Re: [Debconf-discuss] ATMs and money in Argentina

[Sébastien G <sebas@koumbit.org>]

Hi,

To share a little bit of my travelers' experience. I've been living in 
Argentina for a few years now. Since about 12 months I'm unable to 
withdraw at the ATMs more than 320 $ pesos (about 100 $ CAN) at the time 
from my bank account in Canada and from my Visa.  I can make up to about 
4 to 5 withdraws per day.  The problem is that I get charge a few 
dollars per withdraw on my bank account which get expensive with time... 
 But on Visa I don't have any charge per transaction and interest on 
the cash IF I've money on my Visa.

Since I got to know this trick, I've reduced a lot my spending on bank 
charges...

See you at the debconf.

Sébastien

W. Martin Borgert a écrit :
> Just FYI: Since this year, many (all?) foreigners don't get more
> than 600$..650$ (moon phase?) from ATMs (= 120..130 EUR or
> 200..215 U$S). Last year, problem did not exist. (AFAIK, Swiss
> embassy asked for an explanation and the banks replied, it's a
> government order, while the government said, the banks are the
> culprits or something like that.)
>
> Also, make sure, you always have small banknotes and coins for
> paying small amounts like colectivos (local busses), as small
> shops won't change 50$ (the one with Sarmiento, who said all
> Indios should be killed) or 100$ (the one with Roca, who
> actually killed the Indios) banknotes. In supermarkets or
> restaurants, it's not a problem, however.
>
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