Karu 6th Gear September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 Pay in rupiah cash better. If you pay in S$, the exchange rate is lousy, If they charge S$ to credit card, you'll kena double losses. S$ to Rupiah then Rupiah to S$ in your credit card bill. ↡ Advertisement 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watwheels Supersonic September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 Still money what. No? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoverofCar 6th Gear September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 using singapore dollar to exchange Rupian will give us more leverage...those hotels will never give better rate than an money changer so why insist to pay in singapore dollar? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 Well, it's their country.. so just follow whatever rule set by them, as long as it's within reasonable limit. Only problem is, the biggest denomination note they have is Rp100,000, which is about our $10. To pay for your hotel stay in cash, will take one stack of notes. Thats why bring big envelope when going to indonesia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightbringer 6th Gear September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 Never understood the attraction of places like Bintan and Batam. Thailand is so much more user-friendly and not that much further away from these two cesspits... Phuket and Koh Samui are bliss!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pisces69 6th Gear September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 but more half than half the resort are owned by singaporean right? Many rich Indonesians keep their illgotten wealth in USD n foreign currency. They hide cash in their rooms/houses or wherever cos they cannot declare where all that money came from n if in Indo RP the Govt very smart. Once in awhile the Govt wil either devalue the currency so it lose maybe 10-20% of its value overnight. Another is to change the type of currency. They just change the type of notes n give pple a month to change all the old money to new money so they cannot go bank to change cos the bank wan to know why they have so much cash. Once the new notes come out....All the old notes r worthless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 Never understood the attraction of places like Bintan and Batam. Thailand is so much more user-friendly and not that much further away from these two cesspits... Phuket and Koh Samui are bliss!!! Cheap mah by ferry somemore very near Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pisces69 6th Gear September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 using singapore dollar to exchange Rupian will give us more leverage...those hotels will never give better rate than an money changer so why insist to pay in singapore dollar? U pay them in USD. They all love USD. Very safe very sound. Value always there. If u pay big amount.....if u use USD they wil give u a big discount cos they all wan USD. Their Rp is only used by the poor vendors n small amts. Some years bacvk their govt changed the type of Rp. After that all old Rp is worthless. I still have some old Rp in my drawer. Totally no value. Cannot spend at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pisces69 6th Gear September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 (edited) Thats why bring big envelope when going to indonesia Er..Big suitcase or wheelbarrow lah. Nigeria worse. >100USD is already a wheelbarrow full. Edited September 29, 2014 by Pisces69 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 U pay them in USD. They all love USD. Very safe very sound. Value always there. If u pay big amount.....if u use USD they wil give u a big discount cos they all wan USD. Their Rp is only used by the poor vendors n small amts. Some years bacvk their govt changed the type of Rp. After that all old Rp is worthless. I still have some old Rp in my drawer. Totally no value. Cannot spend at all. i got few hundred worth of rupiah in my drawer after my trip used less cash than expected. Maybe better to swap it back at a loss rather than keep it. I never use CC in indonesia/thailand/malaysia unless it's at the hotel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pisces69 6th Gear September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 i got few hundred worth of rupiah in my drawer after my trip used less cash than expected. Maybe better to swap it back at a loss rather than keep it. I never use CC in indonesia/thailand/malaysia unless it's at the hotel. Ya over there its just not safe to use CC. Even in Msia i kenna a couple of times b4 I was charged for things I never bought. Even a petrol station did it. I refused to pay the charges n fought it out with the CC company till they never asked me to pay anymore. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 Er..Big suitcase or wheelbarrow lah. Nigeria worse. >100USD is already a wheelbarrow full. Is it nigeria? Its zimbabwe la, everyday must bring 3 luggage for 3 meal in restaurant lol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shull Turbocharged September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 (edited) Many rich Indonesians keep their illgotten wealth in USD n foreign currency. They hide cash in their rooms/houses or wherever cos they cannot declare where all that money came from n if in Indo RP the Govt very smart. Once in awhile the Govt wil either devalue the currency so it lose maybe 10-20% of its value overnight. Another is to change the type of currency. They just change the type of notes n give pple a month to change all the old money to new money so they cannot go bank to change cos the bank wan to know why they have so much cash. Once the new notes come out....All the old notes r worthless. Last couple of series are still legal tender... I still have a stack of Rp 50,000 from the mid-90s, notes bearing Suharto's face on it with me though.. Edited September 29, 2014 by Shull Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaiyotakamli Supersonic September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 Last couple of series are still legal tender... I still have a stack of Rp 50,000 from the mid-90s, notes bearing Suharto's face on it with me though.. Yes still legal tender but keep some for collection as from what i know 70 and 80s note valued more than the nominal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben5266 Supercharged September 29, 2014 Share September 29, 2014 Never understood the attraction of places like Bintan and Batam. Thailand is so much more user-friendly and not that much further away from these two cesspits... Phuket and Koh Samui are bliss!!!you rich ma. Poor people take boat. Rich people take plane. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karu 6th Gear September 30, 2014 Share September 30, 2014 Any new development in Bintan? Nothing much to do & not really very cheap these days. Almost the same as going to Sentosa. Only thing is the beach is much nicer. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lala81 Hypersonic September 30, 2014 Share September 30, 2014 I only went club med binman before. Good for friends who go in a group and don't mind trying the funny things they have to teach Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadX Moderator September 30, 2014 Author Share September 30, 2014 a grp of us will be gg der for a tennis wknd...sounds awesome ↡ Advertisement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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