we went to our bank and in 3 days our bank changed 250 canadian to 23950 ja, soon come
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we went to our bank and in 3 days our bank changed 250 canadian to 23950 ja, soon come
already???
Can't you just get a better rate at ScotiaBank ATM in Negril or at the Airport? rates must be the same at Airport ATM as ScotiaBank in Negril?
I've done it both ways, getting cash here 1st and using the ATM's in MoBay or Negril, and the difference really was negligible. There is no ATM at the airport that I've seen, certainly not a Scotia one.Quote:
Originally Posted by EdmontonGuy
There is an NCB ATM in the taxi pickup areaQuote:
Originally Posted by 2nutz4travel
Cap
Exactly David. And the bonus for me is that NCB doesn't add a transaction fee to my withdrawals. I always use NCB in Santa Cruz over Scotia for just that reason.Quote:
Originally Posted by captaind
Peace and Guidance
Schwab rebates ATM fees and no foreign transaction fees plus EXCELLENT customer service. I think Scotia ATM has raised to $5 for withdrawals with non-Scotia cards? No problem with Schwab, I get it back! Always take the collect call/direct dial number of your credit cards with you, as US/Canada toll-free numbers do not always work from Jamaica.
Wow. Really? That's not good. I think it used to be ~$3.00, right? Whatever the fee was, in the end the exchange rate at the Scotia ATMs were comparable to the cambios and slightly more convenient. I'll have to see how NCB compares when using my ATM card. A $5 charge may be a little too much, even thought I only withdraw money every 2 or 3 days.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lola
Jamaica Rob,
Were you able to specify the distribution of the denominations...so many one hundreds, five hundreds etc ??
Papa
yes, mostly 500 and 100s, thats what we prefer, soon comeQuote:
Originally Posted by Papa Georgie
JamaicaRob. Are you bearish on the Canadian dollar or just getting it done early?
doing it a bit at a time, so far we have changed 750 Canadian over to Jamaican, we normally go thru 1200 Canadian for 2 weeks, soon comeQuote:
Originally Posted by Craig123
You would have received $30,158 ish JMD for your $250 CAN IF you had waited to exchange in Negril. That's a difference of over $6,000 JMD, Mr. Smith could live almost a week on that kind of bank. You've converted $750 CAN, and wasted $18,000 JMD that could have gotten a couple of kids back to school including uniforms. Just sayin.
Who is your accountant??? Just sayinQuote:
Originally Posted by kim&betty
I know you have that money under your pillow Rob. Sweet dreams !!!
I have learned from recent experience that no matter what you do with your money, exchanges etc, someone on this board with criticize you and tell you what you are doing wrong and why. No matter how you handle your money, it's wrong in someone else's opinion.
I've learned to do whatever I would like to do with my money while in Jamaica and keep my mouth shut about it on this board. It makes life much simpler.
Respect!
Well, in both this case and yours people were merely trying to help. I undrestand you not caring much about saving $100US over the course of your trip, but the thing is, in this case they're just handing the difference to a bank. Banks don't need to make any more than the fees they already do. If the op exchanged in Negril, at a cambio or atm then they could spread that money around Negril, rather than fattening the coffers of a bank.Quote:
Originally Posted by gregandkelly63
TAH, Check the exchange rates. Kim and Betty's figures are just plain wrong. Way out there! Latest exchange gives you 25,800j for 250 cdn. not 30158j. (XE.com) JamaicaRobs anticipation= Priceless!
Well said, Dash. Let us know when you arrived in negril, would love to provide a great snorkeling excursion.Quote:
Originally Posted by dash
Ahh, I didn't even give a thought to their actual numbers. My comment was half referring to a comment I had made to gregandkelly in another thread where they said they prefer to just use USD when in JA. I kind of mixed my thoughts in that reply, that's where my "save $100" remark came from (saving roughly 10% on local purchases using JA instead of US). Moving on...Quote:
Originally Posted by dash
thanx Dash, soon comeQuote:
Originally Posted by dash
we like to purchase our exchange at home, it is also better then waiting over an hour at Scotia Ban in Negril ,we also did the changing of money in the parking lots too , soon comeQuote:
Originally Posted by gregandkelly63
i see now, thanks, soon comeQuote:
Originally Posted by gregandkelly63
yes, soon comeQuote:
Originally Posted by Momthor3
Thank you for proving my point.Quote:
Originally Posted by TAH
My mistake you only short changed yourself $3778 JMD changing your $750 CAN at your bank rather than in Negril. When I visited your lovely Ontario several years ago CAN was more than US. When I looked up the exchange rate and saw 1.09667:1 I thought it was in your favor. My mistake. At least your beer is stronger.
Waiting over an hour at the ScotiaBank in Negril? Why? My recall from my visit a year ago was that there were 2 ATMS's but I thought I read there were 4 there now? Maybe someone knows.Quote:
Originally Posted by jamaicarob
We all come at this from many different vantage points. If you are just casually visiting Jamaica and don't want to fuss over a few dollars one way or the other then do whatever makes you comfortable and is convenient for you. There are some of us who will drive 40 miles just to save a few dollars and that is our decision to make.
When you live in Jamaica and a couple of hundred Jamaican Dollars sends a child to school by route taxi for a week, then it starts to make a real difference.
The whole idea here, in my opinion, is to have a good time and go home happy. Just beware of moneychangers as they may be passing counterfeit or will flat rip you off with no real recourse for you to take.
I am so looking to return to Jamaica in October and I usually take home about $5000 - $10000J from a previous trip so I can hit the ground running.
I hope everyone has a great vacation!
Peace and Guidance
Your bang on again Accompong, as usual. Vacation time is something that's hard to put a value on and not something I want to waste doing anything else. However, some people will go out of their way to save a buck. To each their own.Quote:
Originally Posted by Accompong
See you on the Rock JamaicaRob. Respect