Zihuatanejo-Ixtapa Message Board - What is the new bills option on ATMs here?

What is the new bills option on ATMs here? (reply)

FotoNut — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 02:11:30 +0000

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

What is the new bills option on ATMs here? (reply)

Ironwood — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 23:35:12 +0000

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.

What is the new bills option on ATMs here? (reply)

Talley Ho — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:48:18 +0000

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

What is the new bills option on ATMs here? (reply)

Little Guy — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:28:03 +0000

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

What is the new bills option on ATMs here? (reply)

Lalo — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:45:29 +0000

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

What is the new bills option on ATMs here? (reply)

FotoNut — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:50:51 +0000

Imbursa and BBVA in Central on main drag.

What is the new bills option on ATMs here? (reply)

ZihuaRob — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 14:31:53 +0000

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.

What is the new bills option on ATMs here? (reply)

Padrino — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 13:22:00 +0000

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?

What is the new bills option on ATMs here? (reply)

Craig AKA the cruise ship guy — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 12:12:43 +0000

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.

What is the new bills option on ATMs here?

FotoNut — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 05:13:55 +0000

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".