we just exchanged currency

[Craig123]

There are some of us who will drive 40 miles just to save a few dollars and that is our decision to make.

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.

See you on the Rock JamaicaRob. Respect

[Papa Georgie]

Jamaica Rob,
Were you able to specify the distribution of the denominations...so many one hundreds, five hundreds etc ??

Papa

[jamaicarob]

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 come

[Craig123]

JamaicaRob. Are you bearish on the Canadian dollar or just getting it done early?

[jamaicarob]

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 come

[kim&betty]

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.

[dash]

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 sayin

[dash]

I know you have that money under your pillow Rob. Sweet dreams !!!

[gregandkelly63]

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!

[TAH]

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.