RenoJoe
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Pesos
? Best places to buy & sell pesos. san ysidro,otay mesa, tijuana or ensenada. Leaving Reno 6am on the 15th.
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Bajaboy
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atm...if crossing at SY there is an atm just after the third toll...bathrooms, too.
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Bob and Susan
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the last exit on the American side...at the insurance place
there is a place by the hospital in Ensenada before you get on hwy one
best rate
remember ATM's charge fees
the gas stations on the toll road have a fantastic rate for dollars when you buy gas...no exchange though...eept at the tecate gas station about 2
miles south of the border
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bajaguy
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Use ATM's at banks or stores to get Pesos..........I prefer HSBC or Banamex......yes, ATM's charge a fee, so do all casa de cambio's........nothing is
free
Don't sell 'em, keep 'em for your next trip
[Edited on 6-14-2013 by bajaguy]
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DaliDali
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Using your USA ATM card at a MX bank is considered the best way to go.
But in order for that ATM screen to NOT say "transaction denied, contact your banking institution"......notify your bank of your travel plans before
you swipe that card.
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DENNIS
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We all should have a spare ATM card with us when travelling abroad [is Baja abroad...or is Baja "a broad"?] in the event that one gets swallowed by
a machine.
Just a thought...........be prepared.
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shari
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Dennis dearie...good to see you have your thinking cap on!
I daresay you and Fisbuck are on the same team!
renojoe...see you soon...they are working on the potholed section of the road and have lots of it torn up so it's dirt again...better than the
potholes.
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RenoJoe
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Shari, I like the pot holes. They help to keep the BAD guys out.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by RenoJoe
Shari, I like the pot holes. They help to keep the BAD guys out. |
Keeps everybody out. 
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sancho
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I'm one of those that don't spend enough time per
trip, 5 day camping trips, in my mind, to warrant the ATM fee , the Casa
de Cambios make $ on people like me. A couple weeks ago San Ysidro was 11,80 to the dll. So looks like the Cambios
are making maybe .80 pesos off me, if the ATM rate is
12.60 or so., maybe making 7% or so?
Darn good business getting that rate of return on
their $ for doing nothing, I should get with the program
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DavidE
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Why waste valuable vacation time contemplating one's navel over possibly a five or ten dollar rate of exchange difference? People who live here and
deal with a total of ten or twenty or hundred thousand dollars worth of exchanges are facing a different horse.
A Lot To See And A Lot To Do
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tjsue
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If you have a Charles Schwab checking account, they'll refund the fees from other ATM's. I'll be starting an account with them soon.
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boe4fun
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Don't know about selling pesos, but the Costco in Chula Vista has a Casa de Cambio and it's only a block or so off of the freeway. They gave us a
good rate on our last trip down and the hot dogs are a bargain. Shari, et al, I may be a little slow, but the double entendre Dennis used gave me an
election (as the Chinese might say).
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acadist
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i always stop at the bank in Meandro, right next to the pemex
Dave
I moved to CO and they made me buy a little rod to make it feel like a real fish
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by acadist
i always stop at the bank in Meandro, right next to the pemex |
FYI........Another half mile up the road, going south on the left side, is a good market, Maria Luisas, that has an ATM.
I've been in line at the ATM you mention, behind kids who think those machines are video games. Not much entertainment for a field hand's kid there.
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by acadist
i always stop at the bank in Meandro, right next to the pemex |
If it's a BBVA Bancomer, they are hitting you with pretty hefty ATM fees.
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajaguy
| Quote: | Originally posted by acadist
i always stop at the bank in Meandro, right next to the pemex |
If it's a BBVA Bancomer, they are hitting you with pretty hefty ATM fees. |
Yeah....for sure. 70 Ps.......or is it more now? BANORTE does the same.
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Bajahowodd
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| Quote: | Originally posted by DavidE
Why waste valuable vacation time contemplating one's navel over possibly a five or ten dollar rate of exchange difference? People who live here and
deal with a total of ten or twenty or hundred thousand dollars worth of exchanges are facing a different horse. |
I feel the same way. Too much going on during the trip to fret about the exchange rate.
And similar to acadist, I've become accustomed to stopping at that bank in Maneadero by the La Buf turnoff. Prefer an ATM at a bank to one in a store,
just so there's someone with authority if you get shortchanged or your card gets gobbled.
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