If you’re in USA planning a trip, ask for your cash in $2 bills. Nobody told the Dominicans to be prejudiced against $2 bills. A large sum can be paid in small notes but a small sum cannot be paid in large notes, and the country takes in whatever the travelers bring.
Exchange your cash at an agencia to get generally a better rate than at a bank.
All Dominican pesos come from the factory, to the central bank and from there to financial institutions. Do not worry that the bank will run out of anything because the bank can always order more. Visit a bank and ask for 1000 in 25’s and a tidy sum in 200’s. As you spend the 200’s you will gradually build up change.
Show no mercy to the supermarkets, which ought to be prepared with enough change. Be merciful to the concho driver with exact change, and likewise to any small business. That is where your 100 and 50 notes will be useful. By packing up on small change and putting it into circulation you help the people running the small businesses.
Exchange your cash at an agencia to get generally a better rate than at a bank.
All Dominican pesos come from the factory, to the central bank and from there to financial institutions. Do not worry that the bank will run out of anything because the bank can always order more. Visit a bank and ask for 1000 in 25’s and a tidy sum in 200’s. As you spend the 200’s you will gradually build up change.
Show no mercy to the supermarkets, which ought to be prepared with enough change. Be merciful to the concho driver with exact change, and likewise to any small business. That is where your 100 and 50 notes will be useful. By packing up on small change and putting it into circulation you help the people running the small businesses.