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castaway$
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Getting pesos at Costco
I can't remember, do i need a Costco card? mine expired and I'm not sure I will renew it.
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woody with a view
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no. just walk up.
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David K
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Hmmm... every Costco has a door gaurd to check for membership when you walk in... I know that if you tell them you are going to the pharmacy, no card
is needed (state law or something, so anyone can get Costco perscriptions filled). Do you think the same could be true of the money exchange, inside?
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Trueheart
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Last time I went into the Chula Vista Costco, they didn't ask me for my club card, although I had it on me. I just indicated that I wanted to find
the exchange.
Depending on how many pesos you are trying to buy, you should have both your passport and driver's license with you for the transaction.
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Bob and Susan
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exchange here
lots of parking too
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castaway$
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Bob and Susan- I know in the past you had said that there is a place in San Ysidro that gives a better exchange rate but I couldn't find the thread,
is this the place? Is it on the Mex side or B4
[Edited on 11-20-2010 by castaway$]
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Cypress
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Costco and Baja in the same sentence? There's something wrong with that picture.
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woody with a view
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yes. not to pop your bubble, but driving away from a casa de cambio into tj just seems like the turds might be scoping it out.... peace of mind at
costco.
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woody with a view
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last u.s. exit of I-5.
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David K
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and to not confuse too many, the Chula Vista Costco is at Palomar Exit I-5, go east to Broadway, then north to Costco (on the left).
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Cypress
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| Quote: | Originally posted by woody with a view
yes. not to pop your bubble, the turds might be scoping it out..... |
Thanks, my bubble was popped a long
time ago.
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Bajahowodd
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A Philosophical Statement?
| Quote: | Originally posted by Cypress
Costco and Baja in the same sentence? There's something wrong with that picture. |
Actually, there are stores in Tijuana(2), Ensenada, Mexicali, and Cabo San Lucas. However, Costco Mexico is majority owned by Comercial Mexicano. If I
ever had the time, I always wondered what it would be like in Ensenada, where they are virtually co-located, to do a price comparison.
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Actually, there are stores in Tijuana(2), Ensenada, Mexicali, and Cabo San Lucas. However, Costco Mexico is majority owned by Comercial Mexicano. If I
ever had the time, I always wondered what it would be like in Ensenada, where they are virtually co-located, to do a price comparison.
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They don't carry a lot of the same items..........although I have found a bunch of stuff that the US COSTCO's carry
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Certainly, the Kirkland brand items. Reminds me that there is some enterprising fellow that buys that stuff and sells it along the Baja. I have to
chuckle when I check into a hotel in Guerrero Negro and find Kirkland bottled water and/or toilet paper, remembering that I'm like 400 miles from a
Costco.
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bajaguy
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajahowodd
Certainly, the Kirkland brand items. |
And more.......I found Winnemucca (NV) Farms Creamy Mashed potatoes.......a long way from home.....
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Bajahowodd
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At a 'price', perhaps? Especially in well trafficked tourist areas that happens. Like down in BCS, the late, lamented CCC chain, as well as the
Aramburo chain carried a host of "imported" goods.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by castaway$
I can't remember, do i need a Costco card? mine expired and I'm not sure I will renew it. |
Shame on you. That's worse than giving up your citizenship.
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roadhog
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how does costco calculate the exchange rate ?
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| Quote: | Originally posted by roadhog
how does costco calculate the exchange rate ? |
with a calculator? 
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DENNIS
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| Quote: | Originally posted by roadhog
how does costco calculate the exchange rate ? |
Are you asking about the Casa de Cambio in Chula Vista Costco or the purchases in Costco Mexico?
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