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    Where to buy power converter when I'm already in Argentina?

    Your laptop charger should 100% be ready for 110-230v so you can use a cheapo plug adapter and you’re good to go. Read the small text on the laptop charger and you’ll see…
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    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    Thanks for the suggestion. Rappi offers a 30 day free trial and only charges you after the 30 days, I needed something quicker :-)
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    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    I found a charity website that accepted donations by card so I have made 2 not so generous donations to 2 different charities, one with Visa the other with MC to see how it is processed by my bank here in Spain. I will report back in a few days!
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    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    Hi all, I will be heading to Argentina soon in vacation, coming from Spain. Thinking about my holiday money strategy, I will come armed with my MC, Visa and AMEX just in case. Ideally I would like to do a small test transaction before I arrive, perhaps buying something online with my EU Visa and...
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    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    And….? Any experiences? Been in place since Friday apparently…
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    Foreign credit cards purchases at MEP rate

    So it looks like this was total BS in the end
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    Western Union money transfer

    Awesome, this place looks like a good shout! Thanks
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    Western Union money transfer

    Thanks all - are cuevas open on Saturdays? 😬 We arrive BA late on Friday night, stay 2 nights, and then Sunday very early fly up to Iguazu, and get back to BA on Tuesday night; I'm planning on paying hotels in cash for those first 4 nights, so I need to get a stack of cash on Saturday!
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    Western Union money transfer

    Thanks - can you make partial / multiple withdrawals in case one branch doesn't have enough and you go from branch to branch until the full amount is withdrawn? Or do you have to take the full amount in one go? Thanks again
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    Western Union money transfer

    Hello all, I will be landing in EZE late on a Friday night and I'll need to pick up some cash from a WU first thing on a Saturday morning somewhere around Palermo Area so either Cordoba / Julian Alvarez or Armenia / Guatemala. What are my chances of getting about 1,500USD in 1,000 bills or is it...
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