Zman wrote:
BEWARE OF CHUBBS
Just ate there tonight and used my american debit card. Bill was 3600 colones total. Checked my account right after and i was charged 7.92$ . Thats 451 colones to the dollar. An 18% markup. What a bunch of lowlife thieves scumballs. It only cost me 1.25$ but its still a ripoff. I use the same card often and the rate is always 541 colones per dollar so its not my card. To be fair the transaction is still pending , not final but only a slight chance it will be adjusted.
They very recently increased prices 10% across the board so it is getting very expensive. 9$ for sloppy joes with fries. 9$ for chicken fingers with no fries.
Place empty this afternoon but waited 30 min for a hamburgher. Usually when you wait that long in CR one of the items is usually cold. This time both hot.
If the ripoff scam lowlife exchange rate holds will never go back.
I doubt very much that they have any control over the exchange rate on your debit card. More likely the banks involved in the transaction... the CR bank and your bank.