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06-28-13 17:34 #1068
Posts: 912Friday
DW, don't you think maybe it being Friday had something to do with the low ball rates. Going into the weekend?
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06-28-13 15:03 #1067
Posts: 416Had to change USD2k today and my usual agent was closed, so had to take my chances out on the street. Offered 7.7 all along Florida, but was always heading for "Western Union" at Florida / Lavalle.
They started at 7.8, but I made the young guy tap his boss on the shoulder because I knew he'd recognize me, even though I haven't changed there regularly for 18 months. He immediately went to 7.9. I said I couldn't take less than 8 and he asked if I had clean 100's. I told him I had all new consecutive numbered bills and he gave me 8.0.
That's actually the first time in 6+ years that I've personally been asked about the denomination and condition of my bills and it's made a difference!
e2a: FYI....the blue dollar websites linked on the front page here were all saying 8.05 before I ventured out.
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06-22-13 01:54 #1066
Posts: 19Exchanging on the weekend?
Does anyone know whether Scalabrini Ortiz / Cervino is open on Saturday? If not, are there any places in Palermo where I could change dollars for pesos on a Saturday? I'm not sure if I'll make it through this weekend...
Thanks in advance!
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06-21-13 21:34 #1065
Posts: 3040Low Rates For The Holiday?
Walked around Lavalle and Florida looking for "cambio" on Thursday and the rates were a bit depressing.
One idiot offered 7.40 and the next guy hit us at 7.70 while explaining that it was a National Holiday, that most places were closed and that they had all agreed to the 7.70 rate.
The money was not mine and it was only 500 dollars so we ended up at the Asian Lady's Leather Shop and she paid 7.85 .
Not sure if that's what DR would have received from her but it was good enough at that moment.
TL.
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06-17-13 11:18 #1064
Posts: 106Originally Posted by Tres3 [View Original Post]
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06-13-13 16:46 #1063
Posts: 911Originally Posted by Joe23 [View Original Post]
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06-13-13 16:21 #1062
Posts: 196Today, at just before 3 pm
Was 8.15 at the Western Union on Lavalle. The place is 10 minutes walk from my office.
Just across the street from my place, there's a local travel agency / souvenir shop. They quoted 8.00.
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06-13-13 14:47 #1061
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06-13-13 13:50 #1060
Posts: 577Changing Dollars to Pesos
Originally Posted by DavieW [View Original Post]
To give you an idea of how worthless pesos are in another country, an Argentine truck driver recently tried to pay for fuel in Chile with pesos, and the pesos would not be accepted, at any exchange rate.
Tres3.
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06-13-13 08:46 #1059
Posts: 416Mar del Plata
The one time I needed to change USD in Mardel I went for a wander from my hotel and found a jewellery store, within a block, that changed at the blue rate. Directly opposite the Casino Central on the same block with with the coffee-shop on the corner that sells spectacular cakes.
Hotels will happily take your dollars. At the OFFICIAL rate!
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06-13-13 04:56 #1058
Posts: 2808Originally Posted by Moore [View Original Post]
Welcome back,
DR.
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06-13-13 02:45 #1057
Posts: 1043Blue rate question
Thanks everyone for the great currency information.
I have been out of Argentina for almost 2 years.
I arrive to BA on 6-July, which is a Saturday. Are the cuevas open on weekends?
I will be spending some time in the provinces, such as Mar del Plata. Are there abundant cuevas there?
Do restaurants, hotels, others accept US $ at the current blue rate? I have never paid for anything there in USD since 2001, but this seems like a very different situation.
Thanks,
Moore.
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06-12-13 03:18 #1056
Posts: 2556
Venues: 398Greetings Everyone,
Today at approximately 4 pm a friend of mine exchanged $1,000 USD for pesos at $8.10.
Just before he left to exchange his cash, the popular local exchange rate websites were reporting the following Blue Dollar exchange rates:
La Nacion = $8.57 venta
Ambito.com = $8.57 venta
DolarPeso.com = $8.57 venta
DolarBlue.net = $8.57 venta
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Average Rate = $8.57
Rate Actually Received = $8.10
Discount from Average Rate = -5.48% (x .945)
You're welcome.
Jackson
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06-11-13 12:12 #1055
Posts: 91Originally Posted by Kurty [View Original Post]
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06-10-13 18:47 #1054
Posts: 2808Like I said
Originally Posted by Kurty [View Original Post]
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