Comments on: Jamaican Currency Conversion – FAQ http://www.jamaicamyway.com/jamaican-currency/jamaican-currency-conversion-frequently-asked-question/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:39:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jamaica http://www.jamaicamyway.com/jamaican-currency/jamaican-currency-conversion-frequently-asked-question/#comment-137 Jamaica Sun, 26 Apr 2009 16:01:55 +0000 http://www.jamaicamyway.com/?p=366#comment-137 Wow I never knew that! Thanks for the info! I woulda never thought these things were negotiable! Wow I never knew that! Thanks for the info! I woulda never thought these things were negotiable!

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]]> By: Lady Roots http://www.jamaicamyway.com/jamaican-currency/jamaican-currency-conversion-frequently-asked-question/#comment-138 Lady Roots Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:17:14 +0000 http://www.jamaicamyway.com/?p=366#comment-138 Sistren Kristi, "Q: What?s the easiest way to convert to Jamaican dollars and where should I do it? A: The easiest way to convert is to use your ATM card at any ATM in Jamaica. Many of them offer your choice of USD or JMD. You can also exchange your money at the airports in Jamaica." May I RASpectfully make a suggestion? It may be easier to use the ATM, but it will be hard on your wallet. The exchange rate you get at any bank ATM will be bad and the rate at the airport will be WORSE! For regular visitors to our island home I would recommend that you keep a few JA$100 and JA$500 bills to take home with you. That way, when you return to Jamaica, you will be able to tip airport porters and pay taxi fares like a local. One of your first agenda item should be to visit the local branch of FX Traders, a licensed cambio (currency converter). They are usually co-located with Western Union outlets. Introduce yourself to the branch manager and let them know that as a frequent visitor to Jamaica you would like to discuss an exchange rate different than the counter rate. (This is the exchange rate that is posted for the public to see, but is not chisled in stone.) If you are changing more than CA$200 or US$150 you can usually get a better rate. BUT YOU WILL NEVER GET IT, IF YOU DON'T KNOW TO ASK. The clerks at the airport are not authorized to negotiate rates, but the branch managers at FX Traders are. I am not an employee, owner or stock holder of FX Traders(subsidiary of Grace Kennedy). Just a satisfied customer who always gets a rate better than the one posted for the general public. I have been reading thru the older posts on your blog and for the most part your advice to people wanting to visit Jamaica is spot on. I just thought this might help you and your readers. May Jah guide your steps along a righteous path. Walk good, Sistren! Bless Up, Lady Roots Sistren Kristi,

“Q: What?s the easiest way to convert to Jamaican dollars and where should I do it?
A: The easiest way to convert is to use your ATM card at any ATM in Jamaica. Many of them offer your choice of USD or JMD. You can also exchange your money at the airports in Jamaica.”

May I RASpectfully make a suggestion? It may be easier to use the ATM, but it will be hard on your wallet. The exchange rate you get at any bank ATM will be bad and the rate at the airport will be WORSE!

For regular visitors to our island home I would recommend that you keep a few JA$100 and JA$500 bills to take home with you. That way, when you return to Jamaica, you will be able to tip airport porters and pay taxi fares like a local. One of your first agenda item should be to visit the local branch of FX Traders, a licensed cambio (currency converter). They are usually co-located with Western Union outlets.

Introduce yourself to the branch manager and let them know that as a frequent visitor to Jamaica you would like to discuss an exchange rate different than the counter rate. (This is the exchange rate that is posted for the public to see, but is not chisled in stone.) If you are changing more than CA$200 or US$150 you can usually get a better rate. BUT YOU WILL NEVER GET IT, IF YOU DON’T KNOW TO ASK. The clerks at the airport are not authorized to negotiate rates, but the branch managers at FX Traders are.

I am not an employee, owner or stock holder of FX Traders(subsidiary of Grace Kennedy). Just a satisfied customer who always gets a rate better than the one posted for the general public.

I have been reading thru the older posts on your blog and for the most part your advice to people wanting to visit Jamaica is spot on. I just thought this might help you and your readers.

May Jah guide your steps along a righteous path. Walk good, Sistren!

Bless Up,
Lady Roots

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]]> By: Globetrotting Bride http://www.jamaicamyway.com/jamaican-currency/jamaican-currency-conversion-frequently-asked-question/#comment-136 Globetrotting Bride Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:29:09 +0000 http://www.jamaicamyway.com/?p=366#comment-136 Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! Glad u liked it. I have been to Jamaica quite a few times so yes, I will definitely be featuring it!! And, if you have any hotspots, I'd love to hear!! Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! Glad u liked it. I have been to Jamaica quite a few times so yes, I will definitely be featuring it!! And, if you have any hotspots, I’d love to hear!!

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