TBcountry
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Exchanging $$ to Pesos
I have been told the exchange rate is better in San Ysidro then to do it over the border. Any suggestions where to get best rate??
Thanks Tom
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Mulegena
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TBcountry
I have been told the exchange rate is better in San Ysidro then to do it over the border. Any suggestions where to get best rate??
Thanks Tom |
1. Costco in San Ysidro will exchange money; need not be a club member.
2. Any Mexican bank, inside with your passport or in their ATM machine for a nominal fee.
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Udo
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Believe it or not...
The best exchange rate I have seen between the US and Baja has been the cambio house at the Shell gas station just before you get into Otay (on hwy
905, the right side). They are about .75-2 pesos more per $ than the exchange houses or banks in Baja.
Try it!
[Edited on 8-6-2009 by udowinkler]
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shari
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i dont think our mexican banks in vizcaino change $ for pesos anymore...you have to deposit them then draw out pesos on your account.
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Udo
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You are correct Shari.
I have been to a half-dozen mexican banks in Northern Baja, and with exception of the Bancomer in Rosarito (six weeks ago), they all refused to
exchange dollars for pesos unless I either had and account or opened one.
The only alternative appears to be the exchange houses, and they are usually about 3/4 to 1+ peso lower than the national closing exchange rate.
But that is still 2+ pesos better than most businesses allow you all over Baja, with the exception of the La Fonda hotel which is 3-4
pesos lower yet.
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comitan
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Shari
What banks are there in Viscaino?
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Woooosh
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Using your ATM card at a Mexican bank who has partnered with a US bank will dispense pesos cheaply and at a good rate too (eg. Bank of America and
Santanders).
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1961- JFK to Canadian parliament (Edmund Burke)
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Mulegena
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Woooosh
Using your ATM card at a Mexican bank who has partnered with a US bank will dispense pesos cheaply and at a good rate too (eg. Bank of America and
Santanders). |
Bancomer and Wells Fargo interface
Golden 1 Credit Union does NOT work with Bancomer, I believe.
Remember, if you go in to a teller you must have passport
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bajajudy
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HSBC will not take and/or exchange dollars whether you have an account or not. It is for this very reason that they no longer have us as customers.
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bajalou
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Mulegena
Bancomer and Wells Fargo interface
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This has never worked for me. Always the service charges on both ends.
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And in the San Felipe area - check out Valle Chico area |
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grmpb
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comitan,
there is one bank in vizcaino
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rob
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The bank in Vizcaino is Bancomer.
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Cyanide41
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajajudy
HSBC will not take and/or exchange dollars whether you have an account or not. It is for this very reason that they no longer have us as customers.
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If you have an HSBC account here in the US, will it let you withdraw pesos from HSBC ATMs in MX for free?
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Hook
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Happy to report, there is still no feew showing up in our B of A/Santander ATM transactions, contrary to current suspicions.
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LisaR.
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Same experience as Hook, B of A did not charge for Santander or Scotiabank.
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DrTom
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i use intercam in san jose behind mega to exchange....
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