothing no time for that. I normally change money once or twice a week. I use one of two places depending on the amount. For small amounts when it's just my money I go to the chino in the galeria across from Acapulco Resto on Lavalle. If I have more than 500 bucks to change (I never change that much at one time myself due to the upward trend) I go to my guy on Florida across from Galaria Pacifico.
The chino gives me a better rate but I don't trust him as much, it's in a leather shop and anybody walking through the galaria can watch you check the money which I do, every bill, every time. The guy on Florida is usually .1 behind the chino but it's a private office. I've stopped checking him for the most part and would be very surprised if he ever passed me fake money.
I'll try and remember to post here the day before I go and anybody who wishes may come along. (no charge, but an offer of a coffee is rarely turned down) If you want me to make a special trip with you I'll do it for 50 bucks an hour. (US) Yeah that's way too much fucking money to do this but don't give me any shit about it, I really don't want to do it so if I have to drag my ass out of the house to accomodate you it will cost you an arm and a leg.
[QUOTE=DaddyRulz;433409]I'm not going to walk downtown and check out the houses everyday for nothing no time for that. I normally change money once or twice a week. I use one of two places depending on the amount. For small amounts when it's just my money I go to the chino in the galeria across from Acapulco Resto on Lavalle. If I have more than 500 bucks to change (I never change that much at one time myself due to the upward trend) I go to my guy on Florida across from Galaria Pacifico.
The chino gives me a better rate but I don't trust him as much, it's in a leather shop and anybody walking through the galaria can watch you check the money which I do, every bill, every time. The guy on Florida is usually .1 behind the chino but it's a private office. I've stopped checking him for the most part and would be very surprised if he ever passed me fake money.
I'll try and remember to post here the day before I go and anybody who wishes may come along. (no charge, but an offer of a coffee is rarely turned down) If you want me to make a special trip with you I'll do it for 50 bucks an hour. (US) Yeah that's way too much fucking money to do this but don't give me any shit about it, I really don't want to do it so if I have to drag my ass out of the house to accomodate you it will cost you an arm and a leg.[/QUOTE]I'll do it for $49.00 !
Joking but sounds good!
I usually go about 4 days a week and it's just down the street so it's no big deal.
TL.
Told you somebody here is usually willing to help out one of the Boys!
Two jars of Jiffy peanut butter will get you about anything you wish from these two guys. Throw in a pound or two of coffee and the world is yours.
9.35 today for $1000, ($100 bills).
[QUOTE=Damman;433413]Two jars of Jiffy peanut butter will get you about anything you wish from these two guys. Throw in a pound or two of coffee and the world is yours.[/QUOTE]Don't forget about maple syrup!
[QUOTE=Gandolf50;433419]Don't forget about maple syrup![/QUOTE]I think I know where there is a bunch of Maple Syrup and Pancake Mix! The Real Stuff and likely to want to sell it.
Maybe 80 bags of mix!
Gallons of syrup.
TL.
Got 9.40 today on Arenales, changing only $200. At the rate this is going, I cannot see changing more than a couple of Bens at a time.
Hi Folk!
I am not sure but does Xoom allow one to receive US Dollars in BA, or do they hold you hostage to a rate below the BLUE?
Thanks in advance.
Jaggar.
[QUOTE=Jaggar;433424]Hi Folk!
I am not sure but does Xoom allow one to receive US Dollars in BA, or do they hold you hostage to a rate below the BLUE?
Thanks in advance.
Jaggar.[/QUOTE]Xoom is paying $8.35 today and it's ALWAYS in Pesos. They close at 1 pm on Sat and closed all day on Sun.
M-F they close at 6 pm I think. Impossible to xoom yourself a load today. Maybe?
Uruguayan ATMs pay out in dollars, 1 to 1 .
TL.
[QUOTE=TejanoLibre;433426]Xoom is paying $8.35 today and it's ALWAYS in Pesos. They close at 1 pm on Sat and closed all day on Sun.
M-F they close at 6 pm I think. Impossible to xoom yourself a load today. Maybe?
Uruguayan ATMs pay out in dollars, 1 to 1 .
TL.[/QUOTE][quote]Saturday, May 4th 2013 - 04:18 UTC
Dollar in Argentina ‘brushes’ 10 Pesos; urgent meeting of Cristina Fernandez economic cabinet
For a third consecutive day the ‘blue’ dollar which trades in Argentina’s informal market established a new record and after having brushed 10 Pesos in earlier trading finally closed Friday at 9.84 (buying price) and 9.88 (selling price) Pesos.
Banker Federico Sturzenegger, the situation is untenable.
Vice-president Amado Boudou: “speculative activities from 100 or 200.000 people”
This means the price of the greenback in Argentina’s informal market, as people flock to get rid of their local currency, has soared 44 cents in a week and the gap with the ‘official’ rate which ended trading on Friday at 5.20 Pesos selling price, has reached 90%.
“There are plenty of buyers, but people wanting to sell dollars are scarcer and scarcer. Nobody wants to get rid of the dollars in Argentina, not even tourists”, said Buenos Aires city financial quarter money traders.
“Despite the rain we’re literally flooded with demands for dollars and we have been forced to work on weekends. Because of inflation, people collect their salaries and rush to turn them into foreign currency”, added the money traders.
“The blue keeps increasing because it’s the lifesaver for those wanting to get out of Pesos” said Javier Gonzalez Fraga, a former president from the Argentine Central bank.
With the latest advance, the ‘blue’ dollar in Argentina has ballooned 44.49% since the beginning of the year, while the official rate has only increased 5.5%. The rush on the dollar is reflected in the Central bank’s international reserves which lost 911 million last month and now stand at 39.535 billion, which is the lowest in six years.
The situation called for an urgent meeting at midday convened by President Cristina Fernandez and the cabinet chief Juan Manuel Abal Medina together with Economy minister Hernan Lorenzino, Deputy minister Axel Kicillof, Domestic Trade Secretary Guillermo Moreno, the president of the Central bank, Mercedes Marcó del Pont and the head of the tax revenue office Ricardo Echegaray.
Ms Marcó del Pont who was scheduled to open a central bank conference on the international crisis had to suspend her attendance and rush to Government House.
People fear the Argentine government might decide to create a two tier system with weekly or daily auctions of dollars, similar to what has been implanted in Venezuela, which also bans the holding or hoarding of US dollars.
“The government of President Cristina Fernandez has put itself into a trap, at some point it will have to do something: the mismatch between the two markets in untenable. Two more years of this and manufacturing will be devastated: Argentine industry has lost 30% to 40% of competitiveness in the last three, four years”, said Federico Sturzenegger, president of the Buenos Aires City bank.
However Vice-president and economist Amado Boudou stressed the “blue” dollar phenomenon is connected to speculative activities of “not more than 100 or 200 thousand people” while “the government works for 40 million Argentines”.
“The official foreign exchange policies aim at having an exchange rate which is competitive for exports but also inclusive for consumption,” he added.
“Some may want a higher exchange rate, others a lower one, but the government must work for 40 million Argentines” Boudou added. He said “prices are not raised by the government” and defended the “controls” President Cristina Fernández is implementing to “look after the people’s pockets.”
Likewise lawmaker Roberto Feletti from the ruling coalition admitted the government is having trouble offering options to promote Peso savings.
“We are in a process toward the promotion of Peso savings with different instruments we are having trouble putting forward,” the former Economy Deputy minister added.
Referring to the ‘rush’ on the dollar he said that according to Central Bank figures, in 2011, “when the exchange market was open, only 12% of the population had dollar savings”.
Feletti questioned some business groups that “seek an abrupt devaluation to benefit their businesses”. He added “they are putting pressure on the government to destabilize it and force an exit”.[/quote]Looking Bad!
TL.
Tejano Libre, you share valuable advice with newbies like me.
I plan on doing something nice for TL when arriving and urge fellow members here to also show TL some gratitude when arriving.
(Otherwise this source may be lost).
Tejano Libre, do you advise xooming to a Uruguay bank funds? If so...
1. How long a travel from BA to Uruguayan bank of choice?
2. How much willxooomoffer per day (USD) ?
Later,
Jaggar
[QUOTE=Jaggar;433465]Tejano Libre, you share valuable advice with newbies like me.
I plan on doing something nice for TL when arriving and urge fellow members here to also show TL some gratitude when arriving.
(Otherwise this source may be lost).
Tejano Libre, do you advise xooming to a Uruguay bank funds? If so...
1. How long a travel from BA to Uruguayan bank of choice?
2. How much willxooomoffer per day (USD) ?
Later,
Jaggar[/QUOTE]Xoom yourself less than $2999.99 DOLLARS per day and pick-it up in Colonia, Uruguay.
The current exchange rate , as we speak is, $200.00 u$d the equal $3702.00 pesos but my thoughts are for you to use an American Banking Card that has affiliates in Uruguay so you just stick in the card and yank out dollars at 1 to 1 . Close enough.
The Hover Craft, actually Catamaran can get you there in a long hour but then you have to kill time for the day! Take a Chica so she can bring back a few stacks for you too; just keep them chained to your dick.
Or take me I'm bored !
So Uruguay is 1 to 1 but if you bring dollars to BA you may get 10 to one soon!
Keep in touch.
TL.