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Pardon the non-BSAS post... Today an AI scolded me for not being up to it’s standards. I was working on a project, multitasking and using Gemini AI to organize my results when it told me: “You’ve already given me that query. For the sake of efficiency I’m going to ignore the request you just...

Alibaba says they offer door to door shipping to Argentina including ' customs clearance, duties, and tariffs'. Has anyone tried it?

Awhile back my wife and I boarded a Buquebus back to Buenos Aires. I took a window seat and she sat next to me. We cleared trash off the tray tables and relaxed for our trip. Then a young woman came down the aisle and told us we had to move because I was sitting in her seat. She said she had...

I've traveled a lot, but after my last couple of trips I'm thinking that I might be getting too old for long trips to far away and exotic places. So I want to make my next trip really special because it may very well be my last. If anyone has an idea of a place that would be suitable as the...

We saw a bedspread that we'd like to order on Mercado Libre but it was marked 'International'. I'm concerned that the product might get hung up in customs or take months to get here. Has anyone ordered anything that was similarly marked?

I like to eat lunch shortly afternoon which means that I'm usually one of the first customers in a restaurant. I usually order a salad which is not a problem but when I order a burger or carne sandwich or milanese I get yesterdays leftovers that are far from fresh, usually overcooked and have...

My wife is a departmental chairman at a local college. Last month her computer crashed just as she was finishing sending in the departments payroll for the month. It took a few weeks to find the bug and fix it. During that time she used my computer. She just received notice that, during...

I'll appreciate a referral for an electrician that has experience installing Starlink.

I'll be renting a car in the U.S. in January. I'd appreciate recommendations for purchasing auto rental insurance other than from the car rental company. I especially need Liability insurance. TIA

I want to try Starlink for my home internet provider but am having trouble placing the order on their site. According to their map Starlink is currently available here. Is anyone using it? Or on the waitlist? I'm currently using Movistar but having too many interruptions. If I'm not able to...

I'm thinking about bidding on an apartment in CABA (despite all the warnings I have read here). If/When I get to the point of negotiating price, with the understanding that every case is different, what percentage below asking price should I make my first offer?

Is there a way that a 9 year old child, without a passport, can travel to the US and back, if he's accompanied by family members?

A couple of weeks ago I saw three kids eating garbage out of a dumpster in our neighborhood and couldn't resist giving them some money for a good lunch. Now they come to our door asking for money every couple of days. We've been giving them food instead but they are becoming resentful and I...

I accidentally brought back a lot of big headed $100 Franklin bills from my last trip to the US. The cuevas offered to buy them for 850p vs 1090p for the small headed bills. Is that my best play or is there a better way to use them?

I have a debit card with $200 usd balance. What's the best way to convert it to Blue Pesos? At a cueva??

I was just notified that I'm now enrolled in U.S. Medicare Pt B at a cost of $7200. I don't forsee ever using this coverage but it seems that there is no way to get out of it unless I'm working for a U.S. corporation and meet several other criteria. Has anyone found a solution to this problem?

Yahoo Finance, July 16, has an article on the best places in the world to invest in real estate. The first country is the UK, the second is Argentina based on the idea that prices are at rock bottom since there are no mortgages available and buyers must have dollars. As far as Argentina's...

Has anyone used a tracking device here? Specifically for a car?

I picked out a new car. The salesman told me that I can pay for it by depositing US$ their US account. Now the dealers admins are saying that it's not possible, they can only accept pesos that are already in Argentina plus the transaction must be approved by AFIP. My funds are in the US and I...

A new law? A holiday?