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A friend of mine is coming to visit for 2 weeks from the States and is wondering whether to just bring a wad of cash, or use his debit card to pay for things. (Dinners, etc) I told him that if he uses cash, in many stores and restaurants in dollars, they would offer him a more lucrative...

Iphone 4 in like-new condition includes box and original paperwork It is an AT&T model (it is not unlocked) from the USA and has been used only very slightly. (I bought this in the States right before moving to Argentina) Iphone 3 (this one unlocked), black, in used but overall good working...

http://en.mercopress.com/2011/10/25/the-argentine-economy-is-a-time-bomb-ticking-warns-economist Thoughts?

I was wondering if the option for a Virtual Secretary service exists in Bs As, like it does in the US/Europe? I basically need to have a line where people can call and have someone at the other end either route the calls to me if I'm available or take very good, complete and detailed messages...

I have been doing some freelance consulting work and some of my clients are requesting that I emit a ¨Factura A¨ for their records. They have insisted that in order to emit a Factura A, because it is solely for their records than for mine, all I need is to put my info (whatever info that may...

I am starting to believe, despite not personally knowing many, there must be a good bit of Argentine executives and business people earning salaries that might make many ex-pats bat an eyelash, drool even, and that are just as competitve with US and European standards, based on some of the...

I know many on here have shared numerous experiences dealing with some of their nasty run-ins with the locals, usually having to do with a crooked landlord, but not always necessarily. I am curious, as someone who is living outside of your natural turf (the country in which you are from or...

Is it possible to be added as a secondary/supplementary/authorized user on an Argentine person's bank account/debit card/credit card, without having any type of Argentinean citizenship or documentation? I know that in the US or Europe, for me to add an authorized user to my credit card and get...

A friend of mine from the States came into Bs As this past weekend, a shopaholic and label-whore, she wanted to check out Bs As ¨top¨ shopping. I had already advised her that here shopping in the sense of shopping in NYC or even in Europe is futile as everything is prohibitively, offensively...

Is it just me or are many Argentines kind of in a ¨waiting in the wings¨ standstill moment right now, waiting to see what happens with the presidential elections before making just about ANY important move/decision/transaction in their day-to-day lives? -I am currently in the...

Hi Ex-pats, My job search in Buenos Aires is in full swing, and I wanted to reach out to the ex-pat community to see if anyone knows of any US/European or even Argentine company (start-ups OK too) looking to hire somebody that fits my profile: I am a 29 year old marketing/external...

I am considering bringing my 92 year old grandmother to live in Buenos Aires. She is Spanish and is currently living with an Uncle in the USA, but he is quite busy and is no longer able to care for her. Does anyone know of any options for ex-pat nursing homes/residencias? I feel a nursing home...

I need a relative to send me an (unactivated) bank debit card that has arrived for me in the States, so we are talking about the smallest possible envelope with virtually no weight. My question is, what would be the quickest, safest, and cheapest way for my relative to send it to me here in CF...

As you know, tommorrow is the famous ¨balotaje¨ recount of the elections for mayor of BsAs CF, and from what I understand the rules are back in place: No booze, which means most boliches are closing, etc. From what I can see, it looks like most places are actually enforcing it this time, a...

Not wanting to sound like a pill popper or anything, but I used to be able to purchase in BsAs a weight-loss medication known as Reductol, which was a great and effective medication which really helped you lose a few extra lbs safely in a pretty short period of time by curbing your appetite. it...

Not wanting to sound like a pill popper, but when I visited as a tourist I used to be able to liberally purchase (without a prescription) Reductol, a diet drug that was great at curbing your appetite and miraculous for ever so often losing those ¨occasional few kilos¨ and sold in Argentina, it...

I dont know if this has happened to anybody before, but just thought I'd share. I flagged down a cab yesterday after dinner outside a nice Puerto Madero restaurant and told the cabbie where I wanted to go (a boliche) and told him what route to best take. I could detect than even from the get go...

I arrived in Buenos Aires a little over a month ago with the intention of staying indefinitely as things back home (Madrid) aren't exactly a stroll in the park as far as finding employment and cost of living. Before moving to Buenos Aires, I also went back to the USA for 8 months, which is...

I can honestly say that one of the very few things that is really starting to get to me about this lovely country and wonderful city that are Argentina and Buenos Aires, is the absolutely apalling level of customer service. I have honestly never seen anything like it, and I have travelled. I...

Ok, so not everything is a bed of roses with my first month in Argentina. I am having THE ABSOLUTE WORST time trying to get a bank account opened. I have been told now by numerous banks, that the laws have changed and that they can now only open new bank accounts with an Argentinian DNI. Nothing...