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11-01-2011, 12:59 PM
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| Cancuncare Enthusiast  Join Date: 17th Jan 2011 Location: Liverpool, UK
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|  Dollar or Peso Advice please. We are traveling from the UK. Which is better US$ or Mexican Peso We don't want to get stung twice on commison charges ! |
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11-01-2011, 01:05 PM
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| Cancuncare's Most Interesting Man  Join Date: 10th Jan 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
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| There is no point using American dollars if you are a Brit. Why pay for exchange twice? Using the USD won't save you anything in the long run as I see it.
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11-01-2011, 01:26 PM
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| Cancuncare Enthusiast  Join Date: 24th Jul 2009 Location: East Stroudsburg, Pa
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| What if you are coming from the USA? Is there any point? I think for me I would just rather leave a 1, 5, or 10 for a tip rather then mess with converting Peso's in my head while tipsy. |
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11-01-2011, 01:32 PM
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| Cancuncare's Most Interesting Man Join Date: 10th Jan 2008 Location: Calgary, Alberta Canada
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It's up to you, but personally I like to tip in the currency of the country I am in.
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11-01-2011, 02:07 PM
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| Cancuncare Enthusiast Join Date: 7th Feb 2010 Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 31
| We normally use the US$ when we travel, But if you are converting it from the British lb. you could use the US$ in other countries that freely accept the currency if you have any left over.... We have a US account just for our travels and deposit any left over cash into that account. |
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11-01-2011, 02:23 PM
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| Cancuncare Enthusiast  Join Date: 4th Oct 2011 Location: Portsmouth England
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| We are taking pesos, with a few dollars ($100) as emergency cover. And of course a credit card!!!!! |
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11-01-2011, 02:29 PM
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| Cancuncare Enthusiast  Join Date: 19th Sep 2011 Location: Land of Oz
Posts: 56
| Sometimes I'll bother with the peso to dollar conversion, today at 13.6 to 1 (US). But,, most vendors (and some resorts we have stayed at) will try to give u the old 10-1 spiel.. giving them an added quick profit. Usually you can win this one quickly since they want to make a sale. BUT,, within a day or two and we are in full 'vacation-have-fun-mode' we could give a care less and go with the flow, especially after the icy drinks are flowing..our tips are more frequent and get bigger.. and,, we have yet to regret doing so. |
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11-01-2011, 03:53 PM
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| Cancuncare Regular  Join Date: 13th Jul 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 217
| We took both US and Pesos and I found US money much easier to deal with. And anything we purchased outside of the resort (jet skis) was always quoted in US money anyhow. Next time I wont be bringing Pesos.
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11-01-2011, 07:46 PM
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| Cancuncare Enthusiast  Join Date: 2nd Oct 2010
Posts: 63
| I'd have to say pesos Absolutely everytime I asked how much it was they would say the US$ price, but if you asked how many pesos they would add a zero or slightly less than adding a zero, which is about 25% cheaper if you pay in pesos So $20 cab ride was 150 to 200 pesos which is actually only $12 or $15 I'm taking pesos for sure this time |
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11-01-2011, 08:35 PM
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| Cancuncare Regular  Join Date: 10th Jun 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 171
| I like using pesos at the resort because a 20 peso bill holds up when wet a lot better then a couple of 1 dollar bills. Of course on inflatable beer pong days I usually give Jose or Tiger a huge tip to start the day because we wear them out on shots and beers. |
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11-02-2011, 04:08 AM
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| Devil's advocate  Join Date: 2nd Dec 2010 Location: Canada
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| A lot of places, when you pay in US dollars they give you change in Pesos, try figuring that out after a few drinks,lol
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11-02-2011, 05:08 AM
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| Cancuncare Enthusiast Join Date: 24th Jul 2009 Location: East Stroudsburg, Pa
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11-02-2011, 05:16 AM
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| Cancuncare Enthusiast Join Date: 17th Jan 2011 Location: Liverpool, UK
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| So it's Peso's then ??!! As you seem to say you get ripped off when using $ |
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11-02-2011, 09:01 AM
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| Cancuncare Regular  Join Date: 9th Nov 2004 Location: Yeadon, Pennsylvania
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| If you are traveling outside the resort its nice to have a few peso's...Especially if you are taking public transportation or even a cab..The malls and Walmart take have no problem taking American, Canadian and European currencies.
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11-02-2011, 10:40 AM
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| Cancuncare Regular  Join Date: 14th Oct 2007 Location: Toronto, Canada
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Your funds will go farther by using Pesos than an intermediate currency like USD As an example most local Cancun business, taxis etc only offer a 1 to 10 conversion for USD to Pesos - so if a taxi trip costs 200 Pesos and you pay in USD it will cost you $20 USD. By converting directly from £ to Pesos, here is how much the taxi ride will really cost you 200 Pesos @ 21.57 to the £ = £9.26 By converting £ to USD and then paying in USD, here is how much the taxi ride will really cost you $20 USD @ 1.59 to the £ = £12.50 So you would be saving £3.24 that you could use for something more important, like clubs and drinks ! Pesos are the official currency of all of Mexico (yes, including Cancun) - even if some tour operators list prices only in USD they have to accept Pesos - by law Pesos are the official currency of the country. If you to to France and try to pay in £ or USD rather than in Euros some may accept it but you will get definitely ripped off on the conversion rate - same thing in Cancun | |
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11-02-2011, 11:08 AM
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| Cancuncare Enthusiast Join Date: 2nd Oct 2010
Posts: 63
| I like Kragers post too we are about to get the same bills here as the new pesos, they are a plastic bill and weather the pool way better than us paper It was hard to get 20 peso bills for tipping though, if i could get 2000 pesos in 20 peso bills i would be set for tipping the entire trip. |
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