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So say the peso does shoot up 20%, does this mean that the vendors will increase prices by that? Which in turn everything becomes 20% more expensive in dollars because we have been enjoying the blue rate all this time?

This is what I expect.

Working an eight hour day five days per week he would comfortably be an upper middle class household on his own.

You can withdraw dollars and pesos using crypto here easily and safely. Better rate than WU, although I still use them if I'm in a jam.

I must admit I saw many items in various different shops without prices, especially supermarkets.

This is the crux of it.

What does any of this have to do with the UK and the Falklands?

Fancy expanding your view or are we supposed to be in awe and guess at your sweeping generalisations? Specifically Anglo and to a more interesting extent "US meddling"? Or the wider issues for all of South America?

Used to be 20% most places

Out of interest do they run a system of no claims discount like they do in the UK(not sure if its a thing in the US/rest of the world)?

This is the real difference not 20%. Although you will get discounts at various places with cash but it depends whether you can be bothered finding a cambio and changing up the money/carrying cash around etc.

I went to Marcos Paz recently for some relaxation with friends and in the small town there were so many butchers you couldn't swing a cat with hitting one.

Quick google search put bananas in Australia between $3.50AUD($2.21USD) and $5.99AUD($3.77USD), so not quite double the 1500 to 2500 peso choices I had. Australian banana prices search In fact a nice list of countries by banana prices here. Colour me shocked.

I just carried back four bags of fruit and veg for 19k earlier, some of these posts are seriously exaggerated or you are genuinely being taken for a ride.

Should have had a Korma, unless coconut is still too spicy for the argy palette.

$4k for a sausage??? I'm in the wrong business!

I payed $7k+ usd upfront for my apartment then monthly for the remainder after that. I used an exchange house in Belgrano who a friend had previously used to withdraw to buy a car. Everything smooth and above board, bought one of those check pens for the notes but needn't have bothered. I now...

I hope you are right, I read some things through Amazon could be damaged and nothing on ML international. Would be good to hear of any real experience as it does drive me up the wall.

I have no doubt your experience was good in Colombia. Customs here have a infamous reputation and generally is a shitshow. Best advice I've heard if it is being delivered by courier(DHL preferably as they are the only company who deliver end to end) or wait until customs are revamped as had been...

I bought back about 1.5kg of cheese from stilton to wensleydale in a cool bag with some ice blocks in it from the UK and had no problems. To be fair I wasn't aware it was an issue.