money rates

[ukran1ans]

ukran1ans - So I know there are other threads on if it is worth exchanging USD to JA .. do you use JA only or a mixture of JA and USD ?

Primarily I use Jamaican $ (the only time I use US there, is to pay my driving service from the airport and if I run out of Jamaican if I can't get to a bank in time to reload). I just got tired of being short changed with alot of my transactions when using US $ (I figured that over a typical 10 day trip that could be a couple of hundred US dollars, which is alot of Red Stripes!!! )

[jamman]

Primarily I use Jamaican $ (the only time I use US there, is to pay my driving service from the airport and if I run out of Jamaican if I can't get to a bank in time to reload). I just got tired of being short changed with alot of my transactions when using US $ (I figured that over a typical 10 day trip that could be a couple of hundred US dollars, which is alot of Red Stripes!!! )

Thanks great to know .. I need to look into doing that also !

[fargoman]

I went to the new NCB bank ATM drivethru in the new complex in Negril and pulled out 30,000 J..my net on my card was 129.5 to one..that was last week

[rtitle]

These days (trying to act like a Jamaican in every way) I just carry around just a few small Jamaican bills in a pocket. And one card just in case. Most stores take credit cards so there's no need to carry lots of cash. I used to walk around with a fat wallet stuffed with US and Jamaican cash as well as cards. Bad idea - it's like pinning a "rob me" sign on your pants. After getting robbed in Kingston I decided to stop acting like a dumb tourist and start acting like a smart Jamaican...

[ukran1ans]

These days (trying to act like a Jamaican in every way) I just carry around just a few small Jamaican bills in a pocket. And one card just in case. Most stores take credit cards so there's no need to carry lots of cash. I used to walk around with a fat wallet stuffed with US and Jamaican cash as well as cards. Bad idea - it's like pinning a "rob me" sign on your pants. After getting robbed in Kingston I decided to stop acting like a dumb tourist and start acting like a smart Jamaican...

I usually start each day with just $10K-$15K JMD walking around money with a credit card (only for emergencies). The wallet (with most of my cash) stays in a nice safety deposit box. Most of the lil places I like to hit, don't take credit cards (not at least til dinner)...

[Crusher]

I always do it when I get there at Western Union or one of the Cambios in Negril. Banks in Canada gouge you for any currency exchange.