b1
Junior Nomad
Posts: 51
Registered: 12-27-2007
Location: On the Reality side of the Paradise/Reality border
Member Is Offline
Mood: Kicked it in neutral; hang'n cool.
|
|
Casa de Cambio on U.S. side at Tecate
I am looking for some general information on the Casa de Cambio on the U.S. side of the border at Tecate. What are their hours? How does their
exchange rate (buying pesos for dollars) compare to say the daily rate shown on Yahoofinance.com or similiar info? What fees do they charge? Limits of
dollars? Any fairly current info would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance, b1
When the winds turn white in Idaho, it\'s my time to visit the banana trees of Baja.
|
|
|
Bajahowodd
Elite Nomad
Posts: 9274
Registered: 12-15-2008
Location: Disneyland Adjacent and anywhere in Baja
Member Is Offline
|
|
Unless you are looking to exchange a huge amount of money, why not consider just hitting an ATM once you have crossed the border?
|
|
|
DavidE
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3814
Registered: 12-1-2003
Location: Baja California México
Member Is Offline
Mood: 'At home we demand facts and get them. In Mexico one subsists on rumor and never demands anything.' Charles Flandrau,
|
|
With a casa de cambio the tipo de cambio is always going to be substantially less than interbank rates.
|
|
|
wilderone
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3894
Registered: 2-9-2004
Member Is Offline
|
|
Here's a phone number for the gas station/convenience store that sells insurance and exchanges currency in Tecate USA: 1-888-642-8366
|
|
|
BajaNomad
Super Administrator
Posts: 5014
Registered: 8-1-2002
Location: San Diego, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: INTP-A
|
|
I haven't been through there in a while. Is there more than one money exchange place in Tecate USA, or no?
Are they "no commission" places - and how do the rates compare to places like Baja-Mex in San Ysidro?
Thanks,
-
Doug
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
https://www.regionalinternet.com
Affordable Domain Name Registration/Management & cPanel Web Hosting - since 1999 |
|
|
BajaNomad
Super Administrator
Posts: 5014
Registered: 8-1-2002
Location: San Diego, CA
Member Is Offline
Mood: INTP-A
|
|
Just noticed that Baja-Mex has an office in Tecate. These are all independent and have different rates... but here's the info off their website:
Address: 443 Tecate Road, Tecate, CA 91980
Hours: Mon-Sun: 8:00am - 8:00pm
Tel: 619-478-5060
http://www.baja-mex.com/store-locations
When I was young, I admired clever people. Now that I am old, I admire kind people.
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
We know we must go back if we live, and we don`t know why.
– John Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
https://www.regionalinternet.com
Affordable Domain Name Registration/Management & cPanel Web Hosting - since 1999 |
|
|
Bob and Susan
Elite Nomad
Posts: 8813
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Mulege BCS on the BAY
Member Is Offline
Mood: Full Time Residents
|
|
there's a mailbox place right as you cross into the USA
on the right side at the stop sign
they have a no comission exchange there
they also sell insurance
the rate is the same as baja mex
maybe the same source for money
|
|
|
b1
Junior Nomad
Posts: 51
Registered: 12-27-2007
Location: On the Reality side of the Paradise/Reality border
Member Is Offline
Mood: Kicked it in neutral; hang'n cool.
|
|
Thanks for your help and information. It is appreciated. b1
When the winds turn white in Idaho, it\'s my time to visit the banana trees of Baja.
|
|
|
oregoncat
Newbie
Posts: 3
Registered: 2-23-2011
Member Is Offline
|
|
Does anyone know the hours the casa de cambio is open in Tecate? It is open on Saturday and Sunday?
|
|
|
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
