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    Economy What Would Dollarization Mean for Expats?

    The boring answer is that Argentina doesn’t need “heroes” it needs 12 or 16 years of incremental reforms. Hard graft and all parties working together for the good of the Argentine people. Unfortunately due to the severe structural economic problems that Argentina has I can’t see the Argentine...
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    Politics The Case For President Sergio Massa

    6. Maintaining the status quo means expats with foreign income can continue to enjoy a high standard of living, whilst not suffering many of the negatives that the local population have to endure.
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    Trip Reports Argentina Versus Colombia to Retire

    I agree that this is a very bad time to move to Argentina. Just when so many people seem to have gotten the impression that it's the ideal new home.
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    Trip Reports Argentina Versus Colombia to Retire

    If we're talking wife material, and this isn't just Argentina vs Colombia anymore, because you brought the USA into it, then I think the women of Mexico deserve at the very least an honorable mention. Let's not forget that, as the years go by, a woman's good looks will fade quite a bit, but her...
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    Newcomer Private car/Driver to Carilo- recommendation needed

    Remises VLZ are decent cars and reliable. Not sure they habla inglés if that’s required. By the way VLZ aren’t luxury by any means. Might get a new fiat cronos or Ford Focus. No one with even a hint of a luxury car is driving remises….
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    Newcomer Where to go for package being held by customs

    Usually the courier will have their own despachante de aduanas. Just contact FEDEX and ask them. I very much doubt you'll have any success going to Ezeiza personally. https://www.fedex.com/es-ar/customer-support.html
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    Electronics iPhone 3GS screen replacement

    EarlyRetirement -- Went a got my phone fixed yesterday, took an hour and a half, as they had said it would. I did ask them about your iPad -- they do iPad repairs, for a 1st gen screen replacement it is 1350 pesos -- sorry I forgot to ask him how long it would take.
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    Electronics iPhone 3GS screen replacement

    Thanks Marc -- called Daniel and will take it over there today -- cheap(er) for a 3GS than the last person`s iphone 4 replacement screen -- only 250 pesos... guess that`s the benefit of having older gen stuff in Argentina. Re iPad -- ouch. Yes here they are so bloody expensive and thanks to...
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    Electronics iPhone 3GS screen replacement

    It finally happened, my iPhone screen cracked after falling down the stairs in our apartment (the iPhone, not me). Any experience/recommends for where to get it replaced? (wish it had happened 5 days ago while in canada that's for sure)
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