Question Best Place to Break a U.S. $100 Bill?

[Rob9876]

His question was about what to do on Cozumel; I doubt that what you are speaking of is available there.

Yep, no CVS on the island.

 

[ggunn]

Yep, no CVS on the island.

And even if there were their checkout machine would not likely dispense change in US$. You're not in Kansas any more, Toto.

 

[BrewingDiver]

I got lucky that one of the managers at Mega had 5 twenty dollar bills. I would have taken change in pesos but they said they couldn't do that.

That is lucky because now that manager has to find somewhere to exchange that $100 note. Was it the manager's personal money or from the register? If personal that is some great service!

 

[ggunn]

That is lucky because now that manager has to find somewhere to exchange that $100 note. Was it the manager's personal money or from the register? If personal that is some great service!

I'm pretty sure the banks on Cozumel that service business accounts accept US currency as well as pesos.

 

[keesmon]

I would check with the dive shop you are diving with. I pay in mine in USD and many others do as well. They get stacks of $20's and $100's

 

[BrewingDiver]

I'm pretty sure the banks on Cozumel that service business accounts accept US currency as well as pesos.

Agreed. I figure the manager can at least exchange with the store's cash if he needs to break that $100, and as much USD must pass thru Mega it should not be a problem.

 

[DeltaWardog]

Been paying my diving bills and exchanging for pesos with $100 bills for coming up on two decades, so somebody on the island is taking those $100's eventually!

I understand OP's predicament though, I know most other places don't want anything to do with bills over $20, much less give you change back in US Dollars. He got lucky at the supermarket!

 

[ggunn]

Been paying my diving bills and exchanging for pesos with $100 bills for coming up on two decades, so somebody on the island is taking those $100's eventually!

I understand OP's predicament though, I know most other places don't want anything to do with bills over $20, much less give you change back in US Dollars. He got lucky at the supermarket!

That's why I suggested paying his dive and/or hotel bills with those US$100 bills or asking them to break the bills if using smaller US$ bills for day to day expenses is his plan. It's not that great a great plan, IMO, but DSFDF.

 

[Rob9876]

Working fine for me, and had my reasons.

 

[ggunn]

Working fine for me, and had my reasons.

Good for you, I guess. It would not be what I would do, but DSFDF.