Peso hits all time low
It isn't just our poor Lonnie that is suffering. The Peso touched 16.5 on Friday. The Snowbirds who travel to AZ must be worried about the Loonie. It seems to be dropping very quickly. I think it wil...
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darbone85737 wrote:
Mexicowanderer has a good point. Plus RV tourists are among the cheapest, most "frugal" people on earth. They strive to keep from spending an extra peso to the point of bargaining over the smallest trinket or piece of produce. You can hear them squeak when they walk.
People who fly in on vacation don't mind spending money in restaurants and shops.
Air tourists are short-term, they are coming purposely to throw money around, don't know and don't care that their $5 tip is what a waiter or hotel worker is getting paid for a day.
RV are often long-term, many have permanent site on a camp. They in fact "live" there, they know what costs what, and are not going to pay full day wages for one hour labor of plumber or gardener. OTH, they are buying tools, materials, labor, grocery, gas, dental and medical services, utility bills. Some are throwing money around more than others, but mostly, they don't - by US standards. By Mex standards they do.
Bringing full supply of everything in RV - I wish. What people normally do, is bringing things that either cost more in Mexico, or are not available there.
Those on a short RV trip tend to come closer to bringing "everything" because they don't have time to run around shops to buy when they come, or they simply don't know the country and don't know what is available.
