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It's nearly impossible to afford a cup of coffee in Venezuela
- occamrazor 8y agoHow are people paying for coffee (or anything else for that matters) in Venezuela? I doubt many people carry bagd full of cash, especially if, as written in TFA, bank withdrawals are very limited.
- cimmanom 8y agoProbably the same thing that happens anywhere that currency is unavailable or useless: - informal systems of credit - barter - alternative forms of unofficial currency (e.g. Using food stamps or the equivalent for currency; using something like poker chips for currency) - using foreign currency This does put a damper on commerce, but prevents essential small-scale day to day transactions from grinding to a complete halt.