Restaurants & Bars along d'beach mon!

[Rob]

It is a fact and you;re wrong . Why do you think there are lineups out the door at the Scotiabank ....jamaicans trying to exchange their U.S money to the country' s national currency perhaps??????? You don't think all these trips to the bank are a pain the a$$ for locals????? Its not all about you when you are a GUEST in another country. RESPECT

Nicollet,

The Gold Nugget Cambio right next to Scotia gives a much better exchange rate than Scotia does. If someone is taking US$ currency into Scotia they are more than likely depositing it in their US$ bank account. Yes, Scotia offers both JA$ and US$ currency accounts. Negril.com, as a business has both types so we can deposit the money into the appropriate account.

I wait in those "pain in the a$$" lines myself. No business owner here is stupid enough to waste their time exchanging US$ for a worse rate when you can exchange it quicker and for more money at a cambio.

[nicollet]

my point WAS the national currency is jamaican dollars. FACT. USE IT. Stop beating a dead horse Rob. We could debate this all day.

[Rob]

Whatever Rob... some people have other opinons that you...YOU will not tell me what my opinion is...who do YOU think you are, you can't push me around like your BOARDIE BUDDIES.
Get over yourself!

Nicollet,

I am not sure why you are taking such offence.

You are entitled to your opinion, just as I am and everyone else, but as TAH stated you were presenting it as a fact and an insult for that matter.

You wrote "Wrong...it's disrespectful. Obvioulsy your not a very well travelled individual." It is now nice to know that your harsh statement is just your opinion and not based on facts.

But facts being what they are, when menu prices are quoted in US$, room prices quoted in US$, transportation quoted in US$ and all these bills are presented with US$ amounts displayed, how can it possibly be disrespectful to pay in the currency requested. From a logic standpoint I cannot follow your line of reasoning that your opinion is based.

I presented facts here as well as my previous post. I dont have to "think" who I am, I know who I am. I have lived here daily for over 20 years, I created this website in 1995 and this message board in 1997.

I own and operate this site and the message board and I designed it to make sure that our visitors receive the most accurate information to make their vacation the best possible, it is one of my duties to correct misinformation that some people post.

There is no reason not to use Jamaican $, it is the official currency of the island. But to make visitors feel that paying in US$ is somehow disrespectful is simply inaccurate. Many businesses prefer it. That is a fact, not my opinion.

[nicollet]

yes yes Rob....we ALL know about you... you make sure to remind us daily.
My so called ( in your opinon HARSH statement) is BASED ON FACT

[Chris B]

Wow....

I had no idea my original post for information would cause such a tempest in a tea kettle! I've also been to Negril on more than a couple of occasions, and, in fact have wandered afield on a few excursions away from the village and into the hills. So I am aware of how $J becomes the currency of choice when we wander off campus a bit. I've also been to a number of vendors 'pon d'beach (but only once for a meal at Cosmos), and know that $US are welcome, and in many cases, preferred. Jamaicans deal with this every day and know how to get the best exchange rate. I'm very fond of saying that Jamaicans LOVE our $10's... Alexander Hamilton was, after all, born on Jamaican soil; and they also appreciate his friend and commander, George Washington, and his not-too distant comrade, Andrew Jackson, who knew the value of a dollar or twenty. I've never known a Jamaican to take offense to payment in $US.

My original question was more to satisfy my curiosity about the restaurants along 7-mile... as I noted above, my experience has been extremely limited to one lunch a number of years back. I'm only trying to stretch my funds where I can, and the early responses about CC foreign exchange fees, best exchange opportunities, and such provided more then my money's worth...

Thanks to all that answered. In the interest of preserving civility and peace on the board, I'm going to call this horse dead... time to dismount!