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My suggestion.
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Very simple: I am flying AA DFW to Santiago, Chile, and then from Santiago, Chile to Mendoza on LAN. No problem. I certainly will be bringing dollars with me. The question I have is whether or not to bring as much as I will need for my entire trip (around $2500).
And yes, I already know to bring clean, recent series bills with me. Many of the wineries I am going to have quoted me prices in Pesos, and I was assuming that I would be paying chicas in Pesos.
Cool. Just bring the cash and shop for the best rate you can get. Just got an email today from my blue rate buddy in corrienties. Happy to give me 6. 2:1. Use the blue rate site refrenced on this site as a high end. I think it is http://dolarblue.net. Just go from business to business. The black market exchange places are all over the place. Good Luck. Toymann
ps. good luck with the chicas. Have always heard Mendoza is a wasteland for P4P. Let us know
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 Originally Posted by Toymann
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Bring your dollars to mendoza dude, forget the credit card. Cash talks and credit walks. You will have little trouble exchanging dollars at just below the blue rate in medoza dude. The demand is not specific to buenos aires in the slightest. Argentines sense a devaluation and WANT to convert whatever they have away from pesos. Last April when I was in corrienties the stores had signs asking for dollars at better rates than the boys were getting in Buenos Aires (at that time 4. 8:1 in BA. 5.2:1 in Paso la Patria, a small town just east of corrienties). Just go from business to business in Mendoza asking about "cambio". You'll do just fine. The whole Xzoom thing only seems to be of value if you are timid about bringing dollars with you. Monger On Dude. Toymann.
Ps. How are you entering Argentina in Mendoza. Not long ago I was not allowed to deplane in mendoza because they didn't have immigration services when my BA flight was redirected due to the volcano, had to go to Santiago. Would have loved to deplane in mendoza and taken the bus to BA, spent 3 damn days in shitty Santiago! Did something change as my info is relative to June 2011?
Ps. Make sure you bring "clean 100 dollar bills" with you, No rips, tears or teller stamps. Good Luck. Toymann
Very simple: I am flying AA DFW to Santiago, Chile, and then from Santiago, Chile to Mendoza on LAN. No problem. I certainly will be bringing dollars with me. The question I have is whether or not to bring as much as I will need for my entire trip (around $2500).
And yes, I already know to bring clean, recent series bills with me. Many of the wineries I am going to have quoted me prices in Pesos, and I was assuming that I would be paying chicas in Pesos.
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They want Dollars everywhere in Argentina dude.
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I will be traveling to Argentina the end of next week, and I just signed up for an account with Xoom, and I was wondering if I can send myself Argentine Pesos at the Xoom rate (approx 5. 97 pesos presently) using my USA Credit card, transacting in dollars (If I read Xoom correctly, their transaction fee for this type of transaction would be 4% plus about $4. 50 USA.
I am wondering, does Xoom allow a USA citizen to pick up the funds at an Argentine pickup using a USA I'd such as a passport, and to charge the transaction to their own USA credit card? In particular, this is of interest to me since my point of arrival in Argentina is Mendoza, not Buenos Aires, and Xoom's solitary pick up location in Mendoza is near the Sheraton where I am staying.
Even with the transaction fees, I'd be getting an effective exchange rate of around $5. 70 using Xoom if this works, and I doubt I could easily find that sort of rate anywhere in Mendoza
Bring your dollars to mendoza dude, forget the credit card. Cash talks and credit walks. You will have little trouble exchanging dollars at just below the blue rate in medoza dude. The demand is not specific to buenos aires in the slightest. Argentines sense a devaluation and WANT to convert whatever they have away from pesos. Last April when I was in corrienties the stores had signs asking for dollars at better rates than the boys were getting in Buenos Aires (at that time 4. 8:1 in BA. 5.2:1 in Paso la Patria, a small town just east of corrienties). Just go from business to business in Mendoza asking about "cambio". You'll do just fine. The whole Xzoom thing only seems to be of value if you are timid about bringing dollars with you. Monger On Dude. Toymann.
Ps. How are you entering Argentina in Mendoza. Not long ago I was not allowed to deplane in mendoza because they didn't have immigration services when my BA flight was redirected due to the volcano, had to go to Santiago. Would have loved to deplane in mendoza and taken the bus to BA, spent 3 damn days in shitty Santiago! Did something change as my info is relative to June 2011?
Ps. Make sure you bring "clean 100 dollar bills" with you, No rips, tears or teller stamps. Good Luck. Toymann
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Using Xoom to send myself AR$ with my USA Credit Card in Argentina?
I will be traveling to Argentina the end of next week, and I just signed up for an account with Xoom, and I was wondering if I can send myself Argentine Pesos at the Xoom rate (approx 5.97 pesos presently) using my USA Credit card, transacting in dollars (If I read Xoom correctly, their transaction fee for this type of transaction would be 4% plus about $4.50 USA.
I am wondering, does Xoom allow a USA citizen to pick up the funds at an Argentine pickup using a USA ID such as a passport, and to charge the transaction to their own USA credit card? In particular, this is of interest to me since my point of arrival in Argentina is Mendoza, not Buenos Aires, and Xoom's solitary pick up location in Mendoza is near the Sheraton where I am staying.
Even with the transaction fees, I'd be getting an effective exchange rate of around $5.70 using Xoom if this works, and I doubt I could easily find that sort of rate anywhere in Mendoza
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 Originally Posted by DavieW
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7 pesos?
Damn it. That really was a missed opportunity!
I don't think they had much more than pocket change. The point though is if you go to a couple expat places and listen for the accent you might run into people that will give you the selling price instead of the buying price because they don't know any better.
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 Originally Posted by TejanoLibre
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It should be closer to 9. 3 to 1.
You did not miss much.
TL
I'm buying, you muppet.
So I missed a helluva deal.
*shakes head*
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I get 9 pesos per pound here. Delivered to my door on receipt in overseas bank account.
 Originally Posted by TejanoLibre
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It should be closer to 9. 3 to 1.
You did not miss much.
TL
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You Can Do Better.
 Originally Posted by DavieW
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7 pesos?
Damn it. That really was a missed opportunity!
It should be closer to 9. 3 to 1.
You did not miss much.
TL
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 Originally Posted by Daddy Rulz
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When I was at the bar with Casa in it's name that may not be mentioned on this forum I saw two birds selling pounds to an American guy at some complex formula that worked out to 7 pesos per pound. The sold him several hundred pesos worth. My point being go to a couple expat places and offer to take pounds off their hands for them.
7 pesos?
Damn it. That really was a missed opportunity!
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Talk about missed opportunity
 Originally Posted by DavieW
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Anybody got some they want to get rid of?
I'm off to the mother country for the first time in over 3 years and would like to have a few quid in my pocket when I arrive.
I'll pay a good premium over what you'll get at a cueva (if you can even sell them at a cueva?).
When I was at the bar with Casa in it's name that may not be mentioned on this forum I saw two birds selling pounds to an American guy at some complex formula that worked out to 7 pesos per pound. The sold him several hundred pesos worth. My point being go to a couple expat places and offer to take pounds off their hands for them.
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Pounds Sterling
Anybody got some they want to get rid of?
I'm off to the mother country for the first time in over 3 years and would like to have a few quid in my pocket when I arrive.
I'll pay a good premium over what you'll get at a cueva (if you can even sell them at a cueva?).
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Holidays
 Originally Posted by DavieW
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There's always some open at the weekend. I've never wandered down there on public holidays, but I imagine the shops will be open, so the cuevas should be also.
I don't know about all, but the place I was using the last time I was there was always closed on holidays. (But it wasn't on Florida.)
Bob
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 Originally Posted by DavieW
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There's always some open at the weekend. I've never wandered down there on public holidays, but I imagine the shops will be open, so the cuevas should be also.
I have changed money on the weekend. You will pay a slight premium due to the lack of competition, but will still be far ahead of using your bank card. I have never changed money on a Sunday, and off the top of my old addled head I don't recall hearing "cambio, cambio, cambio, dolares, reales, cambio, cambio" whilst walking in el centro on Sunday but I could be wrong.
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 Originally Posted by Chicago Guy
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Are the cuevas on Calle Florida open in weekends and on public holidays?
There's always some open at the weekend. I've never wandered down there on public holidays, but I imagine the shops will be open, so the cuevas should be also.
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Are the cuevas on Calle Florida open in weekends and on public holidays?
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