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  1. Silvie

    Daily maid rate per hour

    I am currently paying $3.200 per hour (+ commuting expenses) because I found someone exceptional, so basically I pay for the quality of work which was extremely hard for me to find. I would not start paying that amount from the beginning, only after I saw first hand the kind of work she did...
  2. Silvie

    How much more are you paying for your health (prepaga) insurance?

    Hospital Italiano has been included in the list
  3. Silvie

    Finding moving boxes?

    You can look for moving boxes at some "papeleras". Also your big supermarket chain will have spare boxes of different sizes if you ask
  4. Silvie

    Can I bring a 30" brand new monitor without the aduana?

    You have an allowance of USD 500 upon arrival to EZE; if what you bring goes over the allowance, you may have to pay import taxes on excess of the allowance, you have to expect this but on the other hand, you might be lucky. It's like a lottery.
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    Mosquito repellent

    You could only try to bring cream repellents or spray pump in a plastic bottle (no aerosol cans)
  6. Silvie

    Skipping second leg of a flight

    Is it a one way trip? Your luggage is likely to arrive at the final destination plus Homeland Security might not allow you to get off. If it is a round trip, the later portion of your trip will get automatically cancelled if you are a no-show. I would check directly with the airline.
  7. Silvie

    Just arrived at EZE - but I have no Stamp in my passport

    Stamps on the passport are history.
  8. Silvie

    Crazy restaurant

    "Table charge" is not charged to sit at the table 😄. It's normal.
  9. Silvie

    Residential Housing noise ordinance?

    Are you in CABA? There is a BA city government phone number to report it 147, available 24/7 - Justicia Contravencional y de Faltas. I've also heard of people who have recorded the noise from inside their property to back their case.
  10. Silvie

    Personal Internet

    Since the last storms I've been having wifi issues, it looks like modem settings have changed and this has happened also during previous storms. I scheduled a technical visit for this coming Monday to see if a reconfiguration is needed or if the modem was affected.
  11. Silvie

    Making sense of "expenses" in RE listings

    Those are monthly "maintenance fees"
  12. Silvie

    Where can I make clothes donations?

    I donate my clothing, handbags, shoes, blankets and sheets in good condition to a church, Nuestra Senora de Caacupe in Av. Rivadavia 4879, Caballito and I know that all ends up in the right place, I hear that they also send our donations to hospitals.
  13. Silvie

    Cafe waiter interaction: official thread on requesting service or a check

    As lovely as it is to sit outside, I don't enjoy doing that any more here because service is slower and while you seat outside, a lot of people want to sell you something or beg for your money or even your food on the table. Once somebody tried to make me feel pity for him and to my horror, out...
  14. Silvie

    Knee Surgery in Baires

    Do you mean something like Euflexxa injections?
  15. Silvie

    Cafe waiter interaction: official thread on requesting service or a check

    Always wave your hand and make eye contact or they will ignore you. Sometimes they ignore me persistently when I wave my hand too and at that point my following step is to gather all my belongings and stand up by my table like I'm leaving immediately. They don't like to see you standing...
  16. Silvie

    Problem with exlandlord not releasing guarantee

    You can submit a variety of complaints to "defensa del consumidor". I am not sure if they can help you with this issue but I would definitely try with them and ask them to refer you in the right direction. Defensa del Consumidor
  17. Silvie

    US Embassy Releases Security Alert for Rosario

    It's common knowledge these days.
  18. Silvie

    Surcharge for using a foreign card at a restaurant

    It's illegal. They may only tell you that there is a discount if you pay cash but it doesn't matter to them where the card is from. If they really do that, don't go there again.
  19. Silvie

    A disturbing trend?

    Specially motorcycles and cyclists who think that lights don't apply to them anywhere here.
  20. Silvie

    Mosquito Invasion

    I understand it was tested in people up to 60 years of age. If your doctor tells you you are in good health and you may have it, it's fine. I had the first shot and I am still alive.
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