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Disappointing that residents are left out. I'm not sure why the government cares from who the dollars are coming from. Are they afraid of further inflation? I wasn't planning on using this much, but in all the years I've been here I've only used my American credit card once at a local shop...

I saw the huge jars of pickles at Jumbo yesterday! Thought about getting one, but was 1600 pesos and decided against it. Also saw Philadelphia cream cheese and some other imported cheeses which I haven't seen in a long time at the Jumbo I usually go to.

I need to renew my passport and it seems that by mail is the best/fastest way now? I looked over the instructions and it seems straightforward enough, except I don't quite understand the DHL airway bill. I realize it's the "paid return envelope" part, but how do I request that? Will they know...

I can sympathize. I want to see my family for Christmas after 3 years not being able to travel and now all these taxes and restrictions on payment plans plus the high prices due to demand... it's rough.

First time I visited in 2004, the peso was 3 to 1. When I got married in 2012, it was 4.25. I like to look around my house and remember how many pesos we paid for things. A nice wool coat, 300 pesos. A blanket, 39 pesos. It's not so interesting in dollars, but I feel less bad about times I was...

You may want to try mercadolibre (Argentina's ebay/amazon.) You may need a DNI to sign up though and not sure about the payment options. Look for "taza magica personalizada."

I'm really not sure. I suppose one approved shot is better than none.

Of course. I was speaking for myself. But the lack of choice of vaccine, the wait times, the limited places one could go to receive the vaccine (which in my case turned out to be a dirty foyer with people crammed together outside) make it a poor experience for myself and many others. I...

I haven't been keeping up on the latest news... I know the US hasn't approved Sputnik, but far as I know travellers to the US have to take a Covid test before flying. It seems the vaccine isn't required? I just got first dose of Sputnik yesterday. I didn't want the Russian or Chinese vaccine...

Just found out today myself that it seems little to no regular mail is getting through. My mom sent my son a birthday card 2 weeks ago... today she received it with a return to sender/suspended stamp.

I've never had to contact them myself (though that may change if my husband doesn't get a refund from a purchase soon) and don't know if anyone there speaks English. Probably best to write to them in Spanish. https://www.argentina.gob.ar/defensadelconsumidor/formulario I've heard good things and...

Seems exhorbitant. My husband had a tooth pulled at a good dentist in the city and it was like 2000 pesos a couple months ago. I would fight this. Get someone (ideally a local) to get a quote for the procedures you were given from their office. Try to get it in writing - email, WhatsApp, etc...

I was shopping for a UV light (thanks to my poodle :rolleyes:) and apparently they're good for spotting scorpions, too.

They aren't Graham, but people use Lincoln (Terrabusi) and Coquitas (Bagley) for crusts. Chocolinas too, but that's chocolatey.

Haha! What? Now, I do have a bad habit of saying “me cago en...” when things go pear shaped (spent a little too much time with my Spanish uncle) but it's not really true. I was simply pointing out, tongue in cheek by the way, that corruption takes on different forms. Sure, I'm sure this list is...

The US should be on that list too, but might makes right.

We're not even halfway through Spring and I'm already wanting to pack up and go spend some time with the penguins. Never been.

Yikes. Hope all ends well. In my neighborhood there's a game I like to play called “fireworks, backfire, or gunshots.” All unfortunately are very common. Cue song: In the Ghetto...

There is realistically little difference from a child born in the USA vs overseas to American parents. If he or she would want to run for president, maybe the Supreme Court would have to clearly define "natural born", but for the moment, the US has two ways to get citizenship at birth - either...

Sometimes Falabella has some nice ceramic mugs... will probably be hard to find that specific mug if it's old and been discontinued. You could also try to copy the design and get one of those custom mugs and add her name to it.