Wow, what an ordeal. I had tried to get the card, based on V's praises of it, back in February but 2/3 of the way through the process, they seemingly ran out of the forms for the card and had stopped issuing them till March. It was actually the beginning of May when I got around to finishing the process. I made several trips and made lots of calls to the office at DIF and got one excuse after another. Yesterday however I called around 11 am and spoke to a different lady, who told me she had about 40 people ahead for me but to be there at 2 pm and plan to spend a couple of hours. I got there as directed just as she was calling #39 into the office. I became #44. A buddy went with me who told me that he had taken his mom there a few days ago, while I was getting the runaround, and there was no line and he was in and out in less than an hour. When it became my turn, having seen #43 leave I entered the office only to find that a lady had talked her way in ahead of me. I was offered a seat at the desk and waited. I know some of you will find it shocking and surprising that a Mexican person would ever cut in line, and be permitted to do so, rather than properly waiting their turn, but the was friendly and pleasant in addition to being rude and selfish. She could have been #45 as that number was given to a gentleman who came after me, who patiently waited his turn until I was finished. When she got to me, I was in and out in maybe 15 minutes. She already had my completed file on her desk, had to type in some info on the final form, then on the blank card form, had me apply my fingerprint on the card, and sign a couple of things. That was it. Folded it is exactly the size of a credit card. I took it to Papeleria Cancun yesterday, and as I had done with my CURP, had it laminated, which adds about 1/4" x 1/4" to its size, for only $9.50. There were a couple of things different from when V got his card, till I got mine. I think we will collaborate and put the current process in a single post and maybe Steve will make a Sticky out of it or something. I look forward to my half price ticket to see the Tigres, my next bus ride for half price and the other discounts and freebies that V has enjoyed and posted about. Cheers,
Discounts available Congratulations on sticking it out, T.J. Compiling a list of discounts available in Cancun is always useful. One that I'm aware of, for those 60 and over, "ellos de tercera edad", is a 25% discount that Cinepolis offers (not good on Wednesdays, when the tickets are discounted across the board for everyone). This one just depends on age, I think, and probably does not require the INAPAM card, though that's what I use to prove my age when I buy the tickets. The INAPAM card is a useful piece of identification: I use mine on all occasions where ID is required- most recently, in visits to the tax office. No one ever questions it, or asks for other ID.
Went to MM Cinemas yesterday at Paseo Cancun. Regular price $55, with the card, $42. Saw the new Matt Damon flick, Green Zone, which somehow they transalted the title to La Ciudad De Las Tormentas. Who knows who does this and why. What would be the matter with La Zona Verde? Went to Cinepolis last week at Plz las Amer, not the VIP, and got a $59 ticket for only $44. I checked Prince of Persia at the VIP today and the tickets are $125 regular and with the card. Never paid that much for a ticket there. And may not now. Robin Hood is bad enough at $105 and $95 with the card. It is odd that the discount amount, not the %, is greater for the regular theater than for the VIP. Why only $10 pesos I wonder? And I loved the baseball tickets for $40 instead of $80. Life is good, but where was the Choripan guy for the double header on Thursday?
Discount, tenencia Someone told me he got 30% off his tenencia, but he wasn't sure whether it was because of his age, or his INAPAM card! Does anyone know if all those 60 YOA and over get a discount on tenencia? or, whether this may be limited to holders of the INAPAM card?
