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About 2 years ago I used Remitly.com to transfer a few hundred USA dollars just to see how it worked in case of an emergency where I needed to transfer some money from my USA based bank to Argentina. The first time I used it I had to give them a scan of my DNI but then it worked easily. I also...

Hello group, I searched here but didn't find any current information. 16 years ago we adopted Rocky from a great shelter "Sociedad Protectura de Animales "Sarmiento"" in Monserrat but they no longer seem to be running. Doing a search on animal shelters has a lot of outdated information. Does...

We have a Santander debit and credit card. Recently I purchased some show tickets for an upcoming trip to Mexico, the Mexican show quoted me a price in Argentina pesos. When the charge arrived at Santander, it was converted into a USA $$ amount. I contacted the Mexican company and they...

I have 4 desktop PCs and 2 laptops, none of them work. Is there any repair shops that would take them for parts? I don't want any money for them, I was going to donate them to a school, but none of them work and I don't suppose a school would want non-working computers. I think 2 of the...

Hello group, We live in Recoleta and we've now been in our apartment 20 years! DIOS! Time flies. I'd like to have our wooden floors resanded and resealed/revarnished. We remodeled the apartment when we first moved in and there are some areas that need to have new wood replaced and patched...

Hello, I purchased a new gas stovetop (anafe) and a large built in electric oven from a company called Tysan2. They wanted me to pay them directly with a bank to bank transfer, even though they had the items listed on MercadoLibre. They said I couldn't purchase the items through MercadoLibre...

Hello group! We are looking at buying new air conditioners that do both heating and cooling. A friend recommended "Electra" inverter units. Does anyone have any suggestions on other brands/models? I've been comparing prices on Mercado Libre. Electra has two models, one with "inverter"...

Hello, I did a search for "camera repair" but most of the entries are over 5 years old. I have a digital Panasonic camera, it doesn't have a removable lens. I have some "spots" on my images and I'm guessing I need it cleaned from the inside. The camera works fine, just has some ghost images...

Hello group! I did a search on the archives and the last message on IPlan was in 2015! We’ve had Fibertel forever and I just got a promotion email from IPlan that they’re offering 200 Megas + WIFI for $1,200 a month, which jumps to $1,900 a month after 3 months. We pay a lot more for Fibertel...

Hello group! For years we’ve used something called “Telefon Dos” that was assigned to our telephone land line. It wasn’t the cheapest option, but convenient. I don’t use the telephone a lot to call the USA, but it was easy to use. As of April 30 they stopped service. I know you used to be...

Hello group! I’ve been using Pablo as a personal trainer for years in the gym. Now with the quarantine, we’re doing remote training in my home using Skype and/or whatsapp. It’s working out great and he’s giving me a great training session with simple household items such as broom sticks...

The I read somewhere about the “The Big Mac” Index which was introduced in 1986 by The Economist magazine which uses the price of a McDonald’s Big Mac as a way to measure the purchasing power parity between countries. This is “Pete and Ron’s Buenos Aires Sushi Inflation Index” We used to order...

We just came through EZE this morning and there were some new automated passport control checkin kiosks. We’ve had Global Entry in the USA for about 5 years and LOVE IT. Is this something similar for Argentina? Anyone have any info on it and how to apply for it? Can non-Argentina citizens...

Welcome to the 21st century! Ron bought his first smart phone. We’re looking for the best way to use it here and in the USA. We talked to a Verizon guy in the USA and it seems like we would need to get a new SIMM card every time we returned to the USA, activating it with a new number (since...

Hello Group, I picked up a house guest at Jorge Newbery Aeroparque and while waiting for him to arrive I noticed a tourism information booth. I picked up a great fee map of the city (should have taken 2) for our guest and I noticed printed on the map a free phone app for BA tourism Search...

I was gone on vacation for 2 weeks and when I got back I heard the 2 peso bill will no longer be accepted after a certain time. What is this about? How long do I have to use my 2 peso notes before they expire? What is the rational for saying a 2 peso bill is no longer legal tender? Why not...

Hello group, we live full time in Argentina and have private health coverage through Hospital Aleman. We don’t have any medical coverage in the USA. Anyone have any thoughts about travel medical insurance? This year we have several trips planned to the USA, Mexico, Europe and Japan. I’m...

Does anyone have any information on hunting trips, specifically for red stag? I'm not a hunter but I have relatives that are and they would love to plan a trip to go hunting here. Googling for information hits all the expensive companies that are geared to rich, affluent tourists. My...

We all know inflation is terrible, but the peso has been strengthening against the USA $. We just ordered sushi delivered last night and it went up 24% since January! I've been tipping delivery guys 30 pesos, but this seems a little stingy for a 1,000 peso sushi order. I'm just wondering what...

Hello Group! We’ve been in our apartment over 13 years now, DIOS, time flies. I’d like to repaint the place ourselves and I’m hoping for some advice on others who have attempted their own painting projects. In the USA we have TSP / Trisodium Phosphate to clean the walls and prepare it for...