Venezuela has become one of the countries with the highest inflation, in addition to the modification of the monetary cone. According to my count, in the last few years 14 zeros have been removed from the currency. Since October 1st, our currency is now called digital Bolivar. In this opportunity, the 6 zeros are eliminated to facilitate operations, whether in national banking or in our daily transactions.
Aprovechando este nuevo cambio monetario, se me ocurrió realizar esta iniciativa, la cual tiene como fin conocer, si has tenido alguna anécdota en particular referente al nuevo cambio monetario.
Taking advantage of this new monetary change, I thought of making this initiative, which aims to know if you have had any particular anecdote regarding the new monetary change.
Mi anécdota con el nuevo cono monetario.
A pesar de no tener dudas referente al cambio de nuestra moneda, ya que solo debíamos eliminar seis ceros, siempre se presenta alguna confusión. Mi anécdota no es para nada inusual en mi país, ya que desde hace un par de años, el dólar americano ha sido la referencia de los precios de muchos productos, En un principio se disfrazaba esta moneda, ya sea colocando el precio en dólar, como un numero de referencia o código. De esta manera el usuario tenia una idea del precio del producto, con el tiempo los comercios empezaron a publicar sus precios en bolívares y dólares. Así que para mi era muy normal que me dieran los precios de los productos a comprar en dólares, tanto era así que en el mismo urbanismo en el que vivo, una vecina tiene un local en el cual vende productos alimenticios y de aseo personal, desde hace algunos meses, ella decidió implementar sus precios en dólar, de esta manera, no se le devaluaban los ingresos recibidos. Siempre que iba me daba los precios en dólar, pero hace unos días después del cambio monetario, fui a comprar tres artículos, lo cual según mi cuenta no pasaba de 4$, mi sorpresa fue cuando mi vecina me dijo que eran 15, allí fue cuando entre en razón y le pregunte:¿ quince qué, bolívares o dólares, y ella me respondió, con una sonrisa en su rostro, 15 bolívares vecina.
My anecdote with the new monetary cone.
In spite of not having any doubts about the change of our currency, since we only had to eliminate six zeros, there is always some confusion. My anecdote is not at all unusual in my country, since for a couple of years, the American dollar has been the reference for the prices of many products. At first, this currency was disguised, either by placing the price in dollars, as a reference number or code. In this way the user had an idea of the price of the product, with time the stores began to publish their prices in bolivars and dollars. So for me it was very normal that they gave me the prices of the products to buy in dollars, so much so that in the same urbanism in which I live, a neighbor has a shop in which she sells food and personal care products, for some months, she decided to implement her prices in dollars, in this way, the income received was not devalued. Whenever I went there she always gave me the prices in dollars, but a few days ago after the monetary change, I went to buy three items, which according to my account was not more than 4$, my surprise was when my neighbor told me it was 15, that's when I came to my senses and asked her: fifteen what, bolivars or dollars, and she answered me, with a smile on her face, 15 bolivars neighbor.
Creo que todos los venezolanos, esta semana nos ha sucedido alguna anécdota, ya que estábamos acostumbrados a ver los precios marcados en dólares y ahora los precios están en bolívares. Además el ver tu cuenta bancaria, con 4 bolívares; seguramente causó asombró a muchos, porque antes estos 4 bolívares eran 4 millones de bolívares, lo cual sigue siendo al fin y al cabo 1 $.
I believe that all Venezuelans, this week some anecdote has happened to us, since we were used to seeing prices marked in dollars and now the prices are in bolivars. Besides seeing your bank account, with 4 bolivars; surely caused astonishment to many, because before these 4 bolivars were 4 million bolivars, which is still after all 1 $.
Me gustaría conocer si tienes una anécdota para compartir con todos los venezolanos que hacen vida en esta comunidad. Espero tu post.
I would like to know if you have an anecdote to share with all Venezuelans living in this community. I look forward to your post.
