We will be going to Puerto Vallarta next week. Is it better to tip in pesos or US dollars?
Thanks!

Tips are graciously accepted in either currency, but when I travel my rule is that local currency is best. When you tip in USD they must pay exchange fees in order to trade $ for pesos. And never, ever use American coins as they cannot be exchanged. The no-coin rule goes for just about any country.

At your job in the US do you prefer dollars or Russian rubles, Euros or Mexican Pesos? All normally prefer to be paid in the local currency.

*peso*

I do everything in peso when in PV (and I spend a lot of time there).

IF you are staying at an all-inclusive resort, some guests do tip in USD and that's OK in that particular situation (because the staff is likely used to it).

The banks in Mexico are VERY fussy, so be sure to have new bills with no writing on them and no tears. You, and the people receiving tips in US dollars, will be able to change them easily that way.

PM,

"The no coin rule goes for just about any country."

Just not true. Have you traveled in the EU lately? One and two Euro coins are eagerly accepted by service workers.

"You, and the people receiving tips in US dollars, will be able to change them easily that way."

I think the point is that if you tip someone in a currency other than their own local currency, they have to go to a bank to change it. Don't saddle them with burden. That doesn't seem fair.

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"The no coin rule goes for just about any country."

"Just not true. Have you traveled in the EU lately? One and two Euro coins are eagerly accepted by service workers."

PM is talking about foreign coins. You generally can't change them, period.

Nukesafe, I think P_M means coins from another country--i.e. US coins being used outside the US.

Jeff and Susan, thank you for understanding my meaning and clarifying this for nukesafe.

Nukesafe, I did indeed mean you should not tip using foreign coins because they cannot be exchanged. On a few occasions I have caught Americans putting quarters in tip trays of restroom attendants, and I urged them not to do this. Of course local coins are fine.

10 peso coins are downright handy for tipping.