Posted on 07/28/2010 7:51:56 PM PDT by NorwegianViking
The Waco, Texas Ross Dress store has been accepting pesos in payment for merchandise.
WACO (July 28, 2010)--The Waco Ross Dress for Less Store has been accepting pesos in payment for clothes, accessories, decorations and more and customers' reactions are mixed.
Some said Wednesday they’re concerned the dollar could be devalued if the practice spreads to other businesses.
Customer Amy Silva told News 10, "I think we need to stand up and say, 'Stop this.' This is America, and we have an American dollar."
Sharen Underwood says she feels if the practice catches on, the negative effects could be far reaching.
“That'd be rough, she said.
But other customers called the decision to accept Mexican currency a positive move.
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Do you remember the publicity over the pizza place a year or so ago that was accepting pesos? I can’t remember which restaurant it was. Maybe it wasn’t even a pizza place, lol.
Nevermind, I remember. It was Pizza Patron! Remember there was a big to do over the fact their restaurants took pesos?
We used to go down to Baja years ago...You couldn’t force me to go down there nowadays at gun point.
The expats down there laugh at the scare stories. They're happy to keep the real estate reasonably priced and the crowds away. Meanwhile, the guy selling amazing, enormous fresh scallops comes to your door every Thursday.
You've got to drooling in a cup to want to go into that corrupted cesspool.
Meanwhile, the guy selling amazing, enormous fresh scallops comes to your door every Thursday.
Not me slick...I go out of my way not do deal with anything Mexico. That place is contaminated.
On second thought, ya ought to join your buddies down in Mexico, and stay there.
Like I said, they laugh at people like you. But if you’re so fearful that you have to hide under your blankets, more power to you. I’ll be on the beach.
The disrespect Mexico routinely displays to the U.S. should make every American recoil in utter contempt.
Have fun fishing down there.
Bingo!
The little known scam of many Mexicans is they cross the border to buy major appliances, clothing, etc. and save their receipts because they are then reimbursed for the taxes they pay on those items.
They basically, double-dip. We all pay state taxes on purchases but illegals live here, get free education, medical and often work for untaxed wages then file for the tax rebate, claiming Mexican citizenship and exemption.
The paperwork involved is a huge side business in Juarez. We are being suckered.
Yes, it was Pizza Patron!!
Just bringing their third world atmosphere to the US.
Yes, and the current crop of scumbag, coward, clueless, illegitimate, bigoted, racist, sexist and corrupt politicians in DC are doing nothing about it, but rather want more invaders to come here.
Makes me wonder if there’s not some kind of money laundering going on.
If it’s anything like the Ross stores in Tucson half their customers are from Mexico, might as well take whatever money they’ve got. It’s not like the stores in Nogie are afraid to take dollars.
You might be right about the money laundering.
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