Commision for 1$ Cambodian beer ring pull ?

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My tuktuk driver exchanges them without commission in the villages. For me it's always 500 reil per free can.
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ItWasntMe wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 3:52 pm My tuktuk driver exchanges them without commission in the villages. For me it's always 500 reil per free can.
500r is common per can, for cash most sellers charge a little bit more.
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Always use the mom n pop store around the corner from my home, usually exchange a case or twos worth at a time, no commission. Exchanged a $50 winner the other day for cash, again, no commission.
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PSD-Kiwi wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 4:45 pm Always use the mom n pop store around the corner from my home, usually exchange a case or twos worth at a time, no commission. Exchanged a $50 winner the other day for cash, again, no commission.
The comission is a thing for barangs. For locals or in the less visited places it's a free service to retain customers.

In my experience that is.
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ItWasntMe wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:01 pm
PSD-Kiwi wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 4:45 pm Always use the mom n pop store around the corner from my home, usually exchange a case or twos worth at a time, no commission. Exchanged a $50 winner the other day for cash, again, no commission.
The comission is a thing for barangs. For locals or in the less visited places it's a free service to retain customers.

In my experience that is.
Are you joking/trolling?

Some branded depots will do the exchange for free, and some M&P shops might do the exchange for free if you're a frequent user of their services and spend more than just a few bucks there every week. But in general there's a charge, for Cambodians as well as foreigners.
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I’ve never personally exchanged them, but my girl and her family exchange at a shop near her hometown in Phnom Penh. Couldn’t complain either way, pay $3 for a $13 case not too bad of an exchange. Still getting 18-19 beers per case for free.
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Kammekor wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:07 pm
ItWasntMe wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 5:01 pm
PSD-Kiwi wrote: ↑Tue Feb 20, 2024 4:45 pm Always use the mom n pop store around the corner from my home, usually exchange a case or twos worth at a time, no commission. Exchanged a $50 winner the other day for cash, again, no commission.
The comission is a thing for barangs. For locals or in the less visited places it's a free service to retain customers.

In my experience that is.
Are you joking/trolling?
No
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As I wrote, when I've been adventuring in the villages my tuktuk driver seems to exchange them for free.

In town I always pay, possibly locals do as well I wouldn't know as I'm not one nor do I use a local proxy to exchange my winners.

It's just something I've noticed.
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At risk of stating something obvious (although not mentioned in this thread) it is not necessary to trade Cambodia free beer ring pulls for another beer. I have traded for mixed cases with softdrinks, Carabao etc. as well, so these are probably as expensive - or cheaper - for the merchant.
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I never really cash them in for beers, and rarely drink at home nowadays. But I end up with loads of the ringpulls from bars that I throw in a tin cup. Every month or so my son goes and cashes them all in at a place he knows that does a good rate. The "1 free beer" tabs are worth around 33 cents. It's best to put them in bunches of 24s with a small zip tie. I think they pay $8+ for 24.
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