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Thread: Just askin..Whats a Buck bringing now? Bank or Changer , Hotel, street?

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    Re: Just askin..Whats a Buck bringing now? Bank or Changer , Hotel, street?

    Hi Bruce,

    Best way is to exchange spending cash to JA. Then calculate cost in US @ 120 to 1. Easier than calculating the variable "exchange" rates of the vendors

    example: using 5,000 Ja , ....Subtract the last two zeros = 50.00, (that would be 100 to 1), then subtract another 15% or so and you're within a buck or two.

    Or just use your phone to calculate.
    Linston's Zion Hill Taxi

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    Thanks Captain. Does Linston have a preference, or does it not matter to him?
    Last edited by Bruce; 11-03-2018 at 01:39 PM.

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    Re: Just askin..Whats a Buck bringing now? Bank or Changer , Hotel, street?

    Best way is if you have a debit card with no atm fees or foreign transaction charges. I have a TD Bank Premier checking account. When I take JMD from an ATM, I get the exact rate and no fees. My bank even refunds any fees charged by the ATM. No way to beat that.

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    the Cambio rate got up there this year......in September I got 127J to 1us at the Cambios.....
    July/August was getting 126J to one us dollar....back in May it was 117J....
    the J's going up and down is different......for years it was always going up till recently....

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    Re: Just askin..Whats a Buck bringing now? Bank or Changer , Hotel, street?

    our first year 1984 it was close to 4 to 1.....and a full bic would get you lift in the west end.......Ricks to Tayons..
    "One of the laundry gals pipes up ,,"LOOK AT DA BLOOD"
    "YES,THAT WOULD BE MINE" I said as my leg that at first gave no pain, started dishing it out in large bunches........"

    want more read our blog? our first trip.........http://negril.com/forum/entry.php?58...-The-Beginning

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    Quote Originally Posted by HarryS View Post
    Best way is if you have a debit card with no atm fees or foreign transaction charges. I have a TD Bank Premier checking account. When I take JMD from an ATM, I get the exact rate and no fees. My bank even refunds any fees charged by the ATM. No way to beat that.
    Wow, that's even better than my Ally Bank (I just have a 1% transaction fee and ATM fee, so I was getting $132 out $136 international rate back in Sept where taking out $30,000 JMD at a time)
    Go Bills!

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    Re: Just askin..Whats a Buck bringing now? Bank or Changer , Hotel, street?

    Our personal choice is a good friend on the beach who gives us bank rates and we never have to leave our beach chair. CCLP has nice safes in each room so we just bring US dollars. No fees, no cab ride to the ATM, no hassle with people hanging around the bank or ATM, no need to leave the beach.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Oil View Post
    Our personal choice is a good friend on the beach who gives us bank rates and we never have to leave our beach chair. CCLP has nice safes in each room so we just bring US dollars. No fees, no cab ride to the ATM, no hassle with people hanging around the bank or ATM, no need to leave the beach.
    Ditto with us Capt.....our first stays a lot of tourists were getting ripped off, we had to hide ours when we left the room, or bring most of it....a few stays later we just handed over our "bank" over to the owner to cache for us........
    "One of the laundry gals pipes up ,,"LOOK AT DA BLOOD"
    "YES,THAT WOULD BE MINE" I said as my leg that at first gave no pain, started dishing it out in large bunches........"

    want more read our blog? our first trip.........http://negril.com/forum/entry.php?58...-The-Beginning

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