By superd (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #129) on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 3:54 pm: |
Have the machines been fixed to accept dollars yet???????????
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By Brigitte Kley - Coco Palm Garden (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #936) on Wednesday, February 2, 2011 - 9:46 pm: |
Yes, since 29 Jan its US $$
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By Susan Davis, InfoBonaire, Bon. Insider (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #486) on Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 8:16 am: |
And the minimum charge is now $1.00, I believe, too.
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By michael gaynor (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #4263) on Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 9:00 am: |
So much for Deza regs about price gouging.. From one guilder to one dollar..seems like someone's calculator was turned off.
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By Mickey McCarthy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #906) on Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 11:26 am: |
Yeah, Michael
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By Tom Schamp (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #654) on Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 11:30 am: |
What's easy is just to give folks 77% more TIME for their dollar than for a florin and it all comes out the same...
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By Joanie (BonaireTalker - Post #41) on Thursday, February 3, 2011 - 2:20 pm: |
Does it accept bills?
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By Susan Davis, InfoBonaire, Bon. Insider (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #487) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 1:56 pm: |
Jsut got word that effective tomorrow, February 8, the minimum charge will be reduced to USD 50 cents. Yes the machine does accept bills, (1s, 5s, 10s, and 20s, but only when the amount owed is over the size of the bill. In other words, it will accept a ten-dollar bill, but only when you owe at least $5.00. It will accept a twenty-dollar bill, but only when you owe at least $10.00. The machine will also accept U.S. quarters.
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By Tom Schamp (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #655) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 2:03 pm: |
For a while now, I've been thinking it odd that Bonaire adopted the US dollar as its currency instead of using the Euro, the same as the rest of The Netherlands does.
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By KOB (LBR32) (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #444) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 3:07 pm: |
Please no. Haven't we screwed up the states we already have without inflicting that on Bonaire?
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By Debbie B.~ Jersey Gal(*) (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #12983) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 3:50 pm: |
Thanks, Susan! Good to know info.
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By Susan Davis, InfoBonaire, Bon. Insider (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #488) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 3:57 pm: |
Tom, having the dollar for the Dutch Caribbean really does make sense. A great percentage of our goods come from North America, and if we were on the Euro, prices would be constantly fluctuating. This way, there is some stability on imported products. Imagine the nightmare of having to re-price each week items such as fruits and veggies, not to mention other staples, items for retail sale, etc.
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By Debbie B.~ Jersey Gal(*) (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #12984) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 5:32 pm: |
Susan, do you know if the machine will take the $1 coin that I am getting from the stores on island?
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By Susan Davis, InfoBonaire, Bon. Insider (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #489) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 6:59 pm: |
Hi Debbie, yes, I'm told it will also accept the dollar coins, too.
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By Mickey McCarthy (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #909) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 8:38 pm: |
Tom
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By Debbie B.~ Jersey Gal(*) (BonaireTalk Deity - Post #12985) on Monday, February 7, 2011 - 8:56 pm: |
Susan, yeah! Thanks!
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By Bruce Zavon (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #168) on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 - 10:45 am: |
FWIW, I tried using quarters on Jan. 30th and it didn't work, had to be a $1 bill. I didn't have a $1 coin to try that out. And it says it's just 5 minutes free now, true? Seems to me it was more like 10-15 before?
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