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i cook my own food all the time and shop for fruit and vegies twice a week. the difference is that here, they try to sell until it sells meaning you are likely to get produce that's started rotting on the inside. this happens to my pumpkins and even potato. in north america they generally check...

thanks, this helps for now.

with climate change, flush floods are inevitable and it's good to know which areas of capital federal will be cut off with permanent infrastructure damage. my philippino friend said many cities there are starting to make decisions based on climate models using latest satellite data as not to...

i'm a bit disappointed with that little kissy on the booby. i was expecting the lady to spread her butt cheeks on live tv for the man to do the inappropriate thing but oh well... there is always next time!

again someone throws a remark without elaborating. i know it myself that the system is broken, but what is your argument against ordering from amazon for example? what are the specific hurdles? i'd like to learn from someone who had ordered and can enlighten everybody else. my idea is to use my...

i'm not a gambler, and if someone else had recently bought stuff from amazon then it would be that much better easier to share their experience with everybody else.

so anything i buy on amazon for sure for sure would not be retained at the argentine customs for further bribing? if true then it is well worth doing considering the predictability of the outcome. my biggest fear is to get a phone call from the aduana saying i need to pay ransom to retrieve my...

is this confirmed or just a rumor? and also, at which stage of the order do i have to fill out such customs form? and where do i get one? thanks

good to know Rich, if the skype thing didn't work out, i would have went out looking for one of those useless cards that didn't quite worked anyway the last time i tried to call a friend in the Philippines.

and i would if i had a credit card but most importantly why pay when it's free. i hope this won't happen to me, and in the case it does i'm just going to abandon it there and hope my online account can be recovered shortly thereafter since i'm going to call them back and tell them about the...

makes me think, maybe i could get things shipped to my parent's place in canada and have them mail it via UPS directly to my address here? would that solve the problem or would the package still be retained at the aduana? and how would i pay the import tax in such case if i won't be using an...

ha ! it worked !!! it's miracle!!! i reached them and they are sending me a new card to argentina!!! yes, you were right, 1800 number works, even though 1902 is also their toll free. thanks for the recent insult by the way, it sure did kick my ass! and no i'm not a senior citizen, just stubborn...

well! this is what google says!

Neil i just tried calling 00 1 902-420-2422 toll free CIBC number from my phone's skype and it doesn't work. it says i need credit. how did you call for free?

thanks for lifting my spirits Neil, i'll give it a go and see if that's true. what a promise.