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Hey folks,
I don't live close to the border, so I'm looking to bring some Viagra back with me. I know I can get 100 MG pills without a prescription, but to bring it back I'll need a prescription. Will a Mexican prescription work? Or do I need a US prescription? If just a Mexican one, I've heard its around $25 at some of the pharmacies?
Any help or suggestions appreciated.
[QUOTE=BadIdea;1673879]Hey folks,
I don't live close to the border, so I'm looking to bring some Viagra back with me. I know I can get 100 MG pills without a prescription, but to bring it back I'll need a prescription. Will a Mexican prescription work? Or do I need a US prescription? If just a Mexican one, I've heard its around $25 at some of the pharmacies?
Any help or suggestions appreciated.[/QUOTE]I think you need a USA Prescription to be legal but don't bet the farm on that.
If I were to bring back Viagra, I would bring a near empty US prescription bottle of Viagra with me. I would fill it with Mexican Viagra for the return.
There have been plenty of comments about good results with generic Mexican Viagra, but I'm not positive it is really the same.
[QUOTE=HorseTrader;1674167]I think you need a USA Prescription to be legal but don't bet the farm on that.
If I were to bring back Viagra, I would bring a near empty US prescription bottle of Viagra with me. I would fill it with Mexican Viagra for the return.
There have been plenty of comments about good results with generic Mexican Viagra, but I'm not positive it is really the same.[/QUOTE]Thanks HorseTrader, I've only ever used generics, from other countries, so I'm pretty sure the Mexican generic is made in the same Indian factory that all the others I've used are. Looks like I need to secure a US prescription then. Going to the same GP as my celibate wife makes that a challenge.
So what's the latest exchange rate in Tijuana these days.
[QUOTE=HorseTrader;1674167]I think you need a USA Prescription to be legal but don't bet the farm on that.
If I were to bring back Viagra, I would bring a near empty US prescription bottle of Viagra with me. I would fill it with Mexican Viagra for the return.
There have been plenty of comments about good results with generic Mexican Viagra, but I'm not positive it is really the same.[/QUOTE]You don't need a prescription to buy ED meds in Mexico. I never have. I bring them back to USA. I never declare them. (I only bring back less tan 20 pills) the dogs always sniff me. But no reaction. I am sure they sniff for "real" drugs! Jajaja. The farmacia across from the WAX museum sell the generic (100 MG for 4 for $5) they also sell REAL Pfizer in the box 100 MG for $9. 65. Oh BTW I do have an old prescription for Viagra in my wallet in case I ever get pulled to secondary...but I never have to show anything to buy. Of course I never walk around TJ with pills of ANY kind on me...(leave in my hotel) because I don'twant to give the fuckin ratero cops something to hassle me over!
[QUOTE=Surfer500;1674222]So what's the latest exchange rate in Tijuana these days.[/QUOTE]Exchange rate at 10 am Sunday morning, at the cambio next to Mc Donalds was 14.29 to $1. Cambio across the street from Jack in the box was 14.39 to $1. In Tijuana at the La Linea on the way back to USA was 14.12. They say no commission but I believe they take a "processing fee" that equates to 13.90 to $1/ 'tipo neto". Whatever the fuck that is! Same applies when selling pesos to $. Posted rate was 14.30 p to get $1 (not factoring 14.85-"tipo neto" (no commission / I don't know whatever they call it!
In the Zona the going price at the 3 cambios was 14.12 as of noon /1/25 Sunday. I have no Idea what the rate is at Soriana or the ATM's at Cascada or HK?
[QUOTE=GolfSexRroll;1674490]Exchange rate at 10 am Sunday morning, at the cambio next to Mc Donalds was 14.29 to $1. Cambio across the street from Jack in the box was 14.39 to $1. In Tijuana at the La Linea on the way back to USA was 14.12. They say no commission but I believe they take a "processing fee" that equates to 13.90 to $1/ 'tipo neto". Whatever the fuck that is! Same applies when selling pesos to $. Posted rate was 14.30 p to get $1 (not factoring 14.85-"tipo neto" (no commission / I don't know whatever they call it!
In the Zona the going price at the 3 cambios was 14.12 as of noon /1/25 Sunday. I have no Idea what the rate is at Soriana or the ATM's at Cascada or HK?[/QUOTE]Generally speaking, when a cambio states that it is "No Commission" you will get exactly the posted rate with no commission fee.
Nearly all ATMs in Tijuana use the financial markets exchange rates, which are generally 3% t 4% better than the cambio rates.
All or nearly all Cambios on both sides of the border take in far more US dollars than pesos, so they tend to make their money by offering exchange rates that are below the actual market exchange rates, and not by charging disclosed processing fees or commissions.
[QUOTE=ScatManDoo;1674571]Generally speaking, when a cambio states that it is "No Commission" you will get exactly the posted rate with no commission fee.
Nearly all ATMs in Tijuana use the financial markets exchange rates, which are generally 3% t 4% better than the cambio rates.
All or nearly all Cambios on both sides of the border take in far more US dollars than pesos, so they tend to make their money by offering exchange rates that are below the actual market exchange rates, and not by charging disclosed processing fees or commissions.[/QUOTE]In Tijuana, at the Cambios I do not get the posted rate on the board when exchanging pesos to dollars. On the ticket it states the amount in pesos turned in. On the ticket it states the posted rate (on the board.) as the "tipo" Then at the bottom of the ticket it states "tipo Neto"(always higher amount of pesos to turn in to the $dollar to receive) I got my nifty phone calculator out and yes it was the "tipo Neto" rate and NOT the posted rate. This happened at the Cambio at the old Mc Donalds and the one across the street from Hong Kong.
[QUOTE=GolfSexRroll;1674490]Exchange rate at 10 am Sunday morning, at the cambio next to Mc Donalds was 14.29 to $1. Cambio across the street from Jack in the box was 14.39 to $1. In Tijuana at the La Linea on the way back to USA was 14.12. They say no commission but I believe they take a "processing fee" that equates to 13.90 to $1/ 'tipo neto". Whatever the fuck that is! Same applies when selling pesos to $. Posted rate was 14.30 p to get $1 (not factoring 14.85-"tipo neto" (no commission / I don't know whatever they call it!
In the Zona the going price at the 3 cambios was 14.12 as of noon /1/25 Sunday. I have no Idea what the rate is at Soriana or the ATM's at Cascada or HK?[/QUOTE]Thanks for the info.
I'm a veteran of Tijuana but only one or two brief visits last 5 years or so. Each trip promises surprises, good and not so good. Flight arrived SAN 3 ish on Thursday. Had a rent car because I needed it for biz on Sunday and thought it would save time and hassle compared to usual MO of bus and trolley. Wrong. My old parking lot is now Outlet Mall. Searched other side of I-5 and got trapped in traffic until wound up back on west side for $7 day, $10 weekends). Next time, back to bus from airport and trolley to Tijuana.
Got screwed even before that at San Ysidro money changer when I did not realize the a-hole hit me for 10% comish. No wonder he was paying 4% more than competition. My fault, head up me arse. Let my guard down. Finally got to Cascadas about 6 pm for room reserved on line. Good service on line as well as check in. And the rooms are SO much better than before. $50 Thurs, $60 Friday for "basic" room with double bed. 6th floor fairly quiet.
Stashed stuff to make it more difficult for visitors to steal money or puter and headed down to alley side exit. Again, my goodness, much cleaner than I remember. Ambled to left, away from HK, to find a cheap beer and see if any hope for appealing SGs. Almost immediately saw Carina just past Valentinos (I think) in front of a little bar tended by a 50-something Americano named Tomas (big gray beard, nice guy). Carina has flat belly, not much makeup. But I wanted a beer. Very pleased upon exit that she was still there. Said she had to give 50 pesos to her place if she went to my room. Tomas confirmed that was likely true. So here's 50, I wait, back she comes and off we go. Some discussion about money, good English. Don't get mad guys but I agreed 400 pesos, no prisa. And she was delightful. Wonderful slender body, perky tatas, hard to believe she has 2-yr-old nina because no marks I could see on this mid-20's Veracruz (I think) girl. She would not go for DATY (too bad, I'the have loved to make her squirm) but took her time, very relaxed, stayed wet, all very pleasant and polite.
Ready for chow after long day of work and travel I went to the little place next to Adelita (left if walking out of the bar) where they have the best liver and onions. Great meal, but too much food. Wandered around afterwards, drank a few beers, nearly persuaded to take a HK girl who nearly begged "I don't want to stay here. $140 all night". Then $100. But I've seen that vanishing act before and, mainly, I was still miserable from too much food. That said, there were several flat bellies in HK and another couple appealing SGs. In my room asleep by 11. Getting old, eh?
Friday morning breakfast at Hotel Nelson. Even the walk up there was cleaner than I remembered. Walked around a bit then back toward Cascadas when there's Carina standing where she was night before (works 11 to 9 I think she said). Chatted a bit, I walked on, had couple beers and decided why search when she's so good. So off we went again, maybe 1 pm. I gave her 500 with no discussion of money (c'Mon., give me a break, I was trying to be atypical, hoping for rewards). She was marvelous again but still no DATY. No rush, she seemed to enjoy, certainly I did. And she said "thank you" before leaving, noting that biz had been slow.
After a couple hours of reading in room, time for a walk-about. Peeked into Adelitas (nothing), HK (not much), and wound up at a little hole in the wall around the corner from Adelitas (right out of Adelita's, around corner, past Glorita's or similar, next place I think, walking toward alley). Pretty much a shithole place but the hawker out front had been polite and friendly when I'the walked by earlier so I went in to be polite in return and have a cheap beer. Here comes Sara. Slender, pretty in face, good English (my Spanish is OK but so much easier if they do Ingles). Sara was eager, outgoing and I figured she deserved a fiche. Did I say she was slender? After I bought her a beer the inside hustler tells me "$48 for bucket of beer and private room with everything" and various suggestions of sexual delights. For reasons unknown, after conferring with Sara, I agreed. Got an extra beer for me and what the hell are you kidding me? The private room was separated from main bar by glass windows. We could see out but bar patrons could not see in. I think. Anyhow, good gawd, assuming I'the agreed to something that I'the regret, I was stunned at how quickly events heated up. Sara's children have wreaked havoc on her 31 yr old body (saggy tatas, wrinkled belly) but the whole thing was just the right combo of seedy and sexy. We went at it like drunk monkeys and I was past point of no return when I realized it was all bareback (oops). Anyhow, no symptoms yet. Check back with me in a month or a decade. We washed up with water from bottom of ice bucket (classy, eh?) and no indications that the guys at table just outside were watching us when I gazed out at them. This was among my top 5 seedy / sexy encounters around the world ever, right up there with a few in Jakarta, Gili Islands, Vietnam and wrong side of tracks as a kid 50 years ago.
Out the door, money well spent, ready for another beer or two and nap before Fri night. Dinner at little place in alley that is part of HK, Cascadas empire (starts with "P", right next to Cascadas, Praga maybe). Had coffee there Fri morning. Nice people, good food, 50% off with coupon from hotel check-in. Then walked area a bit, Friday night VERY different than Thurs. Adelitas and HK jammed. Chicago empty. Enjoyed couple beers in HK including free one with card they'the given me earlier and was amazed at so many flat bellies. Far better quality than I remember. But nothing tripped my trigger, at least not for the money they'd want. It had been good day. Keep my money and go home early again. But damned if a SG did not accost me outside. Lily. Said she usually works over by corner near Glorita's (around corner from Adelitas). Perfect English, kind of pretty, certainly playful and eager. Said she's American, assume hiding out in Tijuana. Too good to be true. But I took the bait. I thought she said $25. In room it became 35. OK, maybe I did not hear well. Showered, no hurry, very pleasant. Nearly stuck her arm up her arse to elbow while washing so clean seemed likely. In bed she's equally enthusiastic, gets off on the DATY. Said she really likes anal (I don't, not much). Recites something about $65 for anal and $45 for "sex" which I translate to a recitation of normal rates for vaginal and anal. She asks for Hershey Highway so I oblige her, not for me. Then she reminds me of prices. OK, I'm done. Sorry, babe, I'm not ordering ala carte from your menu. You can go. I had given her $40 (the 35 plus advance tip in my view). She changed tune, made excuses, apologized and said "finish you off BJ, you pay me what you want". Fine, take off the cover. She did and she was good. Annoyed as I was with her, my dick was very happy. I gave her another 200 pesos and reminded myself it could have been worse.
Final comments. Most beautiful girl I saw was bartender Friday afternoon at the little place I mentioned where Tomas, the Americano, worked (sorry I did not notice bar name; 2 small Coronas for 30 pesos). This 28 yr old from Oaxaca who says she just tends bar and would not even agree to meet after work for dinner or drink (she works til 6 pm and has 3 yr old, lives with Hermana). Lord I'the pay big just to see her undress. Dark skin, beautiful teeth, visible hair on her forearms and lower back so got to be a wonderful Bush down below. My eyes are glazing over now. Oh well, maybe you young guys can make progress. Her name is Lourdes, goes by LuLu. And finally, finally, got taxi to border Saturday morning, 30 minutes to cross at 9:30 ish, total damage $110 for room, 1000 pesos for double stroke of Carina including 100 to her alleged room obligation, about $50 each for the Sara and Lily encounters, equiv of 50 to 100 bucks for food and alcohol, and back to SD for nice day before heading north for biz on Sunday. Back to Texas midnight Sunday. All's well unless irrational exuberance with my afternoon delight has delayed consequences. Tijuana is fun again. Saw lots of policia but all seemed for show. No masks and AKs in back of technical. Just clean cop cars and motorcycles. Presume drug lords have taken over area as they diversify their biz?
[QUOTE=GolfSexRroll;1674330]You don't need a prescription to buy ED meds in Mexico. I never have. I bring them back to USA. I never declare them. (I only bring back less tan 20 pills) the dogs always sniff me. But no reaction. I am sure they sniff for "real" drugs! Jajaja. The farmacia across from the WAX museum sell the generic (100 MG for 4 for $5) they also sell REAL Pfizer in the box 100 MG for $9. 65. Oh BTW I do have an old prescription for Viagra in my wallet in case I ever get pulled to secondary...but I never have to show anything to buy. Of course I never walk around TJ with pills of ANY kind on me...(leave in my hotel) because I don'twant to give the fuckin ratero cops something to hassle me over![/QUOTE]Thanks! I'm still talking to the GP this week to get a scrip. Can you imagine the kind of issues you'd get training a drug dog to find Viagra? I'm laughing right now thinking about what that dog training school would look like as all the dogs are hopped up on Viagra humping everything in sight.
[QUOTE=OkieVmax;1674742]
After a couple hours of reading in room, time for a walk-about. Peeked into Adelitas (nothing), HK (not much), and wound up at a little hole in the wall around the corner from Adelitas (right out of Adelita's, around corner, past Glorita's or similar, next place I think, walking toward alley). Pretty much a shithole place but the hawker out front had been polite and friendly when I'the walked by earlier so I went in to be polite in return and have a cheap beer. Here comes Sara. Slender, pretty in face, good English (my Spanish is OK but so much easier if they do Ingles). Sara was eager, outgoing and I figured she deserved a fiche. Did I say she was slender? After I bought her a beer the inside hustler tells me "$48 for bucket of beer and private room with everything" and various suggestions of sexual delights. For reasons unknown, after conferring with Sara, I agreed. Got an extra beer for me and what the hell are you kidding me? The private room was separated from main bar by glass windows. We could see out but bar patrons could not see in. I think. Anyhow, good gawd, assuming I'the agreed to something that I'the regret, I was stunned at how quickly events heated up. Sara's children have wreaked havoc on her 31 yr old body (saggy tatas, wrinkled belly) but the whole thing was just the right combo of seedy and sexy. We went at it like drunk monkeys and I was past point of no return when I realized it was all bareback (oops). Anyhow, no symptoms yet. Check back with me in a month or a decade. We washed up with water from bottom of ice bucket (classy, eh?) and no indications that the guys at table just outside were watching us when I gazed out at them. This was among my top 5 seedy / sexy encounters around the world ever, right up there with a few in Jakarta, Gili Islands, Vietnam and wrong side of tracks as a kid 50 years ago.[/QUOTE]Thanks. Nice TR.
This was Playboy Club. I'm not so stoked on this latest "remodel" (and I'm using the term loosely). They love to push the VIP room, but, as you saw, it's no great shakes. They have a similar deal, IIRC, with a nearby hotel. My question is what did you pay Sara? Normally you fork over the $48 (IIRC, 6 ficha beers x $8), it just covers the room and you pay extra for the girl. Was your experience different?
[QUOTE=OkieVmax;1674742]...Finally got to Cascadas about 6 pm for room reserved on line. Good service on line as well as check in. And the rooms are SO much better than before. $50 Thurs, $60 Friday for "basic" room with double bed. 6th floor fairly quiet.
Stashed stuff to make it more difficult for visitors to steal money or puter and headed down to alley side exit. Again, my goodness, much cleaner than I remember. Ambled to left, away from HK, to find a cheap beer and see if any hope for appealing SGs. Almost immediately saw Carina just past Valentinos (I think) in front of a little bar tended by a 50-something Americano named Tomas (big gray beard, nice guy). Carina has flat belly, not much makeup. But I wanted a beer. Very pleased upon exit that she was still there. Said she had to give 50 pesos to her place if she went to my room. Tomas confirmed that was likely true...[/QUOTE]Hello Okie and thank you for the detailed trip report.
I am surprised that you got a double room in Cascades for only $50 on Thursday and $60 on Friday. I was under the impression that Cascades' double rooms cost $70 on weekdays and $75 on Friday and Saturday nights. The prices that I mention are what they displayed as their rates at the Cascades front desk (I took a picture of their stated Cascades room rates) and also what they show on their website currently:
[URL]http://hotelcascadas.com/hotel-rooms.php[/URL]#doubleroom.
One tip that I want to give fellow mongers regarding Cascades and Rizo de Oro rooms is that many (but not all) of the rooms are equipped with safes. Cascades publicizes that their Master Suites have room safes, but a large number of the regular rooms also are equipped with room safes concealed in one of the nightstands. For example, a few months ago I stayed in Cascades single room #605 and it was equipped with a room safe. I am also adding a couple of pictures of a double room at Rizo de Oro I rented on Halloween night. It had three built-in nightstands and the one closest to the bathroom had a safe. The dark wooden front panel is sometimes a hinged door that hides the room safe. If you discover after checking in that your room is equipped with a safe, all you need to do is go to the front desk and they will give you a safe key if you give the desk a refundable 100 pesos deposit for the safe key.
Lastly I want to comment that you probably ran into Tom working the bar at La Capirucha (was he tall & bald? Tom does not work behind the bar serving beer much, he is an American and usually works at La Capirucha doing clean up around the bar. He was a long-time resident of the Leyva, but now he lives and works at La Capirucha. I cannot attest to whether he is a good bartender, the last time I was in La Capirucha was before Tom began working there. But I can attest to him being a very honest and straight-talking Hombre, since I've known him for nearly four years and can vouch for his good character overall.
La Capirucha Bar is located on the north side of the alley, wedged in between the entrances of two street girl hotels: the Hotel Mini and the El Porton.
If are someone that bar hops, but never take street girls into their host hotels, but only go into bars. La Capirucha Bar is in between La Valentina Bar and Hacienda Bar on the east end of the alley.
Excuse me Okie.
I misread the part of your post when you described the cost of your Cascades room.
You said that you got a "basic" (single) room with a double bed (not a double room).
And if you paid for the room in pesos instead of dollars, it would have been the equivalent of $50 US on Thursday and $60 on Friday.
Hong Kong Bar and Cascades use an exchange rate of 13 to 1.
So if you obtained a $55 single room on Thursday night, but paid for it in pesos, the guy at the front desk would have asked for 715 pesos before the key deposit.
Since you can get better than 14 pesos for the dollar at current cambio rates, the conversion back to dollars would have been around $55 (I. E. A built in discount of around 10% just by paying in pesos).
The rate chart I posted was on the Cascades front desk on December 15th, 2014.
My understanding is that they have not yet changed their rates for single rooms.
But Cascades did increase their weekend rates for double rooms, Jacuzzi rooms and Master Suites.
Currently the rates for double rooms on Friday and Saturday nights has increased from $75 to $85.
The rates for Jacuzzi rooms on Friday and Saturday nights has increased from $110 to $120 and weekend rack rates for the Master Suites rose from $135 to $145.
I would recommend that anyone planning to stay in Cascades for more than two nights should probably purchase a Hong Kong VIP card before check-in and get an additional 20% or more discount on rooms at Cascades or Rizo de Oro. The VIPcard sells for or $50 (or 650 pesos). Between the room discounts and the one free drink per day in HK. The card will pay for itself in just three days. Yet it is good for four months.
[QUOTE=Phordphan;1675028]Thanks. Nice TR.
This was Playboy Club. I'm not so stoked on this latest "remodel" (and I'm using the term loosely). They love to push the VIP room, but, as you saw, it's no great shakes. They have a similar deal, IIRC, with a nearby hotel. My question is what did you pay Sara? Normally you fork over the $48 (IIRC, 6 ficha beers x $8), it just covers the room and you pay extra for the girl. Was your experience different?[/QUOTE]Yep, Playboy sounds right. 10-4 on remodel. But we've all been in worse dives. Well, hell, I hope I did not rip off po little Sara. As if that's possible, eh? But no, I did not give her more than immaterial tip and whatever she got from the the $48 room, beer bucket etc. I honestly don't remember what I gave her, her hustler and the bartender. Couple bucks each, maybe 5 or nothing for her. She seemed quite happy, certainly did not indicate in any way more $$ expected. I'm inclined to think she really does (or did) like the sex. But my ego has run amok before. At least she liked the beer! Her hustler insisted we had the room for an hour. We were not there that long and he was at the door as we were putting clothes back on. Oddly, although I fully expected to be victim of full on hustle, it was all dandy, no hassle or hustle, all friendly all around. Beginners luck probably. Hmm. Maybe I'm now performing on an Internet porn site near you! That would be the shits. I'm curious about experiences of others there.