Where to buy pesos

[Halb]

Off to Cancun shortly. Where is the best place to buy pesos?

[SC7]

I wouldn't worry, you'll probably be robbed and murdered anyway...

[Globs]

SC7 said:

I wouldn't worry, you'll probably be robbed and murdered anyway...

He'll need some before that though, to be fair.

[Halb]

Don't, you'll give me nightmares!

As I clicked I have expected the answer to be Mexico since this is PH.

[SC7]

Halb said:

Don't, you'll give me nightmares!

As I clicked I have expected the answer to be Mexico since this is PH.

On a serious note, try Tesco - https://www.corporatetravelmoney.com/TPF/JSMain.as...

[hyperblue]

Halb said:

Off to Cancun shortly. Where is the best place to buy pesos?

The place where you can get the best rate Travelex are normally ok if you buy online.

Take some USD if you're going clubbing whilst there, most the club entry tickets are in dollars.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

at the moment the best i can see is the change group https://www.changegroup.co.uk/
20.796to the pound travelex 2.405 tesco 20.44

[Halb]

Thanks fore the responses, fellas, very helpful

edit
also incidental, I'll be going to Cozumel. A quick look online reckons the temps will be in the 80s in the day, and in the 70s at night. Is there any first hand knowledge of this for early/mid December?

Edited by Halb on Monday 28th November 20:15

[Halb]

Another question. Should it be half and half pesos and dollars?

[Muncher]

I just came back from Riviera Maya 6 days ago, obviously via Cancun.

I would just get cash out as and when you need it there to be honest, it's very cheap doing that with Nationwide. I would get Pesos though most places will also take dolllars.

It was 28/29 most days when we were there, with the odd shower of varying severity on half the afternoons. It does look a little bit cooler now according to the forecasts though.

[Halb]

Muncher said:

I just came back from Riviera Maya 6 days ago, obviously via Cancun.

I would just get cash out as and when you need it there to be honest, it's very cheap doing that with Nationwide. I would get Pesos though most places will also take dolllars.

It was 28/29 most days when we were there, with the odd shower of varying severity on half the afternoons. It does look a little bit cooler now according to the forecasts though.

Ta very much. Are the nationwide machines prevalent?

[Muncher]

You can use any cash point, with a Nationwide card.

They used to do free overseas withdrawals. There is now a small fee but I believe they are the cheapest still by some margin.

[Bing o]

I would recommend carrying a lot of cash in Mexico, rather than making smaller withdrawals aa and when you need them...

[Globs]

Bing o said:

I would recommend carrying a lot of cash in Mexico, rather than making smaller withdrawals aa and when you need them...

True, they prefer cash.

[Muncher]

But it's also not the kind of place that you would want to be carrying a lot of cash if you get what I mean.

[Halb]

My mum has already told me not to leave the hotel
I'll be taking my credit card and debit card. So £50 in dollars and £100 in pesos for little things, that's not too much is it?

[Muncher]

That should be fine. We found our hotel shop and the airport shops horrendously expensive however. (£8 for a little bag of chocolate nuts, £2.10 for a tiny box of matches etc)

[hyperblue]

You'll be fine, Cancun's not exactly Ciudad Juárez.

[Globs]

Halb said:

£50 in dollars

Is this even possible?
I'd use dollars for dollars TBH.

HTH

Oh and I'd take at least $250 cash