Mustava wrote:
After reading a few posts talking about the falling value of the dollar, I'm wondering if right now we shouldn't be changing our dollars to colones but buying everything with dollars? Any thoughts on this?
Actually the exchange rate is up somewhat this week but is really fluctuating: c503 to 1 a week ago; hit a high for a very short time of c560; then dropped to c520. Yesterday I got c534 at Service max in Hypermas. Today at BCR it was c535 when they opened. By 1 pm I got c525
(knew I should have gone to the bank before going to see Jannette at la Mansion
). Then later I was in MasXMenos and notice the Service max was giving c539! Damn I should have gone there again today.
As for your question about using dollars, some places will not, or are reluctant to take dollars. Those that do will always give you a much lower exchange rate than the bank rate. About the only place where it does not make much if any difference is with the chicas who will almost always figure it at c500 to 1. Living here, the ONLY thing I ever pay with dollars is my rent (owner requires that it be paid in dollars). Not only is the exchange rate going crazy lately, but so are prices for many comodities--Eggs have almost doubled in price in a week!!! Noticed that 2 stores had Baileys on 'SALE'??? for more than the regular price was just 2 weeks ago. and just a month ago both these stores had it on sale for half what is is now!!
I personally would not use dollars to pay for anything here!! Even with the chicas, if she asks for c40000 and you pay in dollars, she will want $80 even though at c525 it would be $76 so you are loosing $4 in the deal. JMHO!!
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