What is the new bills option on ATMs here?

Saw this at 2 different banks here for the first time, the "bills" option. One ATM had a $50 by that option next to a place you enter a number in the box. The other had $100 next to the empty data entry box. I ended up getting only 200P and was charged a fee that was almost half that. Wanted several mil pesos. I don't know how to work these, never saw them before trying to get money downtown. Ended up having to go to a bank with a high rate because I could not figure out the new ATM option.

Yes I know to decline the conversion option but the bills option, haven't a clue. The answer very well may be "go to an ATM without the bills option".

Withdrew money from Santander in Ixtapa and inside the Soriana in Zihuatanejo. I just selected 9,000 option and declined the conversion, worked the same as always. I did try a different bank first in Ixtapa might have been BBVA, the fee was very high and it seemed like I would have been forced to accept the poor conversion rate so I canceled the transaction.

Saw this at 2 different banks here for the first time, the "bills" option.

May we ask which two banks confronted you with this option?

Saw this at 2 different banks here for the first time, the "bills" option. One ATM had a $50 by that option next to a place you enter a number in the box. The other had $100 next to the empty data entry box. I ended up getting only 200P and was charged a fee that was almost half that. Wanted several mil pesos. I don't know how to work these, never saw them before trying to get money downtown. Ended up having to go to a bank with a high rate because I could not figure out the new ATM option.

Yes I know to decline the conversion option but the bills option, haven't a clue. The answer very well may be "go to an ATM without the bills option".

Sounds like you made a donation to a charity.

Imbursa and BBVA in Central on main drag.

They are asking how many bills of each denomination you would like. Beside the 500 put in 10 and you will get 5000 pesos.

I wonder whether it is like the Scotiabank ATM I used in Canada.

It dispenses money in the denominations I want. If I want C$400, I can choose to get it in $20s or $50s or $100 bills.

For example, I can select

20 * $20 = $400

Or I can select

4 * $100 =$400

Or I can select

10 * $20 plus 4 * $50 = $400

We used the INBURSA ATM on Saturday and it didn't ask anything like what you remember. It was just the normal stuff.

We used the INBURSA ATM on Saturday and it didn't ask anything like what you remember. It was just the normal stuff.

Last time I used either of Zihua's two Scotiabank ATMs, there was no option to designate which bills.

I did the same and went also to Scotia bank and it was OK. Maybe it was the machine. The bank on the corner has 2 normal looking ATMs, one giant ATM that accepts deposits and 3 small machines that are much smaller than the regular height. Also there was long line of people waiting even though there were many ATMs dispensing