Going to Vietnam during July, should i change to Us Currency or Vietnam dollars to spent at there?

Question

which is most preferable by them?

Is their thing expensive?

Answer 1

of course you change them there.    if your white and american,  you better hang on tight to that money.  im dead freakn serious.  you better bring pepper spray and start working out your streanth.  those little hooligans will try to rob you and the massage girls will work their naughty hands on your bare skin.  especially in july.   your crazy for wanting to go that time of year.  go turn your oven to 250 and open the oven door and stand over it for 20 minutes.  thats what vietnam feels like in july.  more corruption,  more robberies,  so watch out.   bring that weapon, but no firearms.   their government wont allow that.

Answer 2

Bring US dollars to Vietnam, and bring the 'big' notes of $100 and $50 coz these denominations will give you better exchange rates to the Vietnamese Dong. And if you want to buy Dong then I would suggest that you go to the goldsmiths instead of banks for better rates.

Most traders in Vietnam prefer Dong for small transactions, but also accept US Dollars for larger sums, then would return you the change in Dong. Prices of merchanside in Vietnam are generally not expensive, but also depend on the city you're in and the district. I guess the same applies all over the world.

Answer 3

Keep it US

s***w the F-ing Vietnamese (lol jk)

umm seriously if you are goingto be there long...month and a hlf or more....then change to vietnamese...its not worth the hassel...also ive heard the US can tax u if u use forign currency. idk

jsut heard it

Answer 4

you should change to vietnam money because the cost is way less and it wouldnt affect anything

Answer 5

Hi Pinky!  I've been to Vietnam (Danang and Saigon) last December.  I think it is better if you change your currency to Vietnam money.  The exchange rate at that time was 1 US Dollar = 16,000 Vietnamese Dongs.  Don't be fooled by the high number though.  That's how prices are over there.  A nice meal costs about 80,000 dongs.  A bottle of beer (they call it Bia) is about 20,000 to 30,000 dongs.  However, keep some US dollars handy like for tipping or for hotel and airport transactions.  Also, some shops there are willing to accept dollars (it's up to you which currency you want to pay coz they always have a calculator handy to convert their Dong prices into Dollars).

A good word of advice: it is soooo great to shop around in Saigon especially in the market place (Cua Bac Market) because prices are really really really low.  But even then, don't settle for their prices just yet for you COULD still haggle for a much lower price.  It's really a good place to practice the art of haggling! Hope you enjoy your trip as much as I did! :)