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#271962 3-Jun-2020 19:10
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My good friend & a great IT business ally has had his mum caught here by Covid-19 lockdown. Flights to Argentina are recommencing, she's outta here this weekend.

 

Apparantly US cash is not commercially available at the moment, he has $US1400 in an ASB account but they won't release that as cash. 

 

But Mum, she needs some cash to go with. Does anybody here have some US paper they're prepared to swap for NZD & help a good man & his mum out? $US1400 would be awesome, $700 would be great, anything would be appreciated.

 

He's in Te Atatu, Auckland. She's leaving Sunday. 

 

Official cross is $1.56 right now, considering the urgency there might be a little premium available. 

 

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  #2497613 3-Jun-2020 19:29
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What, can't get USD? Wow



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  #2497627 3-Jun-2020 19:52
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I Have $120 USD Mt Wellington area. Tried the small FOREX shops?





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  #2497671 3-Jun-2020 20:56
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Zeon:

 

I Have $120 USD Mt Wellington area. Tried the small FOREX shops?

 

 

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  #2497698 3-Jun-2020 21:36
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Perhaps try the post office and load USD on an international money card, forget the proper name of those things.
Or send her money via Western Union or MoneyGram that she can pick up when in Argentina.

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  #2497699 3-Jun-2020 21:37
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What about Euro? I remember when I lived in South America that Euro was widely exchanged over there.

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  #2497704 3-Jun-2020 21:51
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some banks are not giving out foreign cash currencies but others are

 

looks like theses backs have no problem with USD

 

 

 

https://www.tsb.co.nz/about/news/fx-rates

 

tsb site says "Suspended the purchase of foreign currency – except for AUD, GBP, and USD "

 

https://www.bnz.co.nz/personal-banking/international/exchange-rates

 

https://www.anz.co.nz/personal/migrants-travel-foreign-exchange/travel/travel-money/foreign-currency-cash/

 

https://www.westpac.co.nz/fx-travel-migrant/foreign-exchange-and-international/foreign-exchange-rates/


 
 
 

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  #2497711 3-Jun-2020 21:59
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biggal:

some banks are not giving out foreign cash currencies but others are


looks like theses backs have no problem with USD


 


https://www.tsb.co.nz/about/news/fx-rates


https://www.bnz.co.nz/personal-banking/international/exchange-rates


https://www.anz.co.nz/personal/migrants-travel-foreign-exchange/travel/travel-money/foreign-currency-cash/


https://www.westpac.co.nz/fx-travel-migrant/foreign-exchange-and-international/foreign-exchange-rates/



Try going in there. Doesn't happen. I'm visiting a BNZ branch manager right this minute. There's no FX being handed out anywhere.

I have made some excellent progress, thanks to the GZ community. Just a little more required now.




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  #2497718 3-Jun-2020 22:10
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I've got a fair bit but sadly it is in the Wairarapa!






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  #2498016 4-Jun-2020 11:02
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Thanks everyone, GZ has successfully come to the rescue of a stranded traveller. Love this community!




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