Exchanging Currency

[Gato Hunter]

I picked up at the More MT. They needed my passport, transaction number, they asked me the amount I expected to be getting and my occupation. Don't say soy ladron like I did as a joke they don't think its funny.

[SunSeeker]

The conversion is being charged if you try to get dollars from BBVA. No fee getting pesos, use the coupon code also.

GH, are you picking up at Banco Frances? On BAExpat someone wrote that they needed a DNI to pick up their cash, another had to ensure the xoom rate was paid and not the "official" rate.

[Gato Hunter]

The conversion is being charged if you try to get dollars from BBVA. No fee getting pesos, use the coupon code also.

[TejanoLibre]

I spoke with xoom and they could not tell me if the banks in Argentina actually charge to pick up the money. Did any of you who have used this service get charged additional fees at pick up? It seems right now if you include the fees the rate is about 4. 8.

Pete.

Still better than a sharp stick in the ass!

Depends on the stick I guess!

TL

[Peter Sideburn]

I spoke with xoom and they could not tell me if the banks in Argentina actually charge to pick up the money. Did any of you who have used this service get charged additional fees at pick up? It seems right now if you include the fees the rate is about 4. 8.

Pete.

Definitely valuable advice! And it looks like there is a pickup close to where I will be living come June in Palermo Botanico, sweeet!

[Gato Hunter]

Definitely valuable advice! And it looks like there is a pickup close to where I will be living come June in Palermo Botanico, sweeet!

I have read and found out that some of the locations listed are not the correct address. I. E. The one on Libertad is listed as Talcuhuano. MoreMT has a few branches I would verify first. The baexpat board has a good thread on this.

[Gato Hunter]

I just read that AFIP changed the rules today. Before you could change 40% of your income to USD per year now it's 25. The parallel market should go up mañana.

Does anyone know a place that I can get 5+ for crispy franklins? The rate on 3 sites is currently 5. 12.

Xoom went to 4. 9724 tonight. From 4. 93 yesterday.

I did my walk down Santa Fe today on my way back from breakfast and noticed several stores were offering 5. 2 to the USD. T bad I don't need women's clothing jajaja!

[SunSeeker]

Thanks so much,

Only took a few minutes and I was in and out of the cash pick-up location on Libertad.

In less than 10 minutes, absolutely smooth sailing. Thanks again for this invaluable.

Advice Gato Hunter.

C. P.

Definitely valuable advice! And it looks like there is a pickup close to where I will be living come June in Palermo Botanico, sweeet!

[CallaoParaguay]

Pickup place is Libertad 1057 not Talcuhuano.

Thanks so much, I followed your advice, used Xoom. Com, transferred $2k (USD)

And saved 1544 pesos compared to my usual shitybank rate. This is a truly simple.

And expedient method for getting ahead of the unbelievable inflation here. The process.

Only took a few minutes and I was in and out of the cash pick-up location on Libertad.

In less than 10 minutes, absolutely smooth sailing. Thanks again for this invaluable.

Advice Gato Hunter.

C. P.

[Gato Hunter]

Pickup place is Libertad 1057 not Talcuhuano.

[Big Boss Man]

I received 4. 97 today from Xoom. Com. Google Xoom coupons to find a current coupon that waives the $30 transaction fee. I thought it would take a few days to clear. In my case it took 1 hour. Money remains in your account until you pick it up.

[Santa]

I sent myself a sizable amount of pesos a few weeks ago when xoom. Com was offering 5. 18. This is totally legit. I picked up my cash today two blocks from the AP casa. I sent myself more after I picked up and the rate has now dropped to 4. 93. If you enter the code "speedmay" there is no fee. The pickup place is talchuano 1057 at a More Money transfer place. You need a passport for pickup I was in and out in 5 minu.

U.

This is better than the 4. 7-4. 8 rate I have been offered here on the ground with crispy franklins.

The guy asked me for my occupation I replied "yo es gatero", he laughed and said seriouso, I replied yo es ladron. He did not smile at that one. Finally I said I was a doctor.

4. 9 for the last two weeks, but I hear rumors of 5 to 5. 20. Maybe I an afford a leather jacket soon.

[Gato Hunter]

I sent myself a sizable amount of pesos a few weeks ago when xoom. Com was offering 5. 18. This is totally legit. I picked up my cash today two blocks from the AP casa. I sent myself more after I picked up and the rate has now dropped to 4. 93. If you enter the code "speedmay" there is no fee. The pickup place is talchuano 1057 at a More Money transfer place. You need a passport for pickup I was in and out in 5 minutes.

This is better than the 4. 7-4. 8 rate I have been offered here on the ground with crispy franklins.

The guy asked me for my occupation I replied "yo es gatero", he laughed and said seriouso, I replied yo es ladron. He did not smile at that one. Finally I said I was a doctor.

[Canitasguy]

Thank you for this info, please let us know if it works OK

Xoom. Com is a internet scam that arranges the international transfer of money from your home bank account to a local bank through an online service. A few weeks of months after the initial transfer takes place they go back into your bank account and extract funds that can neither be traced or recovered!

[Paladin]

See my recent post on ATM's for the name of a "legit" money changer. Rate 4. 8 last week for 100's.

Paladin