After a meeting of the Chamber of Wholesale Entrepreneurs in the City of Buenos Airesin Mendoza The measure came into effect last Thursday. The supermarkets “Oscar David” and “Tadicor” have already confirmed that they will accept small-dollar bills as a means of payment, although with some conditions.
In this sense, the chains that are part of the initiative will update the value of the brand new “supermarket dollar” daily.
Mendoza: two wholesale supermarkets accept “small face” dollars as a form of payment
In the case of the chain “Oscar David” the Green bills will be taken at a rate of $1,350. On the other hand, in a first stage, No change will be given, That is, customers who go to Mendoza wholesalers with dollars will have to spend them in full.
In this way, those who choose to pay in dollars They will have to spend the entire amount on merchandise. This was confirmed by Rubén David, manager of “Oscar David”, who participated in the meeting of wholesale entrepreneurs a few days ago. The businessman from Mendoza spoke about the conditions for payment: in said store Any dollar bill will be accepted, even the “small face” ones. and even grated. The only requirement is that they are not broken.
Another of the Mendoza supermarkets that adopted the strategy is Tadicor. In the case of this store, The cash registers at their stores will not accept dollars that are in poor condition, stained, torn or crossed out. Foreign currency is received at a value of $1,375 and each day the value at which it will be quoted at the time of payment will be published on its website.
Tadicor not only began to receive dollars in small face, it also added euros as a means of payment, with the condition that the Purchase must be paid at least 80% of the total in foreign currency.
The Diarco supermarket has enabled payment with “small face”, old and stained dollars at $1,400
According to the advertising that was released in the last few hours, the client You can pay with all kinds of dollars, from small to spottedat a price of $1400 for each currency.
The novelty of the wholesaler’s “offer” is that the banknotes are usually small, stained, wrinkled, old or drawn (all the “varieties” of dollars that he will accept) Diarco) receive a price much lower than those that are “big face” or that are in perfect condition. However, on this occasion, all will be quoted at the same value.
The “small face” bills or those with some details are not usually accepted in any bank, exchange office or financial institution. On the contrary, they are mostly rejected. Through the possibility offered by Diarco, Now not only They will be able to exchange them without any problems but they will also receive a higher quote.
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According to the company, the “Diarco Dollar” “for” may be used pay for purchases equal to or greater than the amount in pesos converted from the dollars delivered”If the purchase exceeds the converted amount, “you can pay the remaining balance in pesos: either in cash, debit, virtual wallets or credit in one payment.”
Regarding the accepted bills, they indicate that You can pay “with dollar bills of any amount and with a small face, a large face, wrinkled, old, stained or drawn on“, although they clarify: “The company reserves the right to limit the purchase amount at any time and/or to reject mutilated or damaged bills at its sole discretion.”
Regarding the place of purchase, Diarco points out that “Diarco Dollar” is exclusive “for purchases made in the Sales Room.” Sales by Distribution and Sales Office will be excluded.
The new strategy comes in a context in which economic activity is not picking up and consumption continues to fall. According to the consultancy Scentiadirected by Osvaldo del Rioin July the drop was 16.1% in supermarkets and independent self-service stores. The cumulative drop was 9.6%.
In addition, as he learned Scope, he consumption in supermarkets marked a drop of 18% during the first eleven days of August, compared to the same period in 2023. For some supermarket owners, this year “is already lost”, but they are betting on a rebound in the last quarter.
Source: Ambito
