US$ vs. JA$ during upcoming trip

[brownsd54]

Convert your money to Ja$ and use that. You're in Jamaica not the USA so why use USD. If you have USD and go to the HiLo for a crate of Red Stripe for example, that cost is around $4000J now, now how much is that in USD, what's the exchange rate, get your change back in J$, so how much did I really pay.... or you can just give them $4000J. The rate has been hovering around the 1USD to 145 or 150J. Ball park 1000J = 7USD. So base all your expenses on a factor of 7. $4000J crate of Red Stripe is 4 X 7= $28USD +/-

Some places it's better to pay in J$. Sun Beach for example, beers are $3USD ($435J) or you pay $350J so it's way better to use J$

[Drifter141]

Convert your money to Ja$ and use that. You're in Jamaica not the USA so why use USD. If you have USD and go to the HiLo for a crate of Red Stripe for example, that cost is around $4000J now, now how much is that in USD, what's the exchange rate, get your change back in J$, so how much did I really pay.... or you can just give them $4000J. The rate has been hovering around the 1USD to 145 or 150J. Ball park 1000J = 7USD. So base all your expenses on a factor of 7. $4000J crate of Red Stripe is 4 X 7= $28USD +/-

Some places it's better to pay in J$. Sun Beach for example, beers are $3USD ($435J) or you pay $350J so it's way better to use J$

Thanks for the reaponse. Yes, we typically pay with JA$ for the reasons you mentioned, but based on what my friend had passed along based on the current exchange rate (her husband us feom Westmoreland) just wanted to see if anything had changes, and if locals were more interested in US$.