Pizza for Pesos

ABC News: Cooking Up Controversy: Pizza for Pesos? (http://www.abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=2983312&page=1)

This is his right as a business owner, of course. It's more of a marketing ploy than anything since I doubt there are large numbers of Hispanics who have pesos they otherwise wouldn't be able to use. There are loads of Hispanics where I live and they all seem to conduct their business in dollars.

I honestly can't understand why people would get so upset about this, or even go so far as to send him hate mail and death threats. Who cares if a business owner accepts Pesos? There's no legitimate reason to get upset.

"We wanted to say to our customer, 'Look, we understand you,'" said Antonio Swad, CEO and founder of the chain. "We understand that you might have some pesos that you want to exchange for pizza and we're the place to do that."

LOL. Who the hell is sitting around thinking, "...hmmm...I wish I could exchange my pesos for pizza..."?

im all about using english, and the whole nine. but here, whats the big deal?

I went to Bermuda a few years ago and they used their money and American money interchangeably. On a few occasions I would get change back and it would be made up of both types of money.
Granted, that's a tourist-heavy area, and that's why they accept our money, but I think they realized somewhere along the line that it was just a smart business decision.

As long as that pizza shop owner doesn't mind going through the hassle of exchanging the pesos himself there is no reason for him not to take them.

What is the conversion rate? Is it 1 for 1?

What is the conversion rate? Is it 1 for 1?In Bermuda it's 1 to 1, which I found odd because it's a British territory. I guess since it's so close to the US that was just the easiest way to do it.

In Bermuda it's 1 to 1, which I found odd because it's a British territory. I guess since it's so close to the US that was just the easiest way to do it.then I see no problem with this . All of us on this site have been given a Canadian penny from time to time. Nobody ever made a big stink over that. If the guy wants to accept them then that is his buisness.

It's asinine to be this upset over one pizza chain, that happens to cater towards the Latino community, decides to take Pesos. The dollar is easily accepted all over the world, and no one puts up a fuss. And it's not like the pizza place is going to give you chance in Pesos.

If I were to frequent there, I'd so convert a few bucks to Pesos just to pay with them...