Exchange rate ?

Yesterday it Cost me $406.22US for $50,000J from the scotia bank J atm. $123.08US to 1J.

124.66 at the ATM 20 minutes ago

Cap

Which ATM ?

NCB in Sav

Cap

Folks a quick question if you don't mind. I appreciate US dollars are accepted by most and have had no problems in the past however I would be happier spending Jamaican dollars with Jamaicans rather than US dollars. Do you guys prefer US dollars or JA dollars?

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Originally Posted by harrison

Folks a quick question if you don't mind. I appreciate US dollars are accepted by most and have had no problems in the past however I would be happier spending Jamaican dollars with Jamaicans rather than US dollars. Do you guys prefer US dollars or JA dollars?

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Either is fine. But by paying in Jamaican dollars you are saving Jamaicans a trip to the cambio.

Jamaican dollars are legal tender in Jamaica, obviously, and the expenses, water, current, phone, etc. everyone pays are in J$.

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Originally Posted by harrison

Folks a quick question if you don't mind. I appreciate US dollars are accepted by most and have had no problems in the past however I would be happier spending Jamaican dollars with Jamaicans rather than US dollars. Do you guys prefer US dollars or JA dollars?

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I will give whatever is listed on the menu or price board. If it's in JA, I use JAD. If it is in US, I give USD. That is, unless I'm only carrying one or the other. I do prefer to spend local currency when I am visiting anywhere I go.