Chris said:Yes, it is a hassle. The banks don't want it either!
stallion said:Kinda funny, the banks dont want DR currency with writing on it or torn, however they would gladly accept foreign currency with writing on it. I think they should think this one over.
Maybe you actually have to go to Banco Central. I know that the banks refuse to take them.Hillbilly said:There was a government decree against the defacing of paper money.
Now, if you should have a defaced note, you are obliged to take it to a bank for replacement. It is a hassle.
HB
Absolutely correct, before this law was voted, the dominican peso notes were the dirtiest I had ever seen.Ken said:You should have seen the money before they made this rule. It was dirty, torn, smelly. At least now they are trying to keep better quality bills in circulation.
Bartolomeo67 said:Absolutely correct, before this law was voted, the dominican peso notes were the dirtiest I had ever seen.
Bartolomeo67 said:Absolutely correct, before this law was voted, the dominican peso notes were the dirtiest I had ever seen.
Chirimoya said:I take it you've never been to Haiti?
Bartolomeo67 said:You got it! Do they really have bank notes there and are they of any use? LOL
Chirimoya said:There has been a welcome influx of new notes in the last few months, but before that most notes looked as if they could get up and walk out of your wallet.
Enough to turn anyone into an obsessive-compulsive hand washer (which I am, after handling money anyway). Thank goodness for those little bottles of antibacterial gel.