Topic: A cunning ploy to get bars/pubs/clubs to accept bitcoin. - page 2. (Read 3249 times)

nice system but for small occassional purchases in small towns i dont think a merchant will want to implement a second terminal (pc) just for the rare transactions.

but still a great idea for larger businesses with regular bitcoin users requiring it.

Check out my system bitcoins-r-us.com its in alpha you can use the pos system that will read cards if you hook it up to a card scanner. I can already issue virtual cards from the system. To use the Pos you need to be a member though. www.bitcoins-r-us.com/posweb

yep i know its not released yet, but atleast preparing speeches and methods to sell the idea ready for when the card is released will make it so much more easier to then get it to mass market

Yeah good idea but I'm still waiting for my card that I'm still not even sure it will be available in Canada

I see no problem here, except the card not being available as of today.

Well, not places but people:

Last week I went for drinks with a business partner again and had them pay the bill promising I would pay them my share using Bitcoins. And sold them a couple more at the same time.

They were delighted. Twice that night.

requirement: bitinstant debit card (when it arrives)

Arrange a meetup of all of your local bitcoin friends to go to a bar. Get their orders and ensure the bar manager sees them all use their phone to scan the QR code on the debit card. And then hand the debit card to the bar manager.
explaining:
this is a special debit card that people top up via their phones using the smart barcode on the front(QRCODE for the smart ones of us). just takes 10 minutes and saves going to the ATM, plus theres no large fee's
let him take the transaction so the first round of drinks are paid for.

Tell him to keep hold of the card as that is your bar tab for the night. People continue QR code scanning to pay for their drinks throughout the night and the manager keeps swiping the card to debit out the fiat. and u just type in your pin number.
he is getting paid, so he is happy.

At the end of the night tell the manager that the debit card is specially for a community that may return with or without you.
Tell him you will pay the card fee for him to register a card at bitinstant.com to be delivered to him where he can register it in his company(the bar) name and have his own pin number. For bar use only. so anyone from the community can just drop in and pay. AND you will also make that bar your regular meet-up destination which would drum up further business for them.

no techno waffle required.

anyone else with easy ways to get places to accept bitcoin?