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    Crime hot-spots in the capital

    Poor guy! What block was this was on?
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    Coffee for stovetop espresso

    Cabrales now do a purple bag of ground coffee that's "libre de azucar", you can even get it in the chino supermercados. Otherwise, establecimiento general de cafe have a good range. www.estcafe.com.ar and a quarter starts in the forties I think, goes up to four hundred!
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    Another one jumping ship

    Looks like 55 square metres from a look at the floor plan and not 70 or am I missing something?
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    Typical business transaction in Argentina

    You pay for something, delivery date is set. The day of the delivery the vendor changes the date. The day of the delivery comes around again, goods don't arrive. You call the vendor, he cuts you off when he hears your name. You call again, he's set the phone to voice mail. And so on and so on...
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    Typical Buenos Aires BS - Grocery Delivery

    Does Carrefour have an online ordering service? Am I missing something? Pls link if so as I couldn't find it on their site. Cheers!
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    PayPal transfer to Arg. & larger cash withdrawals

    It's not easy to wire the money to an Argentine bank, you have to have a DNI and fulfill certain criteria. There are special numbered codes and names for the operations, eg "ayuda familiar" or family help, in which case it must come from another family member of the account...
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    Latest influx of immigrants

    My opening post was not about black immigrants, just to clarify.
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    Cheap theatre tickets?

    Does anyone know where you can buy discounted theatre tickets?? Someone mentioned to me there was a carteleria on Lavalle. Thanks!
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    How much did your ABL increase?

    Constitucion 100% increase.
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    URGENTLY need Wilton's Candy Melts

    FionaGig, there's a store locator on their website if that helps you coordinate with rolo007 http://www.wilton.com/store-locator/
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    Tricycle for a 2 year old

    There's a selection on Mercadolibre... http://listado.mercadolibre.com.ar/triciclo
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    Latest influx of immigrants

    I just saw some muslims with full hijab move in across the road. Long robes and the metal mask, does anyone know the name? Not sure where they are from but nice to see a different mix in the hood.
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    Books for sale!

    I'm posting this for a friend who is leaving and has some books for sale. PM me if interested in either of these, or if you want the full list. History of the English Revolution. Out of print collector's classic in Spanish translated from the French. Color prints. 100 pesos. Congo by Michael...
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    Rentas/ ABL tax increase

    The new bill is called ABL y Inmobiliaria and mine was Double what I already pay.
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    Marrige Question... Again!

    It's not illegal to enter the US as a tourist, get married, then leave shortly after....as long as there is no prior planning and it is a spur of the moment thing.
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    Permanent residency for ARS$2,000?

    He hasn't asked this, but the company says he doesn't have to pay anything up-front, just provide passport copy, police record and birth certificate. They promised to deliver in just too months. Too good to be true?
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    Permanent residency for ARS$2,000?

    A friend of mine has consulted with Casa del Tramite and they have promised to obtain for him full residency here for a one off fee of $2,000 pesos. http://www.casadeltramite.com.ar/ Has anyone had experience with this company? My friend is NOT currently eligible for residency through the...
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    Crime hot-spots in the capital

    Has anyone read this, 4 apartments in a block in Recoleta robbed. http://www.clarin.com/policiales/inseguridad/Recoleta-departamentos_desvalijados_0_671333024.html It says they had a door key, what's the consensus on how they obtain these? From the key cutter, the portero, the cleaner?
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    Finally someone's paying attention to the increase in violence

    Do you mean Jane Austin the Texan novelist or Jane Austen her English cousin?
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    A visa renewal ? - can some experts weigh in

    I doubt he will be able to renew unless palms are greased. When my business visa was up for renewal, the lawyers (supposedly one of the top in the country) said there would be no problems. However my visa was denied as I hadn't yet filed ganancias and ingresos brutos (although we had registerd)...
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