why can't I just tip in JA Money ?? This hassle of having 3 different currencies on me is a pain ... Is it insulting to tip in JDM ?
why can't I just tip in JA Money ?? This hassle of having 3 different currencies on me is a pain ... Is it insulting to tip in JDM ?
Tips accepted in either JA or US, but it can be hard to get JA $100 or $50 for small purchases or tipping. When you go to bank/cambio/ATM to get JA dollars, you will usually receive in JA $1000 bills. Many times when paying for services in JA funds, the smaller establishments/route taxis/beach vendors will not have enough JA change ... this is when having US dollar bills comes in handy. Examples - if you take route taxi to downtown Negril which costs $100JA and if they cannot make change for $1000 JA, they will be happy to accept $2 US (about $170 JA); want to buy local newspaper from paper vendor (costs about $50 - $75 JA) , they will take $1 US. Even the restaurants/bars run out of JA smaller bills, so having some smaller US paper currency comes in handy.Originally Posted by Manda81
Jamaica establishments/banks will not accept foreign coins. You will receive some JA coins as change ($1,$5,$10 and $20 JA) - if you have some JA coins left at end of your stay you can add them to final tip that you make in JA. If you do any shopping at the smaller grocery stores/retail stores, they will be glad to take the JA coins when you are paying your bill (just like $100 JA bills can be scarce, so too can the JA coins).
yup.........mi leave the coins for the maids.....and they add up pretty quick for a nice tip
not much you can do with dem back in North America..........lol........lol
though they mysteriously show up in mi swim trunk or short pockets when mi reach back home....lol
as long as none of dat funny stuff shows up after the trek......all is good......lmao
Cool Runnings, Marko
Last edited by Marko; 09-02-2011 at 04:05 PM.
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HAHAHA!!! I just turned up some from the depths of the change section of my wallet. They made me smile and combined with the few bills we have left from last trip we have enough for our first round of stripes next time!!!!
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