Topic: a movie theatre in Poland is looking for a Bitcoin payment processor (Read 1219 times)
This is what I want
June 02, 2013, 10:22:49 PM
You could simply print out a QR code requesting X BTC (X being the ticket price)
http://imgur.com/JYQXvKe
bitcoin:1Pv8KAcBqMrpTiydK6JZbJ4zj3UDanrwDF?amount=0.02&label=Movie%20Theater&message=Thank%20you%20for%20your%20business%21
Contains:
Address: (Insert here)
Amount: $2.6 USD or 20 mBTC
Label: Movie Theater
Message: Thank you for your business!
It can simply be printed on a sheet of paper. Made in 5 seconds with Bitcoin-Qt. Works with any mobile wallet. No 3rd parties.
Is there a way to print the QR Code (using e.g. Bitcoin-Qt with:
a) price to be paid by the buyer - this is standard
AND
b) transaction fee to be enforced upon the buyer?
The reason for b) is that I want to mitigate the risk of the buyer not attaching the fee and therefore the transaction going into limbo or staying unconfirmed for a long time.
Thanks
June 02, 2013, 12:04:45 AM
What promotional materials do you suggest: stickers, posters, others? Where can we get the design / Bitcoin logo from?
June 02, 2013, 12:01:12 AM
You could simply print out a QR code requesting X BTC (X being the ticket price)
People with bitcoin scan using their phones, then hit send. You could have a PC running the client with Bitcoin-Qt open. It would post the transaction in under 3 seconds and then they could be given the paper ticket even with 0 confirms(The chance of an invalid transaction is currently 1/10,000). By the time the movie is over, you'd have the spendable bitcoin in your wallet.
Sell the coins on localbitcoin.com if you want the local currency.
People with bitcoin scan using their phones, then hit send. You could have a PC running the client with Bitcoin-Qt open. It would post the transaction in under 3 seconds and then they could be given the paper ticket even with 0 confirms(The chance of an invalid transaction is currently 1/10,000). By the time the movie is over, you'd have the spendable bitcoin in your wallet.
Sell the coins on localbitcoin.com if you want the local currency.
The people working in this cinema are artistic souls who have problems using a computer. It looks like I will do the charitable work and:
a) will sit there for a month with my laptop
b) will generate QR codes using Bitcoin-Qt based on BTCPLN rate of exchange on MtGox, and then
c) after receiving payment in Bitcoin, I will be putting Polish currency into the cinema cash register
untill a better option is found
EDIT: There is a free WiFi in the cinema. Maybe WiFi could be used somehow to facilitate Bitcoin payments.
June 01, 2013, 11:54:26 PM
Curious, How can I get more info on the cinema?
This is the cinema's website (layout and content will be changed radically soon) http://kinomalta.pl/ and fb: https://www.facebook.com/KinoCharlieMonroe
June 01, 2013, 10:22:55 PM
Use a tablet?
You don't even need that.
http://imgur.com/JYQXvKe
bitcoin:1Pv8KAcBqMrpTiydK6JZbJ4zj3UDanrwDF?amount=0.02&label=Movie%20Theater&message=Thank%20you%20for%20your%20business%21
Contains:
Address: (Insert here)
Amount: $2.6 USD or 20 mBTC
Label: Movie Theater
Message: Thank you for your business!
It can simply be printed on a sheet of paper. Made in 5 seconds with Bitcoin-Qt. Works with any mobile wallet. No 3rd parties.
I really like the role of paper in btc world. Total awesomeness
Ill visit poland someday.
June 01, 2013, 09:46:30 PM
Use a tablet?
You don't even need that.
http://imgur.com/JYQXvKe
bitcoin:1Pv8KAcBqMrpTiydK6JZbJ4zj3UDanrwDF?amount=0.02&label=Movie%20Theater&message=Thank%20you%20for%20your%20business%21
Contains:
Address: (Insert here)
Amount: $2.6 USD or 20 mBTC
Label: Movie Theater
Message: Thank you for your business!
It can simply be printed on a sheet of paper. Made in 5 seconds with Bitcoin-Qt. Works with any mobile wallet. No 3rd parties.
June 01, 2013, 08:34:40 PM
Curious, How can I get more info on the cinema?
Use a tablet?
Sounds like we need a hardware startup focusing on POS systems.
Use a tablet?
June 01, 2013, 08:33:18 PM
Sounds like we need a hardware startup focusing on POS systems.
June 01, 2013, 08:29:36 PM
You could simply print out a QR code requesting X BTC (X being the ticket price)
People with bitcoin scan using their phones, then hit send. You could have a PC running the client with Bitcoin-Qt open. It would post the transaction in under 3 seconds and then they could be given the paper ticket even with 0 confirms(The chance of an invalid transaction is currently 1/10,000). By the time the movie is over, you'd have the spendable bitcoin in your wallet.
Sell the coins on localbitcoin.com if you want the local currency.
People with bitcoin scan using their phones, then hit send. You could have a PC running the client with Bitcoin-Qt open. It would post the transaction in under 3 seconds and then they could be given the paper ticket even with 0 confirms(The chance of an invalid transaction is currently 1/10,000). By the time the movie is over, you'd have the spendable bitcoin in your wallet.
Sell the coins on localbitcoin.com if you want the local currency.
June 01, 2013, 06:15:47 PM
Hello,
I have a friend who owns a 80 seat movie theatre in Poland. I convinced him to start accepting Bitcoin. Tickets are sold at price USD 2 - 6 (depending whether you are a child or a student or a senior or the movie is 2D or 3D). There are 10 different ticket prices. Ticket prices change once in a year, so no very often.
I have a couple of questions.
1. Which Bitcoin payment processor do you recommend and why?
2. How often does the Bitcoin payment processor send the money in a national currency to the merchant (every day / every weak / month / quarter)?
3. What infrastructure do you recommend for a movie theatre (dedicated android phone, dedicated laptop or a desktop, others)?
4. What happens if only 1 ticket worth of USD 3 is sold during a year? - wouldn't banking fees for sending this money to the merchant wipe out the whole income?
5. What else should I ask?
Thanks.
I have a friend who owns a 80 seat movie theatre in Poland. I convinced him to start accepting Bitcoin. Tickets are sold at price USD 2 - 6 (depending whether you are a child or a student or a senior or the movie is 2D or 3D). There are 10 different ticket prices. Ticket prices change once in a year, so no very often.
I have a couple of questions.
1. Which Bitcoin payment processor do you recommend and why?
2. How often does the Bitcoin payment processor send the money in a national currency to the merchant (every day / every weak / month / quarter)?
3. What infrastructure do you recommend for a movie theatre (dedicated android phone, dedicated laptop or a desktop, others)?
4. What happens if only 1 ticket worth of USD 3 is sold during a year? - wouldn't banking fees for sending this money to the merchant wipe out the whole income?
5. What else should I ask?
Thanks.
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