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Originally Posted by nono1973
I think thats the only place i didnt bargain in Batam. Becos i know i dont have to at most time. 
My deals with her is easy,if I find any money changer in that area who offers me a better rate,it will be the last time I will do business with her. I doubt she will want to stop doing business with me tho. Having said that,I do have a plan B installed for money changer in case of an “all else fail” situation like during CNY time where mark up of SGD to IDR were higher than normal days. |
Did you try the money changers on Jalan Bonjol (the big 2-way trafficked road in front of Nagoya Hill) I wrote about a few times already in the past?
Facing NH, walking left (same side of Indo Rasa, opposite the mosque), skip the first ones, say 1-2 blocks away.
When I have USD to change to IDR, I ask rates to all those places, plus I check in NH and also in your favorite place. Invariably, I get the best rate in one of the last ones at left. There is a difference up to 4%-5% in the rate between the worst ones and the best! Quite a bit of money! On 500 USD, it's around 250k-300k IDR...
(Best rate on USD might not mean best rate on SGD, though)