Exchanging Currency

[QUOTE=NewOrleans;437770]Got 11.40 today.[/QUOTE]You did leave some Chicas on the table but maybe only 2 or 3 , depending on how much you exchanged I'm guessing.

Hell, it fluctuates by the hour.

Good Luck,

TL.

Not sure if I'm getting a better rate because I've been there on three occasions or if the peso is just getting weaker.

[QUOTE=TejanoLibre;437778]You did leave some Chicas on the table but maybe only 2 or 3 , depending on how much you exchanged I'm guessing.

Hell, it fluctuates by the hour.

Good Luck,

TL.[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=NewOrleans;437789]Not sure if I'm getting a better rate because I've been there on three occasions or if the peso is just getting weaker.[/QUOTE][URL]http://www.dolarblue.net[/URL]

I think this is the best source updated a couple of times a day, market is usually 20-40 centavos off the Venta blue rate.

Crazy today, 3 price changes! Got quote of 12.20 on phone at 2 pm, when I arrived at 3:30 pm I got 12.40.

Informative (I think) article in today's news - [URL]http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/01/23/argentina-peso-idUSL2N0KX0QQ20140123[/URL].

Not sure if this means one should reconsider a trip there later this year.

Argentine peso suffers steepest fall since 2002 crisis
[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25871675[/URL]

From my last SA trip I have left some 280 K CUP (c.a. $140 USD), can I exchange them in BA (or in Montevideo)? If yes, where is the best rate and what's the approximate rate?

Thanks.

[QUOTE=Keiser777;437799]From my last SA trip I have left some 280 K CUP (c.a. $140 USD), can I exchange them in BA (or in Montevideo)? If yes, where is the best rate and what's the approximate rate?

Thanks.[/QUOTE]The BBC article said that the "unofficial rate" is 13:1. With the currency in freefall, maybe we should offer to pay the girls in US dollars?

[QUOTE=MyPervIdentity;437811]The BBC article said that the "unofficial rate" is 13:1. With the currency in freefall, maybe we should offer to pay the girls in US dollars?[/QUOTE]

WTF you talkin' 'bout Willis?

[URL]http://www.marketwatch.com/story/after-devaluation-argentina-eases-us-dollar-limits-2014-01-24[/URL]

Market pretty much shut down today. Silence on Florida. All newspapers say Monday will be key day. Blue dropped 1 peso this morning. Lots of confusion.

I was surprised and disappointed after the messages flying around yesterday afternoon. But this place seems to have a solid reputation so I took it.

I finally remembered to pick up a business card today. It gives three phone numbers: 4806-0094, 4806-0504, and 4808-0049. The hours printed on the card are M-F 9-5 and Sat. 10 am-1 pm.

Initially they were offering 10. I said no thanks I can get 11.40 in Paleremo. They then offered 11 and I said 11.20. They went with it but the guy in the store was not so happy about it.

Argentina to ease foreign exchange controls after peso slump.

[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25877391[/URL]

[QUOTE=FlexibleHorn;437824]Argentina to ease foreign exchange controls after peso slump.

[URL]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-25877391[/URL][/QUOTE]What they say is one thing. Lets see if they actually do it. Supposedly most people (average working class people who have bank accounts etc). Can buy dollars under the current guide lines. But very, very, very few applications to buy get approved..