Thread: Exchanging Currency
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09-22-12 01:37 #543
Posts: 2808Originally Posted by DavieW [View Original Post]
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09-21-12 21:04 #542
Posts: 416Originally Posted by TejanoLibre [View Original Post]
So I missed a helluva deal.
*shakes head*
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09-21-12 20:03 #541
Posts: 55I get 9 pesos per pound here. Delivered to my door on receipt in overseas bank account.
Originally Posted by TejanoLibre [View Original Post]
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09-21-12 19:39 #540
Posts: 3040You Can Do Better.
Originally Posted by DavieW [View Original Post]
You did not miss much.
TL
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09-21-12 19:13 #539
Posts: 416Originally Posted by Daddy Rulz [View Original Post]
Damn it. That really was a missed opportunity!
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09-21-12 18:57 #538
Posts: 2808Talk about missed opportunity
Originally Posted by DavieW [View Original Post]
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09-21-12 16:57 #537
Posts: 416Pounds 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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09-20-12 01:54 #536
Posts: 746Holidays
Originally Posted by DavieW [View Original Post]
Bob
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09-19-12 18:32 #535
Posts: 2808Originally Posted by DavieW [View Original Post]
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09-19-12 16:23 #534
Posts: 416Originally Posted by Chicago Guy [View Original Post]
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09-19-12 16:04 #533
Posts: 36Are the cuevas on Calle Florida open in weekends and on public holidays?
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09-18-12 10:22 #532
Posts: 2808Originally Posted by DavieW [View Original Post]
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09-17-12 16:42 #531
Posts: 416It sounds like I've been extremely lucky regarding fake bills. I've never checked a single bill and I've changed many thousands of dollars over the last 5 years, and I've never had a fake one.
Or maybe I _have_ been slipped some fakes and I've unknowingly passed them on without even realizing it!
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09-17-12 14:11 #530
Posts: 37The first time I went to the Western Union place on Florida I checked every bill and they were all real. The second time I got lazy and just counted them. I ended up with 4 fake 100 peso bills. Fakes are really easy to spot. The silver dashed lines across the bill are not reflective and there is no watermark (the face in the white part). I would take a picture of a fake next to a real one but a pick pocket stole all my fake money. Which brings me to my second point. Wear jeans on Florida. If you wear pants or shorts with a vertical pocket they will just shove their hand in there, grab your money and run while a second guy distracts you. I've already figured out how to line my pocket with razor blades for my next trip.
I think dealing with the cambio's on Florida for your money exchange is pretty safe. They might try and slip you a few fake bills if you are touristy but they won't do very many. If they ripped you off for all your bills they know you would go to the police. It's not like they can pick up and run, they are in an office. Even the guys saying cambio on the street are only taking you to the office with the money guy. You're not exchanging your money right there on the street. If you just take 1 minute to check your bills before you leave it will be obvious if they are fake. When confronted what will they do? Probably give you a fake apology and pretend they thought those bills were real. These cambios are run like a business even if they are "black market". I used a street cambio guy and he lead me into a mall. Your not in some dark back alleyway.
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09-17-12 12:53 #529
Posts: 1099Their was a nice report we had made about one of the cuevas at Calle Cervino.
I can't see the reports. I think the moderator has removed it.
It is one of the best places to go and change money. No swindling.
I got a rate of 6. 20 about a week ago for 1000 us$
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