Comments on: Need Some Pesos?

Question: Need Some Pesos?

antifreez_ — Sat, 21 Feb 2004 15:58:51 -0800

Hey, are there any MeFites planning a trip to Mexico soon? I just found a few pesos while cleaning up (not much, only 96), and I'd much rather give them to someone than exchange them for what's probably barely enough to buy a cup of coffee.

By: mischief

mischief — Sat, 21 Feb 2004 16:45:11 -0800

How much is the postage to mail them?

By: antifreez_

antifreez_ — Sat, 21 Feb 2004 21:29:49 -0800

It depends on where I send it, I guess. But I can't imagine it being much more than a buck; I'll just run the thing through the postage machine anyhow.

By: weston

weston — Sat, 21 Feb 2004 23:43:59 -0800

FYI... 96 Mexican Pesos ~ $8.75 USD right now, I beleive...

By: gravelshoes

gravelshoes — Sun, 22 Feb 2004 06:16:31 -0800

I'm going to Mexico in a few weeks, but I'm in the UK and it's probably not worth sending 96 pesos across the atlantic. I could post them back to you when I get back to the UK if I don't spend them.

or, you could go to the bank and get lots more pesos to send me so it would make the postage worthwhile :)

By: nthdegx

nthdegx — Sun, 22 Feb 2004 13:14:31 -0800

Would it be possible to mail them to a Mexican charity? I have no idea if there'd be issues with cash donations or not.

By: oissubke

oissubke — Sun, 22 Feb 2004 15:31:40 -0800

I'm going to Rocky Point next month, but they do everything in dollars there so I'm sure someone else needs them more than I do.

By: antifreez_

antifreez_ — Sun, 22 Feb 2004 21:34:25 -0800

The charity idea is swell, actually. If something can't be worked out, then I'll probably just send it there.

By: dhartung

dhartung — Sun, 22 Feb 2004 22:25:35 -0800

UNICEF's Change for Good is a charity that explicitly accepts leftover foreign currency.

By: antifreez_

antifreez_ — Tue, 24 Feb 2004 12:10:48 -0800

Hey, thanks, dhartung. That seems like the ideal solution.