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Old May 13, 2024 | 11:43 am
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Originally Posted by zoonieorg
We usually buy the local currency from Wells Fargo before we begin our trip. We've never had a problem until this trip to Mexico. It turns out that Wells Fargo sold us many bills that were ancient currency, and when we unknowingly tried to spend it, we were told the establishments could not accept the money. Not a huge deal, just extremely annoying. You would expect that a huge financial organization like Wells Fargo would know better. From now on we will use in country ATMs.
That happened to me around 6-7 years ago with British pounds that I got from Wells Fargo prior to the trip - they gave me a bunch of currency that was being removed from circulation and no where would accept it. I ended up going to a bank in London that was willing to exchange them for stuff I could actually spend. Super frustrating and seems like a pretty basic failure. Luckily anymore I am generally cashless anywhere I go so it is no longer an issue because I rarely actually get any paper currency no matter where I'm at.
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