Thread: Exchanging Currency
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11-25-08 14:13 #108
Posts: 366Changing money.
Originally Posted by Art Vandalay
Be careful and be discreet. Suerte.
Argento
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11-25-08 13:59 #107
Posts: 751Mongers,
Anyone coming to Argentina with either USD or Euro cash is welcome to contact me as I am able to provide private exchange services with the absolute best rates, better than any ATM machine, FX house, or bank, all with no fees and no ID requirements, all in the safest, most convenient location in town. PM me for details.
Thanks,
Rock Harders
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11-25-08 10:18 #106
Posts: 67What is generally the most you can change from dollars to pesos at the airport? I'm thinking I might need to exchange $2000 USD to pesos. Would the airport be the place to do this and if so would they really cash that much?
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11-24-08 01:29 #105
Posts: 59Yeah I need to look into an acct that has that feature. Ideally I would want it in the same acct I take cash out in. I plan on going to Rio also. It would be frustrating if the dollar crumbles by the time I make this trip.
Has anyone heard if this visitors tax in Argentina going through? Man that would suck to drop over $100 before I even make eye contact with a girl
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11-24-08 01:05 #104
Posts: 1009You can buy reals if you have a decent brokerage account that offers that service. Currency trading is like legalized craps! This being said I dabble in it with small amounts since my party poker was taken away!
Otherwise you can buy 10kusd worth of physical hard currency / financial instruments and import it. I am assuming your from the US, if not disregard the above.
The devaluation of the real has me thinking about rio vs BA for my next trip. I have never been, but I like thick asses and big boobs. Plus I want to check out the moonraker scenes at the redemer!
With oil at 50$ the tupi is not economically worth it. Someday it will be just not now.
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11-22-08 18:05 #103
Posts: 59Buying FX in bank or brokerage acct.
Has anyone from the U. S. Tried to buy FX in their acct. I am planning a trip to South America in the new year. The USD has had a massive rally against almost all currencies but especially the Brazil Real and other S. A. Fx's. I think this is really short term. I want to buy some Reals now before I leave in Feb. So I don't miss this opportunity.
here is a chart. Number of Reals per $
http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=U...BRL=X;range=1y
Thanks
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11-07-08 20:00 #102
Posts: 188Originally Posted by Msch912
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11-07-08 13:10 #101
Posts: 8The posts on not exchanging money at the airport before customs is very helpful. However, I forgot the part that said wait till after you pass the automatic glass doors. There's a bank at luggage retrieval, with a long line. But then when you clear customs there is another bank, as well as remi services. I was shocked to see a rate under 3 at the bank. Only then did I realize you're still in a kind of airport Purgatory and have to pass through the doors to reach the general terminal, with its friendlier bank.
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10-08-08 21:46 #100
Posts: 2470Originally Posted by Jackson
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10-08-08 19:05 #99
Posts: 2556
Venues: 398Originally Posted by Doggboy
A friend of mine went to the same exchange house a few days later for the same purpose as I, and was was on that day charged 6%!
It has been suggested to me that this is the reason why the USD has been strengthening lately, but I'm not sure that makes any sense.
Thanks,
Jackson
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10-08-08 16:26 #98
Posts: 2470No dollars
I headed down to Paris Cambio on Sarmiento around noon today to change some pesos to dollars. No dollars available at Paris. There were long lines at the many other Cambios in the area. Not throngs of people, but not too far from that. I am guessing that Paris ran out of dollars before the other places given their attractive rates. A sign of the times.
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10-07-08 22:55 #97
Posts: 547Good News today Oct. 7th: dollar closed 3,20 3,23 www.dolarsi.com
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10-05-08 07:09 #96
Posts: 41Thanks to the information on this site I found the Banco de la Nacion on my first trip. When I see others exchanging money before customs, I feel like stopping them but I restrain myself.
This time when I exchanged the money I got more pesos than I was expecting. I thought maybe I gave the teller more money than I thought so I put the pesos in my pocket and walked out. Then I realized to check the exchange receipt. Behold the teller had used the wrong exchange rate. Of course I had to give the extra money back - who wants bad karma.
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10-02-08 01:17 #95
Posts: 76Exchanging money at airport on arrival
It has been said already some time ago and a few posts back, but it is always good to stress it.
After you have gone through the duty free area and enter the baggage claim area, DON'T rush to the exchange kiosk: there rates are between 15% and 20% less favourable than at Banco de la Nacion, located on right side as soon as you exit in the main arrival hall (after sliding doors). This is reason there are always some customers queueing at Banco.
Also, while you wait for your luggage, just read the yellow signs in the middle of the conveyor belts which update you about US$ and EUR exchange rates at Banco de la Nacion, so you can immediately comprare how exchange kiosk and other exchange offices after customs control (DON'T be tempted by them either) are a real RIP OFF.
At that Banco you can also change Reais in case you don't have wasted all of them with "garotas de programa" in Brazil.
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09-05-08 18:09 #94
Posts: 188Originally Posted by Lysander