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    Why are clothes so expensive here?

    I only buy made in Argentina clothes here. There are so many shops with individual designers clothes. You have to shop around. Stay out of the giant malls and brand names.
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    Western Union money transfer

    I get cash and same day transfer.
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    US Moving to Argentina

    I moved here with ten 50 pound duffle bags. With a tourist visa. I wasn't questioned at customs. I had a big car arranged ahead of time to transport me into the city. When I bought my apartment, I did it with a bank to bank transfer. The immobilaria, the escribano and the woman who helped me...
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    Colectivos! Best info, changes, reasons, etc

    Are you physically handicapped? 5 blocks,12 blocks? You don't walk?
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    Colectivos! Best info, changes, reasons, etc

    My friend who lives on Peru y Chile loves it.
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    Colectivos! Best info, changes, reasons, etc

    No such app exists for my phone. And I don't use Twitter.
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    Colectivos! Best info, changes, reasons, etc

    Just looked at Omnilineas. The maps for city bus routes has not been updated. Especially for buses through San Telmo.
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    January in BA?

    Last summer was not really hot, just humid. But hot is relative. I lived an Arizona where we could have weeks of 42/44. Dry heat is still hot! I live in microcentro, the power went down once last summer. For a few hours.
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    Electricity & gas tariffs: where and how to register in order not to lose State subsidies

    I don't really care. My bills are still in the name of the former, now dead tenant. There is absolutely no way I want to go through the headache of changing the bills into my name. That the bill will go from 375. Pesos a month to 4,000 is no big deal. I pay in effectivo and do not intend to...
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    Revolut card

    True. And Chacarita Cemetery is so much better.
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    Western Union money transfer

    I am a regular WU user. I have zero fee right now too.
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    Craft Beer in Buenos Aires

    Saigon. Mercado San Telmo, has a very good IPA. And a great bowl of pho.
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    Confitería del Molino reopens after years of restoration

    The first place I danced Tango in Buenos Aires. So many years ago. When a 100 peso note was worth 30$. I will always treasure those memories.
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    Arriving to Bariloche Nov 6. Looking for immigration advice.

    I used Celano and Associates. They took care of everything. But then, A pensioners visa is one of the easiest to get. I am a permanent resident now.
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    So, bagels and cream cheese and pickles available!

    Pretty damn good bagels. Not just round bread with a hole in the middle. It's good it's all the way across town from me. I could eat there every day.
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    Argentina's tango industry attempts post-pandemic comeback

    All the milongas that survived are full. The problem is the high air fares to Buenos Aires. I have many friends from the States who are not coming because of the air fares. This time of year, tango tourists should be here in droves.
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    Western Union money transfer

    Peru across from the Legislatura. Cordoba y Montevideo.
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    Western Union money transfer

    I have been going at 9. When they open. I don't want 500$ in 100 peso notes. As it is right now, 1000 peso note is worth 3$.
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    Western Union money transfer

    The one on Peru across from the Legislatura and the one on Cordoba y Montevideo.
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    Western Union money transfer

    Does anyone know what's going on with the currency right now. Two mornings in a row I went to pick up my transfer. Both the big WU outlets were giving huge stacks of 100 peso notes. I don't want 500$ in 100 peso notes.
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