Gyft and BitPay Open 50,000 Retail Locations to Bitcoins - page 3.

jwzguy

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A few of the places you can buy a giftcard from on the spot:

~~Walmart, Target~~, Amazon, CVS, KMart, Lowe's, Sears, Basspro

JCPenny, Old Navy, Gap, American Eagle, Footlocker, Nike

Chili's, Burger King, On The Border, Papa John's

This...is a big deal.

Edit: unfortunately, it doesn't look like you can buy from Walmart/Target. Only "add existing giftcards" to your e-wallet. However, plenty on the list that are still huge.

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Quote from: 13Charlie on May 09, 2013, 12:39:38 PM

I didn't see the update that allows self purchase either.
I have a Sony Android phone and the current Gyft app in the Play Store for me is 1.4
I ended up sending it to a guy in my office then told him to send me the e-mail. From there it's pretty self explanatory.

What was in the email? A gyft code or the actual giftcard code?

I am seeing on Reddit that people are using the "send to someone else" option, but selecting their own email from the contacts list. Hopefully they will update the app to make this easier.

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Quote from: jwzguy on May 09, 2013, 12:30:03 PM

Quote from: 13Charlie on May 09, 2013, 12:19:06 PM

Nice ! - I just bought a $25.00 GC for .2222 BTC
At the current exchange rate, that cost me $25.02
This is MAGICAL!
I'm going to eat lunch everyday for the next month using only Bitcoin!

Did you buy it for yourself or send it to someone else? If you bought it for yourself please explain how you did and what version of the app you're using. I don't see an update for 1.4 and also don't see a self-purchase option, only an option to purchase and send to someone else.

I didn't see the update that allows self purchase either.
I have a Sony Android phone and the current Gyft app in the Play Store for me is 1.4
I ended up sending it to a guy in my office then told him to send me the e-mail. From there it's pretty self explanatory.

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Quote from: 13Charlie on May 09, 2013, 12:19:06 PM

Nice ! - I just bought a $25.00 GC for .2222 BTC
At the current exchange rate, that cost me $25.02
This is MAGICAL!
I'm going to eat lunch everyday for the next month using only Bitcoin!

Did you buy it for yourself or send it to someone else? If you bought it for yourself please explain how you did and what version of the app you're using. I don't see an update for 1.4 and also don't see a self-purchase option, only an option to purchase and send to someone else.

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Quote from: 13Charlie on May 09, 2013, 12:26:45 PM

Quote from: Piper67 on May 09, 2013, 12:20:34 PM

Quote from: 13Charlie on May 09, 2013, 12:19:06 PM

Nice ! - I just bought a $25.00 GC for .2222 BTC
At the current exchange rate, that cost me $25.02
This is MAGICAL!
I'm going to eat lunch everyday for the next month using only Bitcoin!

By the way... where was this app when the journalist was trying to live on Bitcoins for a week???

I know, Bitcoin would have received some GOOD press in that series instead of whiny complaints.

She wouldn't have used it. She could have done the same thing with her Clipper card but considered it "cheating." It's ok, her article was still very interesting and got a grocery store to start accepting it, good job overall.

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Quote from: Piper67 on May 09, 2013, 12:20:34 PM

Quote from: 13Charlie on May 09, 2013, 12:19:06 PM

Nice ! - I just bought a $25.00 GC for .2222 BTC
At the current exchange rate, that cost me $25.02
This is MAGICAL!
I'm going to eat lunch everyday for the next month using only Bitcoin!

By the way... where was this app when the journalist was trying to live on Bitcoins for a week???

I know, Bitcoin would have received some GOOD press in that series instead of whiny complaints.

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Quote from: BitPay Business Solutions on May 09, 2013, 11:35:52 AM

they just published an update to the App to allow self-purchases.

doesn't look like the one in the android play store has this newly added feature. Any idea the version umber that will have this, or when it should hit the play store?

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Quote from: 13Charlie on May 09, 2013, 12:19:06 PM

Nice ! - I just bought a $25.00 GC for .2222 BTC
At the current exchange rate, that cost me $25.02
This is MAGICAL!
I'm going to eat lunch everyday for the next month using only Bitcoin!

By the way... where was this app when the journalist was trying to live on Bitcoins for a week???

13Charlie

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Nice ! - I just bought a $25.00 GC for .2222 BTC
At the current exchange rate, that cost me $25.02
This is MAGICAL!
I'm going to eat lunch everyday for the next month using only Bitcoin!

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One step closer to being able to buy a cup of coffee with bitcoins, cheers BitPay!

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BitPay, one of the few bright stars of the Bitcoin community since day 1.

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Quote from: BitPay Business Solutions on May 09, 2013, 11:35:52 AM

they just published an update to the App to allow self-purchases.

I hope you guys at BitPay understand what you've just done... you sort of just turned Bitcoin into a currency, at least in the US Cheesy

BitPay Business Solutions

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they just published an update to the App to allow self-purchases.

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http://www.freebitcointips.co.uk/

Makes my day hearing news like this Cheesy

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Quote from: Technomage on May 09, 2013, 11:10:08 AM

My problem with the app is that I can't normally install the app to any of my devices. The app is country locked. Sucks ass.

Yup, no Gyft app in Canada it appears. Too bad. Nevertheless, great news for Bitcoin and, as usual, the bar rises again courtesy of BitPay.

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My problem with the app is that I can't normally install the app to any of my devices. The app is country locked. Sucks ass.

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Quote from: Philj on May 09, 2013, 10:57:18 AM

so far I can see that you have to "send" a gift card to be able to buy, but I couldn't get my own email address to show up in the "friends" list of who I could send it to. I was able to select another contact then manually modify the email address, but then the app locked when I hit process order.

Seems like a great idea, if it works right. Really need to add the ability to "buy" a gift card for yourself, instead of having to send it.

Argh, yes... Gyft!!! I want to buy a whopper at Burger King... I am HUNGRY!!! TELL ME HOW TO USE YOUR APP!!

Philj

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so far I can see that you have to "send" a gift card to be able to buy, but I couldn't get my own email address to show up in the "friends" list of who I could send it to. I was able to select another contact then manually modify the email address, but then the app locked when I hit process order.

Seems like a great idea, if it works right. Really need to add the ability to "buy" a gift card for yourself, instead of having to send it.

chriswilmer

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Just downloaded the app... I don't understand how to use it Sad

When I go to "add giftcard" it asks me for the giftcard code... how do I use bitcoins with this?

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This is great. I will try this when I'm in the US for the conference.

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