How do the businesses in Negril determine their exchange rates?

Well said Rob. I always use the cambios, and the bank to withdraw J's converted from my Canadian account. Using local currency always wins both ways. But there is no rule that says you can't use another currency, as long as they accept it and you accept the rate. Sometimes it is convenient for us if we are low on J's and we want that item. That is all I was trying to say.

I worked in Grand Cayman. The Caymanian dollar was worth more than US and still is. Although we accepted US cash we gave a change in Caymanian. The store in which I worked sold thousands, and thousands of dollars/day ( high end jewellery and cosmetics). There was plenty of US coming in but none going out in change

HarryS...I TOTALLY understand your post and I think folks took it WAY off with SOME comments!! I also agree with Rob's comments.

Harry, me and some of my travel mates have also wondered WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO GET MY CHANGE?? My only answer is that it's JAMAICA and everything moves slower there.

WHY DON'T THEY EVER HAVE CHANGE FOR LARGER BILLS WHEN YOU JUST SAW OTHERS GIVE SMALLER BILLS? My answer is that depending on the flow of business they may have given others that change OR they may want to hold on to the small bills to pay their employees or maybe the employees might need the change for catching taxi's.

WHY CAN'T I GET THE SAME EXCHANGE RATE AT LOCAL BUSINESSES THAT I GET AT THE CAMBIO? I think Rob explain that perfectly...basically it's a convience fee as I see it. And frankly they need to make extra money however they can so if charging you extra for using other than JA currency can get them an extra 2 or 3 in their pocket and it's not law saying that they can't they have a right too. Look at it this way they might have to take a trip to the cambio or bank that they wouldn't normally have to do to exchange the money to theirs...just like an American business would have to do in that case.

IF I PAY IN US WHY DO I GET JA BACK IN CHANGE? My answer is this...not everyone pays in U.S. so they might not have enough U.S. money to give back in change since their official currency is JA and that's what they are REQUIRED to have.

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they will take this thread down next ..the info about the bar crawls and the scams..is closed now....
sorry the information that is true can not be posted

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Originally Posted by lathomas

Harry S
they will take this thread down next ..the info about the bar crawls and the scams..is closed now....
sorry the information that is true can not be posted

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This board is a great place to share information, experiences, trip reports, pictures and opinions, but when the thread disintegrates it will be taken down. People who are regulars on this board are truly in love with Negril, myself included. It grabbed my heart in 1982 and has held it tight ever since. Not every experience has been truly positive, but like all mistakes it taught me well. I have seen a lot of change in Negril in this time, mostly very positive. Is there room for improvement? Always. Will it ever be perfect? Never, but what is?l I think it is the next best thing to paradise, but that is my opinion and I am entitled to it. If I see a need for improvement it is my hope that it will come in my next trip or the one after. What I do see is a genuine love for Negril in this community and on this board, some awesome trip reports and breathtaking photos that I feel privileged to be able to view on a cold winter night in Winnipeg. I have visited some bars and restaurants because people were gracious enough to share their reviews, and have avoided some for the same reason. And many thanks for Rob and his good judgement in maintaining this site, providing live feeds nightly, and knowing when a thread has come to its end and closing it before things get personal. This is not the place for this.

Peace and Respect, and as a wise Rasta taught me....Each one teach one

Nicely put. Let it now rest, and we can have new discussions.