Printable View
This has happened to me - Well, only happened once, but they tried to do it at many times and at many places. The waiters assume, usually correctly, that you´re not familiar with the currency and hence will not bother to count your change. They hide some of it in the corner pockets of the check folder, which just happens to be the larger denomination coins. Diner beware, and check those pockets.
[QUOTE=Doc Bill]This has happened to me - Well, only happened once, but they tried to do it at many times and at many places. The waiters assume, usually correctly, that you´re not familiar with the currency and hence will not bother to count your change. They hide some of it in the corner pockets of the check folder, which just happens to be the larger denomination coins. Diner beware, and check those pockets.[/QUOTE]
Sounds like you were doing the "Latin Hustle" down at Tony Romas?
I have sprint service in USA. Will it work in Peru? I am in Peru for only about 6 days and I am not sure if I want to buy a SIM for just 6 days. I only need to call maybe few of the senior mongers in Peru.
[QUOTE=Kuttappan]I have sprint service in USA. Will it work in Peru? I am in Peru for only about 6 days and I am not sure if I want to buy a SIM for just 6 days. I only need to call maybe few of the senior mongers in Peru.[/QUOTE]
Your sprint service should work here in Lima, IF you have activated international roaming with sprint in the US. You should check what the international roaming rates are, you may be surprised at what a minute will cost you to make a call to Peru while in Peru. Once you know the costs you can make the decision to use your sprint number or buy a sim card.
Thank you Flying Ace.
[QUOTE=Lima Busy]There is a famous monger who is in his eighties but regularly does threesomes and foursomes with young girls who taught myself and others to put lime juice on a girls snatch before eating to test the ph level. If the girl does not wince she is clear of all stds.
It is similar to the drunk guy in the hotel room with a prostitute and can't remember if she said she had Bronchitis or Syphilis? He calls his doctor and explains the situation and the doctor tells him to chase her around the bed a few times.....
And if she coughs, Fuck HER!
suerte,
LB[/QUOTE]
LMAO,thanks for the tips LB.
[QUOTE=Doc Bill]I found a casa de cambio, at Larco 657 (across the street from Luigis, near Bienaflores) that gives 3.17. Best I´ve found yet.[/QUOTE]
Is this cause of dollar rising or always that rate?
[QUOTE=Doc Bill]Aren´t the chances of getting killed by a terrorist or by a car infinitely greater than getting an std in Lima?[/QUOTE]
Funny but yet so true.
[QUOTE=FlyingAce].....you may be surprised at what a minute will cost you to make a call to Peru while in Peru. Once you know the costs you can make the decision to use your sprint number or buy a sim card.[/QUOTE]
By my calculation it will take six minutes of calls on a Sprint roaming tariff before you equal the cost of a sim card.
Suerte!
Polvo
I am buying a sim card. I asked the manager of apartmentclubperu to get one for me. Manager Paul is very helpful so far.
[QUOTE=Kuttappan]I am buying a sim card. I asked the manager of apartmentclubperu to get one for me. Manager Paul is very helpful so far.[/QUOTE]
The SIM card is quite easy to get. David told me to go to the Claro store on Larco Mar, and it was pretty painless. The 15 soles I paid was supposed to come with some minutes as well, but they weren't on the phone when I tried to call. I did buy a 20 sole card, so not too expensive, and easy to add time.
LOL.....seems like I already got ripped off and I am not even in Peru :) The manager said I owe 20 bux for the SIM and 15 mins of talk time. David is the man!!!!
[QUOTE=Jaimito Cartero]The SIM card is quite easy to get. David told me to go to the Claro store on Larco Mar, and it was pretty painless. The 15 soles I paid was supposed to come with some minutes as well, but they weren't on the phone when I tried to call. I did buy a 20 sole card, so not too expensive, and easy to add time.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Kuttappan]LOL.....seems like I already got ripped off and I am not even in Peru :) The manager said I owe 20 bux for the SIM and 15 mins of talk time. David is the man!!!![/QUOTE]
Well, it does help to read the forum. Seems you got the normal Gringo markup. Cost $5, pay $20. :)
LOL......problem I have is that I don't speak any spanish. I thought I can void the hassle by getting it through him, at least now I know not to bother with him anymore.
[QUOTE=Jaimito Cartero]Well, it does help to read the forum. Seems you got the normal Gringo markup. Cost $5, pay $20. :)[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=Kuttappan]LOL......problem I have is that I don't speak any spanish. I thought I can void the hassle by getting it through him, at least now I know not to bother with him anymore.[/QUOTE]
Yes, and FlyingAce just sent me a snarky PM about all that he is going through just to get you your SIM chip. A little note to the people who provide services to mongers, don't complain when other people give out legitimate info.
Honestly, I keep running into guys who say they don't speak any Spanish. My first real trip to Latin America was about 20 years ago. I had a little dictionary with me, and was using it like mad when I talked with chicas.
Honestly, if you know 20-30 words in Spanish, you can get by fine. I still go to some countries that I speak none of the local language, and manage to get by.
Learn to say: I want, how much, bathroom, suck, fuck, yes, no, bill and do you swallow, and you'll be halfway there. :)