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Surfdog
 Post subject: 100 dollar bills
PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:08 am 
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 Post subject: Re: 100 dollar bills
PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 8:29 am 
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I exchange money at the bank branches around the gulch and also at the airport.

I have never had a problem with $100 bills that are in good shape------no tears, marks, etc. The tellers DO seem to check for condition.

I expect that the chicas would not be as particular about $100 bills as the tellers, although I can't speak from experience.
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 Post subject: Re: 100 dollar bills
PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:20 am 
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thanks rac, what about a doctors office?Do you think they would have a problem?
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 9:54 am 
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I don't know about doctors or dentists in CR, but I assume that they would like cold, hard, untraceable $100 bills, just like in the U.S.

It's best to ask them directly by phone or email once you have a name of a doctor.
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:05 pm 
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It seems like I used to see signs up a while back that they didn't want bills with a serial number starting with AB (and maybe CB but not sure).
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 Post subject: Re: 100 dollar bills
PostPosted: Fri Feb 15, 2013 11:09 pm 
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I don't know man. I was in Buenos Aires, suppossedly notorious for doing this and many times I gave large bills to cab drivers and the alleged scam never happenned to me once!
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 10:24 am 
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Why even bother taking the risk of potential problems associated with $ 100 bills ....... like businesses not taking them, the aforementioned scam of someone switching the bills on you, certain serial numbers not being accepted, etc.

I always bring new or newer $ 20 bills and NEVER have any problems/issues. Simplify your travel life and minimize the chance of problems, go with the good 'ol $20 bills.
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 Post subject: Re: 100 dollar bills
PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 12:31 pm 
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Chica will not take torn or marked up bills either. Look them all over good before leaving home.
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 Post subject: Re: 100 dollar bills
PostPosted: Sat Feb 16, 2013 2:22 pm 
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thanks for all the reply's! Its been 5 years since I have been to CR. I just got my Lifetime membership! Man some of those VIP pictures are hilarious! :)
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 Post subject: Re: 100 dollar bills
PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 2:32 am 
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Funny how it depends on the country. Some countries they frown upon the smaller bills, and others the bigger.

I have never had any issues with either. The rule I was always taught was no 1996 100's as that was a big issue with North Koreans counterfeiting back in the day, but Im sure many have used them.

Never heard any CB vs AB talk.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 12:05 pm 
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Before I went down last trip stop and pick up a Counterfeit Money Detector Pen. Workers down in the casino were shocked I had one. They ended up paying me in twenty dollar Bills all the time and i still checked them. IT is a Dri Mark product sold at office supply stores.
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 Post subject: Re: 100 dollar bills
PostPosted: Sun Feb 17, 2013 1:40 pm 
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Trimologist wrote:
Why even bother taking the risk of potential problems associated with $ 100 bills ....... like businesses not taking them, the aforementioned scam of someone switching the bills on you, certain serial numbers not being accepted, etc.

I always bring new or newer $ 20 bills and NEVER have any problems/issues. Simplify your travel life and minimize the chance of problems, go with the good 'ol $20 bills.



concur with the trimman...it's not worth it, I bring all twentys, withdraw money from my credit union before I leave. Then at the teller go thru and reject bills...exchange those....reject again until I have all perfect twentys. If you tell the teller why they understand. That way I take all nice clean twentys.

Also reject bills that are written on or have any red or black ink on them. On my first trip they rejected a bill that had been written on.

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 Post subject: Re: 100 dollar bills
PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 3:56 pm 
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Greengo wrote:
be careful ..its a broadly applied scam to take your 100s and have someone distract you while they switch it and hand you back a phoney ..telling you its no good..if you just gotta ..be sure and do em one at a time and keep your eyes and or hands on it ..till you get your cog lownees..this applies to esp the casa de cambio at the airport booth outside the air terminal..as soon as you hand him your bills...he will urge you to give him all your bills ..as soon as hes got em ..some dipshit will get in your face with a question.whammo he switches em...figure at least 6 to 8 times a day..nice work if you can get it...the exchange sucks anyway..best just go to the bank upstairs.. :lol: this be happnen in stores ..restaurants ..even your hooker with a heart of gold may pull this one out of her big hongos stinky.. :)



One of Greengos best posts. everyone should be aware of this :idea:
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Gersen
 Post subject: Re: 100 dollar bills
PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2013 6:49 pm 
Well at least it wasn't his usual whacked out goofy speak, but still useless drivel. Who is that phucking stupid on this board not to watch their big bills during a transaction?
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 12:30 pm 
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just got back last week from jaco and sjo...no issues either place with 100s...actually had an easier time spending them there than in the states....most places up home don't carry change to use one it seems....I was b.s.ing with a buddy in line at the bank before my trip down there and the teller gave me 30 100's and I was worried bout being able to spend them in costa but no issues
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