Leaving for Mexico on Sunday...Pesos or USD??

Pesos

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..bmo has a currency ATM

Any. All depends where you go. If you go to touristics places (cancun, mayan riviera, puerto vallarta, los cabos, etc ) you can pay with either pesos or usd. If you visit any other place pesos will be the best option.

Pesos that way you don't lose twice in the exchange ,

Pesos. .just got back.

Buy with Pesos. Tip in USD ... or receive crappy service. If this is your first time going ... helpful tip... no one is doing you any favors out of the kindness of their heart. lolz... Expect hands out for tips ... for everything

Wow thanks for the quick responses. Pesos it is with some USD

PESOs for most...

I used pesos exclusively this time because of US exchange and didn't have any issues. I was in the city and at an all-inclusive.

The only USD I had was left over from a previous trip - used Pesos for everything in November.

Pesos will give u a little bang for your buck

Pesos! U.S. Is costly right now. Just be sure to give good tips!

I only used pesos for my recent trip. No need for USD.

We have always used pesos that way we aren't exchanging money twice. US $ is so brutal right now!

Just got back a couple weeks ago. Pesos was the way to go especially with the exchange rates.

Pesos!! the locals appreciate their own currency.

Pesos for sure..dollar exchange to us sucks and the people you are tipping don't have to go to the banks to do the conversions!!! Enjoy your holiday!!! ( does Santa have your forwarding address? lol )

Pesos....get it exchanged in Calgary forex..best rate

The conversion in Mexico is not good..

When we were just there we were getting 16 to 1 U.S. And 11 to 1 CAD

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Pesos from Canadian bank.

We always used usd but with exchange rate pesos may be better.

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Pesos. You can also use bank machines to withdrawal more money in many Mexican cities

Pesos. You are in Mexico.

a word of caution to anyone travelling to mexico, avoid free standing atms, major corruption involving wireless skimmers stealing your pin. stick to atms at major banks. there is a lot of info online regarding this.

Scotia Bank and HSBC are safe. I was told to avoid all others.

Got to have your Scotiabank card with you ...

Just got home from Riviera Maya, everyone wanted US dollars

Pesoa for everything just got back they hate Americans and there money tip and pay everything in pesos!

In riviera maya right now, they take USD but if you use pesos you can get better deals, locals get ripped off at the banks here on the exchange with USD

What will be a regular tip in pesos? How much required for a full week at an all inclusive just for tips? Any idea?

Individual level ...5 pesos is a bit cheap... 10 pesos is decent ( for a good taxi ride and price ) ... Above that you're getting generous ... Which there is a time and place for. Tip early, tip good ... Especially at an all inclusive ... Make friends of the staff early

We usually tip 20 pesos, perhaps we are a bit more gratuitous, but we are well remembered and 20 pesos converts to about $1.60 CAD really not all that much. These workers really deserve it and they genuinely appreciate it

USD.... I was just there last week, they all assume you do not know the price of a Peso so they make it higher...... Even if you tell them you know what it is worth they tell you they use a different exchange rate.

They tell you ??? First time in Mexico ? Why would you expose yourself to paying exchange twice ???

No need for the crack, and no not my first time..... I did not mean I had them exchange it for me. I meant they said 10.00 US or XXX Pesos to buy something. I would say I had Pesos but that sounded high and then be told "Well we exchange at 16.00 per" or whatever they said.

When we first went to PDC in the nineties ... It was much smaller and ... Friendlier. I remember buying fruit from a stand by the bat tree ...and having no concept of their money ... I held out my pesos in my hand and the lady picked out what was due. There are still places like ... But few and far between. Even though it's more like play money than ours ... You have to learn the money and using 3 different currency isn't a great idea at the best of times .

Just got back yesterday... Get a few hundred pesos before you leave Canada for the first day tips (e.g. transfer, baggage person, drinks etc.). Next day, go to a major bank (Banamex, Scotiabank) and use the ATM to get more money. Better exchange rate than in Canada. I only paid $3.00 CDN per transaction - got 3,000 peso at a time. Mexican nationales appreciate pesos & you will get better deals - they lose when having to exchange foreign currency.

You cannot beat Scotiabank ... Easiest way to go

Banamex is more prevelant in PV than Scotiabank. Cabo - Scotiabank all the way.

I had no luck finding Scotiabank anywhere on the left side of Mexico ...

Yup. Banamex is the big one that way. Has always worked for me - great rates - small fee.

Download the XE app to your phone before you go - works offline & is a big help in converting Cdn$ to Pesos so you know how much you are actually paying for things.

Cool

Pesos!!!!

Mike Lawson
most Cambios (currency traders) have the exchange rates posted in the window, you can keep up that way and have an idea what the official rate is. Exchange is always negotiable as is everything, if you dont like the rate they offer call them on it and state what you will pay, if you dont like the rate then walk. One of teh best things I ever learned for dealing with aggressive/ overly persistent vendors is "gracias senora or appropriate title), no necessito, yo tengo".... thank you ma'am, I dont need, I have...... accompanying this with an open hand up palm out "stop"gesture will make it official and be understood, speak calmly and quietly and you will generally be left alone........

Advice to take to the bank

I usually take 400 usd or equivalent in pesos for tipping and cash spending for a week all inclusive. vbce hands down best rates in Vancouver no debate. small bills. 20's or 500's (pesos) and less. Enjoy!

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