Last week my friend went to the "Ishwarya Money Changer" at the basement 1 of the Tampines Mall to change for some Vietnamese đồng. She wanted to have some petty cash and so she changed a S$100 for some 776,000 dong, which the botak guy assured her was the best rate in town... Thinking that it was only a small sum, she was reassured.
When she was in Vietnam, she also changed a S$100 but this time the Hilton Hanoi's cashier gave her 1,000,000 dong! .... and I suppose the rate would even be better if changed outside the hotel.
She was quite furious about the dishonesty of this money changer and went back to him a few days ago. She told him about the bad exchange rate (25% higher?) but seeing her alone and looking "not local", he even shouted at her and called her a liar ... when she asked him what he said, he spelt out "L I E..." loudly....
This is bad, very bad. .......:thumbsd:
So brudders and sisters here, even for those "unpopular" currencies, maybe check with some of the ppl here before you even go to these moneyshortchangers.
BTW, the place used to be occupied by TOMMY, which used to be a very popular and fair moneychangers. For me, no more "Ishwarya". :thumbsd:
When she was in Vietnam, she also changed a S$100 but this time the Hilton Hanoi's cashier gave her 1,000,000 dong! .... and I suppose the rate would even be better if changed outside the hotel.
She was quite furious about the dishonesty of this money changer and went back to him a few days ago. She told him about the bad exchange rate (25% higher?) but seeing her alone and looking "not local", he even shouted at her and called her a liar ... when she asked him what he said, he spelt out "L I E..." loudly....
This is bad, very bad. .......:thumbsd:
So brudders and sisters here, even for those "unpopular" currencies, maybe check with some of the ppl here before you even go to these moneyshortchangers.
BTW, the place used to be occupied by TOMMY, which used to be a very popular and fair moneychangers. For me, no more "Ishwarya". :thumbsd: