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Sweetwater
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Hmmmm, wonder if the "authorities" will start rounding up and deporting US citizens. The current regime agenda seems to be charting a head on
collision course between the two countries.
Everbody\'s preachin\' at me that we all wanna git to heaven, trouble is, nobody wants to die to git there.-BB King
Reality is what does not go away when you stop believing in it. -Philip K Dick
Nothing is worse than active ignorance. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(1749-1832, German writer, artist and politician)
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I\'ve never tried before. - Mae West
Experience is what keeps a man who makes the same mistake twice from admitting it the third time around.
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Gscott
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I had a lot of trouble in Loreto last week. I was able to get cash at Bancomer ATM the first time I tried my debit card. Never again would it work,
including trying it at a Banamex ATM. I thought it was my CU fraud dept. holding it, and after the long weekend finally could contact them and they
said it wasn't that (in spite of what the ATMs indicated). Eventually I tried a CC from my same CU to access my checking funds. It also worked the
first time and never again. I was mad at my CU, turns out it was probably a problem down there..?
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bill erhardt
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It's often best to try the machines early in the day. I got $30,000 pesos from the machines at Ley in Loreto this morning (5 x $6k). Yesterday
afternoon multiple transactions were OK, but the maximum was $5k and the machines were dispensing only 100 peso notes.
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Sweetwater
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computer error
[Edited on 1-27-2017 by Sweetwater]
Everbody\'s preachin\' at me that we all wanna git to heaven, trouble is, nobody wants to die to git there.-BB King
Reality is what does not go away when you stop believing in it. -Philip K Dick
Nothing is worse than active ignorance. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe(1749-1832, German writer, artist and politician)
When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I\'ve never tried before. - Mae West
Experience is what keeps a man who makes the same mistake twice from admitting it the third time around.
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AKgringo
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The solution is the problem!
If the problem is unreliable ATM service, the solution is to withdraw more than you need, when you can!
Unfortunately, so is everyone else, so the machine's supply can't keep up with the demand!
Beside that, multiple small withdrawals generate more transaction fees than a large one.
If you are not living on the edge, you are taking up too much space!
"Could do better if he tried!" Report card comments from most of my grade school teachers. Sadly, still true!
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amigobaja
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Pulled 10k out of Mulege this week with a US Bank card. no Problemo
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Hook
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yeah, this original post and subject line are clearly not accurate.
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Lanesplitter
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Pulled 3k Peso's from HSBC ATM at the Ensenada toll booth. No problema
[Edited on 1-27-2017 by Lanesplitter]
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Hook
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Peso now at a three week high. Below 21/dollar.
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Gscott
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What's your point? It's still a great exchange rate, if only one can get pesos out of the darn machines.
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DENNIS
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What's your point? It's still a great exchange rate, if only one can get pesos out of the darn machines.
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"Great" .......relative to what? Most commodities worth having here are imported. They're bought with dollars by the retailer, so the prices will
reflect that.
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"YOU CAN'T LITTER ALUMINUM"
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thebajarunner
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| Quote: Originally posted by DENNIS | | Quote: Originally posted by Gscott |
What's your point? It's still a great exchange rate, if only one can get pesos out of the darn machines.
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"Great" .......relative to what? Most commodities worth having here are imported. They're bought with dollars by the retailer, so the prices will
reflect that.
[Edited on 1-28-2017 by DENNIS] |
Right on Dennis
Maybe great for the Gringo (who can more easily afford things)
Brutal on the locals.
The little guy always gets the bad end of the stick.
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charliemanson
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to the OP. you need money in your account
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mulegemichael
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we tried 3 different cards today in mulege and were denied each time. Not too convenient to drive 45 miles to get cash but it is what it is...we are
lucky to have a mexican amigo that will take our dollars, put them in his bank account, and take out pesos for us...AND there's no fees!!
dyslexia is never having to say you\'re yrros.
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mtnpop
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helped a traveler today in Mulege, same situation,,, no atm spitting out pesos on their cards... so we took their cash and exchanged it at the
teller... since we have an account at the bank...
Can't do it too much as there are limits on doing this also...
yup gotta go to Sta. Rosalia to super Ley or Banamex, Pemix atms mostly....
May not like having a local bank account but its a big plus presently
Common sense is a flower that doesn\'t grow in everyone\'s garden.....
A wise man once spoke nothing.....
Never kick a cow chip on a hot day!!
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toronja
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Update:
I was able to pull 6000p from a Bancomer ATM with a Wells Fargo card in San Felipe on 1/22.
On 1/31, the same card was declined at the Vizcaino Bancomer ATM - which accepted my partner's BofA card and dispensed 7000p immediately after.
On 2/7, both of our cards were declined at the Viz Bancomer. The teller had no explanation for why we could get cash last week and not this week.
Banamex in GN dispensed plenty of pesos for both cards.
It is what it is... just don't rely on Bancomer, and get as many pesos out as you can when you can.
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bajamary1952
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Bancomer denied my BofA card in Todos Santos but went down the street to Banamex and had no problems getting money.
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rts551
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| Quote: Originally posted by toronja | Update:
I was able to pull 6000p from a Bancomer ATM with a Wells Fargo card in San Felipe on 1/22.
On 1/31, the same card was declined at the Vizcaino Bancomer ATM - which accepted my partner's BofA card and dispensed 7000p immediately after.
On 2/7, both of our cards were declined at the Viz Bancomer. The teller had no explanation for why we could get cash last week and not this week.
Banamex in GN dispensed plenty of pesos for both cards.
It is what it is... just don't rely on Bancomer, and get as many pesos out as you can when you can. |
Question.... which language option were you using at he BAncomer ATM in Vizcaino?
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toronja
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We tried both languages, both from checking and savings accounts, two different ATMs at the same branch, and requesting as few as 1500p. Nothing doing
on either card. None of those combinations worked for my card last week either.
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Gulliver
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One of the hardest things for me to adapt to here has been this unpredictability. It shows up in so many things.
Inexplicable power interruptions. Seldom being able to find the same things in the same store from day to day. These problems with ATMs. The list goes
on and on.
I'm told it is a problem in much of the world and that growing up north of the border or in much of Europe gives us false expectations.
I fall back on the explanation which is not an explanation but relaxes me just a bit and sometimes makes me smile. The single word, "Random".
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