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01-21-20 12:37 #9496
Posts: 107Originally Posted by Questner [View Original Post]
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01-21-20 01:17 #9495
Posts: 1316Originally Posted by AmorPorFavor [View Original Post]
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01-20-20 20:07 #9494
Posts: 5462Originally Posted by AmorPorFavor [View Original Post]
Tony, any pimp, or any tout, isn't in it for a high customer satisfaction rating. They're in it to get the most profit for the least amount of work. He'll bring you whoever he thinks he can get you to take. "Exactly what I want" isn't a concept he is likely to understand. After you tell him what you want, he'll bring something else. When that's not good enough, the price goes up, for exactly what you want. That girl won't be it either. Before you know it, you'll be accepting someone no better than the first girl, who was already overpriced, for 80 k more.
If she's lousy in bed, if she steals from you. He'll offer you a different girl, who is guaranteed to be great, honest, gorgeous, for the same price. He's not going to give you a refund. He's not going to be intimidated if you tell at him. The most he's likely to do, if you stick to your guns from the very beginning, is provide an acceptable girl for a slightly higher price than you expected to pay.
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01-20-20 17:17 #9493
Posts: 559Originally Posted by MojoBandit [View Original Post]
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01-20-20 08:33 #9492
Posts: 1257No Real Advantage To Using Tony
Originally Posted by AmorPorFavor [View Original Post]
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01-20-20 07:50 #9491
Posts: 1137Originally Posted by AmorPorFavor [View Original Post]
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01-20-20 02:28 #9490
Posts: 559Originally Posted by Hilltopper [View Original Post]
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01-19-20 23:37 #9489
Posts: 1360Legend
Originally Posted by Hilltopper [View Original Post]
Not only that but a man who in CTG I saw party hard for 3 nights almost non stop.
Who knows when we see him again?
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01-19-20 22:56 #9488
Posts: 2579I don't need no stinking cabana
Originally Posted by Hilltopper [View Original Post]
Or was he talking in code?
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01-19-20 21:12 #9487
Posts: 350Originally Posted by AmorPorFavor [View Original Post]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGd8...yer_detailpage
Now you know what Tony looks like and won't be misled by one of his many impostors, lol.
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01-19-20 21:10 #9486
Posts: 2579Thanks for all the thorough replies
Originally Posted by MarquisdeSade1 [View Original Post]
Where's all the fucking cono hiding in Cartagena?
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01-19-20 20:07 #9485
Posts: 91If you are from Europe use a starling card for no ATM fees or foreign transaction fees abroad and you get the Mastercard exchange rate. Then use bbva or Scotiabank Colpatria for no local fees. That's what I've been doing.
I should be in Cartagena on the 24th for a week.
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01-19-20 19:58 #9484
Posts: 350Originally Posted by Hilltopper [View Original Post]
The only time or two in all the years/trips where I've had a worthwhile amount of dollars to exchange, I've gone to Juan or Mery or Mery's taxi driver to get pesos for me.
I've also purchased pesos from guys departing that day or the next day who say they most likely will never have any use for the pesos, or when they've won a bunch at the Casino before they depart and would like to have the dollars. Those instances are the win-win situations for both of us!
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01-19-20 18:08 #9483
Posts: 559Hollywood Beach
OK looks like I got all the info I'll need on ATM's. Now can anybody please tell me exactly where I can find this Tony Montana character on the beach. I'll be staying right near there on the ocean front next week. I don't mind paying an extra $15 (price of a good cocktail here in San Diego) if he can bring me what I'm looking in a for in chicas and guarantee a BBBJ and overall good service. I would also maybe have some recourse with him if things do not go well or something gets stolen?
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01-19-20 17:20 #9482
Posts: 350Originally Posted by YippieKayay [View Original Post]Originally Posted by BlackPage [View Original Post]
Greetings! Wishing both of you a happy new year and safe travels!
You both do a great job week-after-week taking the time to provide many of the visitors (especially the first time visitor) to Cartagena helpful information. Kudos to both of you.
I don't spend much time on the forum (look at my number of posts over the 11 or so years of posting), but when I do, I always see both of you helping out many a monger and / or new visitor.
I've highlighted a post from each of you that I'd like to see if I can get you to consider the flip side of the coin and not be so hard-headed. Now Black Page, you and I both know you can dig in your heels and not budge on something, LOL. YippeeKayay, you may have a similar personality to Black Page, but I can't say like I can for Black Page.
The topic is the response provided to guys who come here seeking information about finding the best currency exchange house in Cartagena.
I've kept quiet, but given that you both keep beating the same drum over and over, I thought I'd point this out:
Since the two of you use ATMs such as Davivienda, Servibanca and Bancolombia (per your own recent posts), you are getting clipped pretty much or almost the same as the guys who take cash to a currency exchange house.
The guys who bring currency down to exchange most often do so for a reason. It could be that they receive cash for services rendered back home and don't want to put that money into a checking account for whatever reason. It could be that they don't want a traceable transaction history on a debit card or credit card in Colombia for their own various reasons. I mean each guy has his own reasons; let's not always assume that he doesn't know he'd be better off using say a Schwab card at Colpatria / Scotiabank, BBVA or Caja Social.
To the guys who inquire about the best Currency Exchange place in town, obviously the one at the airport will be on the worst end of it, so you may want to exchange for only what's necessary for the first day's expenses. Again, that's assuming that finding a change house that'll get you an additional say 2 - 4% better than the airport makes a difference over the course of your stay.
If you are staying in Bocagrande or Laguito (someone else can speak for it if you are staying elsewhere), you'll have a handful or so Currency Exchange places within walking distance of your apartment. Ask a few of them what their rate is that day and use the best one. If you are exchanging more than a few hundred dollars or so, you can often negotiate a little better rate than the one they first quoted you. If a subsequent change house quotes you an exchange rate for less than the previous house, show him or tell him what the previous house quoted you and ask him to beat it. Remember, you're in Cartagena, so not accepting the first quote and asking for a better rate (negotiating) is commonplace.
If you are renting a place from Juan or Mery, they both have been changing dollars week-in and week-out for over 15+ years and can tell you which one they typically use or think provides the best rate.