General Reports

[BigTwins]

Hello all,

I'll be staying at the Del Rio at was wondering if anyone knows of a good pharmacy close by, for viagra.

Thanks for any info.

[ScatManDoo]

We agree that these days, with the peso dropping rapidly against the dollar, that one can get something of a bargain in HK when paying with pesos. But I meant what I said about HK "preferring" dollars.

First, I don't believe that the HK management is deliberately showing favoritism to the small subset of their clientele who use pesos (I. E. Locals). If they were, they'd probably leave the price of a drink at 50 pesos. But that's neither here nor there. I admit that I have no inside knowledge of how HK's management thinks. If you do, I certainly will defer to you. I submit that this peso advantage is simply a happy coincidence, a by-product of HK's poor exchange rate and the falling peso.

As I said, I don't have any insider knowledge of HK's management decisions, but I do know something about how a business is run. All successful business are "run" by gimlet-eyed bean-counters. Profit is squeezed out of every available segment. I submit that HK, as a successful business entity, prefers their clients pay in dollars. Here's why:

Everybody knows that HK is a US-style strip club with Mexican contact rules. As such, the vast bulk of their clientele are American. (Imagine HK in the middle of San Diego...

Your post appears to be conflicted and self contradictory.

I have no inside informant from Hong Kong Bar.

Over the years I've been always been aware, on a daily basis, as to what the market rate of exchange is between the US Dollar and MX peso.

Every time I have visited HK and observed their posted Tipo de Cambio rate, it always was a rate that required less pesos for one dollar than the current market rate was.

With that much consistency in giving customers who are pesos spenders a break.

To me it seems that this one action is one intended to court and encourage people who have pesos to come in and spend them.

I think that US citizens that visit Mexico without acquiring pesos and are content to just spend their dollars all over town probably don't give a rat's ass about the exchange rate.

I think HK's owners realize this, so they and many of their customers are happy to have Tipo de Cambio rates that are crappy if you are spending dollars.

[Phordphan]

I agree with your last two comments, but I cannot agree with the first line that you wrote.

To clarify why I still disagree with you, I will rewrite your first line, but instead make a correct statement:

Obviously Hong Kong Bar is showing preference or favoritism to their clients that spend with pesos by giving them such a terrific cambio rate for their pesos.

We agree that these days, with the peso dropping rapidly against the dollar, that one can get something of a bargain in HK when paying with pesos. But I meant what I said about HK "preferring" dollars.

First, I don't believe that the HK management is deliberately showing favoritism to the small subset of their clientele who use pesos (I. E. Locals). If they were, they'd probably leave the price of a drink at 50 pesos. But that's neither here nor there. I admit that I have no inside knowledge of how HK's management thinks. If you do, I certainly will defer to you. I submit that this peso advantage is simply a happy coincidence, a by-product of HK's poor exchange rate and the falling peso.

As I said, I don't have any insider knowledge of HK's management decisions, but I do know something about how a business is run. All successful business are "run" by gimlet-eyed bean-counters. Profit is squeezed out of every available segment. I submit that HK, as a successful business entity, prefers their clients pay in dollars. Here's why:

Everybody knows that HK is a US-style strip club with Mexican contact rules. As such, the vast bulk of their clientele are American. (Imagine HK in the middle of San Diego. There'd be a line 3 hours deep.) These Americans overwhelmingly bring dollars to spend, not pesos. So, we've established HK's target market.

HK is unique in Tijuana. There are some want to-bes, but the product that HK is selling isn't offered anywhere else. (Locals tend to roll in a completely different manner, and I'm not sure there are enough gringos to support two HKs, but I have no idea). Therefore, until another HK springs up, they are under no obligation to try to be competitive. For example, imagine an OXXO and a 7-Eleven, side by side. Oxxo offers 13:1 TC, 7-Eleven offers 14:1. Obviously, the 7-Eleven is going to get ALL the dollar business. Oxxo will have to up their TC in order to remain competitive. But, as I said, HK has no competition. They're the only game in town and you'll take their rate and like it.

So, a customer walks into HK and orders a beer. That'll be 52 pesos, please. OK. I pay with pesos that I got for 14.5:1 (more or less), so I paid $3. 60 for my beer. But they don't say "52 pesos" unless you ask, they tell the customer "$4. " The customer hands over $4. He's now paid roughly 58 pesos for the same beer. This represents a "buyers premium" of around 5 pesos, or 10%, because the customer paid in dollars. It seems like very little, but multiplied over the thousands of beers they go through in a week, it's big money.

Now there are loads of business who would love to tack on an extra 10% to everything they sell. Many industries have spent tons of money figuring out ways to increase their transaction value. HK has done it and they don't even have to ask "Do you want fries with that?"

A side benefit, if they choose to, is that HK can then take these dollars they got at 13:1 and make a bundle on the spread. Whole industries are devoted to making money on playing the spread of a few centavos. HK gets a whole 1. 5 peso spread to play with. Again, I have no idea what they do with all those dollars, but they'd be idiots if they didn't do something like this.

That is why I assert that HK "prefers" that their clientele pay in dollars and why they offer a poor exchange rate. It's not altruism aimed at the peso spenders, it's good business aimed at the dollar spenders.

[Steven]

Gentlemen, 'tis the season to enjoy with your family, your wives, girlfriends, kids or a good porn site. The cops are out in big numbers, looking for their Christmas "tips". They have to buy presents too. Be prepared to be bothered. Be prepared to pay for the slightest irregularity. Additionally, most of the chicas are headed home to mom, kids, friends. The selection is quite thin, from this point through the Kings Day celebration January 6. I suggest you find something else to do until the middle of January, when the girls will be back in town, and needing to pay for the trips they just took, and the gifts they bought.

[Clutch]

She fits the description of a "Nancy" now working near the OXXO store. There is a nondescript entrance to an upstairs hotel there which this Nancy is reported to be using now. Was near the MQ bar. Maybe different chica. I need to get down there for some Recon anyway and will try to find out.

Liz was standing pretty right in front of MQ about 5 steps into the alley. Can you tell by the picture I posted if it's the same girl? She said she goes by Liz, Lizbeth, and that other girls call her Chaparrita which is the Mexican affectionate way of calling someone "Shorty". I don't think she is contracted with a hotel because she went back to my room without checking with anyone or asking permission. I like the sound of your Nancy. Tiny girls are a nice change of pace sometimes and I like when I can grab their whole little asses and waists with my perverted hands! Does she work days or nights?

Clutch

[Hargow20]

I have been noticing recently that the cops have been stopping and frisking people for no apparent reason. Usually they will drive through pick up the drunks and question people that look like criminals. But I have seen them stop and search Mexicans that look like clean and normal. The police were hanging out by Nino's Hero's and Cohuilla street and stopping quite a few guys. I saw them stop at least 4 or 5 people.

About 3 weeks ago a cop stopped and asked me where I was coming from and if I had been drinking. I told him I do not drink and he let me go.

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2...rs-zona-norte/

[ScatManDoo]

When you said they favor pesos I thought you meant that they prefer payment in pesos. Obviously they prefer payment in dollars or they would offer a better rate.

So I think we agree. It's better to pay for the beer with pesos that you exchanged at 14.3:1 than it is to use dollars at their exchange rate.

With the peso sinking fast, I'd expect another hike soon.

I agree with your last two comments, but I cannot agree with the first line that you wrote.

To clarify why I still disagree with you, I will rewrite your first line, but instead make a correct statement:

Obviously Hong Kong Bar is showing preference or favoritism to their clients that spend with pesos by giving them such a terrific cambio rate for their pesos.

[Phordphan]

I don't agree with your statement. When HK moved their tipo de cambio rate this week or last from 12.5 pesos to 13 for the dollar. The price of a Cervesa moved from 50 pesos to 52 pesos.

So their cervesa's in that particular establishment is priced in US dollars, which stayed constant. It was the price in pesos that fluctuated when the exchange rate changed.

I didn't think that my original post was either hard to understand or backwards. On December 9th I posted a prediction that there was exchange pressure for HK to raise it's tipo de cambio rate to a number higher than 12.5. My prediction was correct and about a week later the TdeC rate notched up to 13.

Furthermore I said that HK chooses a TdeC rate that favors pesos.

HK does this by requiring less pesos for the dollar than current market exchange rates, like the Fix, require.

I believe that is a correct assertion.

If I had that backwards, and HK didn't favor pesos in their Tipo de Cambio exchange rates for customers paying in pesos. Their posted rate right now would be something like 15:1.

When you said they favor pesos I thought you meant that they prefer payment in pesos. Obviously they prefer payment in dollars or they would offer a better rate.

So I think we agree. It's better to pay for the beer with pesos that you exchanged at 14.3:1 than it is to use dollars at their exchange rate.

With the peso sinking fast, I'd expect another hike soon.

[ReealDeal]

Well that was awesome. I've been going to Tijuana a couple times a month and actually was kinda getting burned out with the same old stuff, hadn't found any gems lately. I was thinking if I was making the right decision as I walked across the border. It was really crowned this Friday, 12\19 and I've been going on Monday or Tuesdays to avoid crowds.

Anyways, grabbed 2 beers at LC which was fine, but nothing caught my eye. Went to HK. Super crowded. Plenty of hot chicas but it was really hot inside. No where to sit either.

On to tropical. Nothing catches my eye but I sit down for a beer. As I'm sitting there these 2 girls in front of me are dancing and kissing each other, playing around grabbing each other's tits and crotches. After a couple minutes I invite them to come have a seat. Now mind you, neither are my type but I'm thinking out of the box. I've had a couple threesomes in Tijuana before so I'm aware of the possibilities. So I'm sitting between them, their hands are wandering and they are taking turns kissing me and each other. So I negotiate un trio for 50 each, we finish drinks and head arriba.

Close the door and I'm immediately making out with one while the other guys to the bano. This is awesome. She undressed and I start eating her pussy. The other comes out to see this and they start kissing. On guess the rubber. OK now the girl is squirting up a mess! I have a knack for making girls squirt and she was a mess. Took turns on them, using 4 rubbers total. Spent easily 45 minutes in the room. I tipped the guy $2 and a wink before we went in the room, so no knock ever. I'll never forget that experience. Like I said I've done threesomes, but never when the girls were so much into each other. Sorry I forgot their names LOL!!

Then I went to Adelitas and met 23 year old Mara. Brunette and hot! She's never had kids and her body is tight! Good DT and just everything. She was $60.

Anyways that was an awesome time good luck guys and keep an open mind you never know what's going to cum your way in Tijuana!!

[PdxMonger]

Is there a good hotel / AirBnb place in Tijuna which has high speed internet connection. I want to stop by in Tijuana for a week. I want to work during the day time and 'party' at night.

[Ninguno Especial]

I spotted the tiniest girl in front of Malquerida (or whatever that place on the corner is called). Liz is about 4'9 and 95 lbs. Practically a midget.

Clutch

She fits the description of a "Nancy" now working near the OXXO store. There is a nondescript entrance to an upstairs hotel there which this Nancy is reported to be using now. Was near the MQ bar. Maybe different chica. I need to get down there for some Recon anyway and will try to find out.

[ScatManDoo]

I was waiting to hear how the all you can fuck chica buffet worked out. Unless I missed the report somewhere, am I to assume it was a bust?

Sort of.

I've been writing a lengthy report about it, but I still need a few more days before it is ready.

I'll deliver it here before Christmas.

[Baxter Slade]

I was waiting to hear how the all you can fuck chica buffet worked out. Unless I missed the report somewhere, am I to assume it was a bust?

[ScatManDoo]

I think you have that backwards, unless I misunderstood. Catering to gringos, they know they will receive most of their money in dollars. But, technically, everything is priced in pesos.

I don't agree with your statement. When HK moved their tipo de cambio rate this week or last from 12.5 pesos to 13 for the dollar. The price of a Cervesa moved from 50 pesos to 52 pesos.

So their cervesa's in that particular establishment is priced in US dollars, which stayed constant. It was the price in pesos that fluctuated when the exchange rate changed.

I didn't think that my original post was either hard to understand or backwards. On December 9th I posted a prediction that there was exchange pressure for HK to raise it's tipo de cambio rate to a number higher than 12.5. My prediction was correct and about a week later the TdeC rate notched up to 13.

Furthermore I said that HK chooses a TdeC rate that favors pesos.

HK does this by requiring less pesos for the dollar than current market exchange rates, like the Fix, require.

I believe that is a correct assertion.

If I had that backwards, and HK didn't favor pesos in their Tipo de Cambio exchange rates for customers paying in pesos. Their posted rate right now would be something like 15:1.

[Batuk]

Not much to talk about, but I figure I'll post an actual TR just to show that I'm not all show and no go.

You got to love Mexico.

Thanks for the report. Looking fwd to a short trip before the end of the year!