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Seriously I believe what you did is not bad it really worth it and congratulation on your new phone. Seriously how I wish I can also buy a gadget with bitcoin I will be really happy but currently in my country have not seen any store which accept bitcoin as a payment but I believe very soon I will also be able to make purchase with bitcoin no matter how little or huge the price of what am buying is.
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I don't know about that purchase even though evidence that more and more stores are accepting payment in Bitcoin now but since you bought that iPhone the price possibly have reduced and definitely the price of Bitcoin has risen, so I say this is one purchase I wouldn't have made but I believe this iPhone might pay for itself if put to proper use. 
It’s not like that in my country; you wouldn’t see stores that are accepting Bitcoin and I don’t know why it’s like that’. Some of them have said it’s because they are scared of the volatility of Bitcoin and that it would be problem for them if they should be accepting for their business, rather they would prefer to invest in it.

The only way I can make purchase with Bitcoin is through online stores and I can find people online who are accepting it. But, sometimes I’m sceptical with doing business with them because I fear they can’t be trusted. It would be best if I can find stores accepting it and then making payment while face to face with the sellers.
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here merchants who accept payments with Bitcoin are very difficult to find, even my own friends are still unsure about Bitcoin
It is because it's a meeting by chance that the owner is also investing in bitcoin. You rarely find that.

I have a friend who opens a business for buying and selling smartphones and laptops, when I asked him if he accepted Bitcoin payments? he said he would not accept it because the government regulations on cryptocurrencies in our country are very strict

but even if there are merchants who accept payments with Bitcoin then I will not do it because for me bitcoin is a much valuable investment asset for the long term
No one forces everybody to use their bitcoin for purchasing things like gadgets. But, bitcoin is made for it to be used so if you use it as a payment, that's not a problem.

If you use it as an asset, there's no problem.

This is the good thing about bitcoin, we're all free to do whatever we want on it. Spending it to this and that and whatever the likes of you.
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here merchants who accept payments with Bitcoin are very difficult to find, even my own friends are still unsure about Bitcoin

I have a friend who opens a business for buying and selling smartphones and laptops, when I asked him if he accepted Bitcoin payments? he said he would not accept it because the government regulations on cryptocurrencies in our country are very strict

but even if there are merchants who accept payments with Bitcoin then I will not do it because for me bitcoin is a much valuable investment asset for the long term
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I went to buy a phone with my friend today. Going there, Iphone 13 pro max became my favorite phone.  And arouses interest in buying. But I did not have enough money to buy that phone in my pocket. I laugh and talk about Bitcoin to the owner of that showroom. I was surprised to that the owner of that showroom want to sell his phone to me  for Bitcoin. And I asked him again, "Are you kidding me?"then He immediately gave me a bitcoin wallet to pay him. I paid him bitcoin and bought the Iphone 13 pro max.

Since the price of Bitcoin has come down a lot now, it has become foolish for me to buy the phone with Bitcoin.  Because for that I have to spend more bitcoin.  But still I am very happy to be able to do it.  Because in my country Bitcoin is still declared as an illegal currency.  Nevertheless, I got this advantage
Wait. Btc in your country is illegal. Good thing that you did not get caught by the authorities during the transactions because to some countries where btc is illegal, they assign people to look around and these people can pretend that they are selling something for btc to be able to caught the offenders but next time you should be more careful on transacting outside but before I forget id like to congratulate you that you finally have the phone of your dreams.

What makes it more memorable is that you purchase the item with your bitcoins. This is something that every bitcoiners have been dreaming of but unfortunately they are doubting for some reasons.
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I don't know about that purchase even though evidence that more and more stores are accepting payment in Bitcoin now but since you bought that iPhone the price possibly have reduced and definitely the price of Bitcoin has risen, so I say this is one purchase I wouldn't have made but I believe this iPhone might pay for itself if put to proper use. 
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I think it's fantastic that you bought an iphone 13 with bitcoin. It's great that more and more companies are accepting bitcoin to purchase their goods and services. 
Personally, I use BTC as a more of a long term investment to hedge against the coming inflation but I can understand the need to purchase certain goods like smart phones with BTC. 
A good phone can also be a great investment, perhaps not in terms of resale value but it can have a high ROI if you are using it to help you earn more money.   
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a very extraordinary achievement because you have bought an iphone with bitcoin, I am proud if someone buys electronic goods with bitcoin, but I have less respect if someone buys a cup of coffee and pays with bitcoin, because if we buy a cup of coffee using bitcoin it looks like we are showing off too much bitcoins that we have, and can make it easier for others to track our bitcoins..
Wow congratulations mate , finally you made a first purchase and yes an great gadget that i wanted to have though my Budget is still now enough now.

Maybe if Bitcoin reached 100k then i will buy similar as yours.

But wait, your country treat bitcoin as Illegal currency? but how would the seller accept bitcoin?
I believe the acceptance of bitcoin wasn't published by the merchant and that's why OP doubted it when he agreed to...
So many citizens do not adhere to every rule that's being passed on by the government. Bitcoin is also illegal in my country, as a matter of fact, sometime last year, they govt has to employ some investigative body who stopped you on the road and go through your phone to know if you have any Bitcoin app, if it's found that you had, the arrest and detain you.
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It was an amazing experience, being able to use bitcoin as a means of payment for the goods you want to buy. Rarely do people want to accept bitcoin, especially in countries that do not support bitcoin and prohibit payments using bitcoin. That's not stupid, you never lose, you get the Iphone 13 Pro as you want, related to the fluctuating bitcoin price that is a risk. it's reminiscent of Pizza priced at 10,000 Bitcoins.
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Congratulations buddy, I know the feeling that comes with spending your Bitcoin without having to convert it to fiat first. I have done so on multiple occasions and it's more satisfying then spending fiats. Some might say it's an unwise decision spending Bitcoin but they forget Bitcoin is a currency and it's might to be spent not just held. You can have multiple accounts in which the Bitcoin in your sending wallet should be for spending while that in your investment account should be for holding.

If I may asked though, why the iphone, I get it's expensive and give a certain level of satisfaction but from my finding it isn't anything different from the iphone 12. Iphone aren't as innovative as we think, there aren't that much different. If you want a super phone go for the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. Many people underate Samsung products but they deliver the best phone.

Yeah, I would like to congratulate OP for this achievement, I mean even in myself if I encounter to buy items on a store that really accepted bitcoin or cryptocurrency as a mode of payment I will be surely proud of it because this kind of instances is so rare. I mean, we are free to use wherever we wanted to use to spend our bitcoin and if I experience the same thing as OP have had experienced I would be glad about it because it only means that the small businesses in my country are also open on the possibility that crypto is now accepted by the people of my country.
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I never thought that someone will buy an iPhone with the use of bitcoin well still iphone is a top brand of phones but I'm not fan of it i don't have any idea what is the original price of the current latest phone is that a fair trade or buy or a loss?. Well still congrats because looks like its one of your dream phone in phones currently im using with the samsung brand and the xiaomi but in terms of security still all about the iPhone. Well still bitcoin is more valuable so keep buying.
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And I asked him again, "Are you kidding me?"then He immediately gave me a bitcoin wallet to pay him. I paid him bitcoin and bought the Iphone 13 pro max.

Congratulations buddy, I know the feeling that comes with spending your Bitcoin without having to convert it to fiat first. I have done so on multiple occasions and it's more satisfying then spending fiats. Some might say it's an unwise decision spending Bitcoin but they forget Bitcoin is a currency and it's might to be spent not just held. You can have multiple accounts in which the Bitcoin in your sending wallet should be for spending while that in your investment account should be for holding.

If I may asked though, why the iphone, I get it's expensive and give a certain level of satisfaction but from my finding it isn't anything different from the iphone 12. Iphone aren't as innovative as we think, there aren't that much different. If you want a super phone go for the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra. Many people underate Samsung products but they deliver the best phone.
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I went to buy a phone with my friend today. Going there, Iphone 13 pro max became my favorite phone.  And arouses interest in buying. But I did not have enough money to buy that phone in my pocket. I laugh and talk about Bitcoin to the owner of that showroom. I was surprised to that the owner of that showroom want to sell his phone to me  for Bitcoin. And I asked him again, "Are you kidding me?"then He immediately gave me a bitcoin wallet to pay him. I paid him bitcoin and bought the Iphone 13 pro max.

Since the price of Bitcoin has come down a lot now, it has become foolish for me to buy the phone with Bitcoin.  Because for that I have to spend more bitcoin.  But still I am very happy to be able to do it.  Because in my country Bitcoin is still declared as an illegal currency.  Nevertheless, I got this advantage

You can understand how sharp and interlligent was the shop keeper who accepted bitcoin to sel his iphone. In few months times, when bitcoin will be double the price, then you may regret selling your bitcoin for iphone 13 pro max. If i was you and i had money in my bank or home, i would not sell my bitcoin at current prices.

Anyways, i will suggest you to buy bitcoins again today if you have money as bitcoin investment is priceless and give you much more returns.
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Since the price of Bitcoin has come down a lot now, it has become foolish for me to buy the phone with Bitcoin.  Because for that I have to spend more bitcoin.

Many of us are happy that Bitcoin is being spent more and more for everyday transactions, the only thing I would see as silly here would be that you have spent a significant part of your bitcoin holdings on that little toy that after all is like a car, an expense in most cases whose value tends to 0, while the Bitcoin is an asset whose value does not stop growing in the long term.

Moreover, from what you say, it seems to have been an impulse purchase. But at least you don't regret it, enjoy it.

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I went to buy a phone with my friend today. Going there, Iphone 13 pro max became my favorite phone.  And arouses interest in buying. But I did not have enough money to buy that phone in my pocket. I laugh and talk about Bitcoin to the owner of that showroom. I was surprised to that the owner of that showroom want to sell his phone to me  for Bitcoin. And I asked him again, "Are you kidding me?"then He immediately gave me a bitcoin wallet to pay him. I paid him bitcoin and bought the Iphone 13 pro max.

Since the price of Bitcoin has come down a lot now, it has become foolish for me to buy the phone with Bitcoin.  Because for that I have to spend more bitcoin.  But still I am very happy to be able to do it.  Because in my country Bitcoin is still declared as an illegal currency.  Nevertheless, I got this advantage

This is the advantage of Bitcoin, even though we live in a country where Bitcoin is considered illegal and it is forbidden to use Bitcoin. We can still
buy the things we want with Bitcoin, the most important thing is that there is an agreement between the two parties. If the seller wants to be paid
in Bitcoin and we who are buying are willing to pay in Bitcoin, buying and selling any goods can be done. What you did, I have actually done it,
because it doesn't feel perfect for me if I only use Bitcoin as an investment, without ever trying to use Bitcoin as a means of payment. Even though
I am like you, living in a country where Bitcoin is considered illegal as a means of payment. And in my opinion there is no need to regret because
you bought an Iphone 13 pro max with Bitcoin, as long as you are happy and no one is harmed in my opinion there is nothing to worry about.
This is the good thing about being decentralized, you can transact as much as you want as long there is agreement between the two parties, without being regulated by a higher entity. In fact, there are a lot of scenarios that prove bitcoin is beyond useful than fiat, plus you can carry it more secured because there is no physical representation on it unlike fiat. And for OP, its a great feeling that you finally use your bitcoin as to where its intended to use, as a currency.
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Well, as long as you are happy with what you did then there is nothing wrong with it.
There are some who are saying "Why did you do that?" or "You might buy more IPhones when you hold it longer". For those who are saying like that and the like then I think its wrong to dictate what the OP wants to do since its his own Bitcoins that he used to pay it.

I can feel it because I already did twice. I bought 2 different phones and a computer using not Bitcoin only but altcoins as well (I converted it into fiat since they aren't accepting Bitcoin and altcoins as payment here) and its very satisfying to use your cryptos to buy something that you like Smiley. Why are other people doesn't want to spend their Bitcoin? At first place it is a "currency" and we know what is the definition of currency right?

The only downside to this is the phone is depreciating while Bitcoin is appreciating but as long as you have stable source of Bitcoins and you are happy then there is nothing wrong.
OP has all the right to spend his bitcoin whatever he wants to because in the first place, he earned and owned it. I'm glad he was able to enjoy the fruit of his labor and hard work by buying his dream gadget. I think he is not sharing this for us to criticize his decision, but its clear that he wants to encourage us that there is more to bitcoin aside from hodling it as a store of value. Bitcoin is a currency, so its intended to be used as a payment in the end and not to be forever stored in our wallet.
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Well, as long as you are happy with what you did then there is nothing wrong with it.
There are some who are saying "Why did you do that?" or "You might buy more IPhones when you hold it longer". For those who are saying like that and the like then I think its wrong to dictate what the OP wants to do since its his own Bitcoins that he used to pay it.

I can feel it because I already did twice. I bought 2 different phones and a computer using not Bitcoin only but altcoins as well (I converted it into fiat since they aren't accepting Bitcoin and altcoins as payment here) and its very satisfying to use your cryptos to buy something that you like Smiley. Why are other people doesn't want to spend their Bitcoin? At first place it is a "currency" and we know what is the definition of currency right?

The only downside to this is the phone is depreciating while Bitcoin is appreciating but as long as you have stable source of Bitcoins and you are happy then there is nothing wrong.
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I went to buy a phone with my friend today. Going there, Iphone 13 pro max became my favorite phone.  And arouses interest in buying. But I did not have enough money to buy that phone in my pocket. I laugh and talk about Bitcoin to the owner of that showroom. I was surprised to that the owner of that showroom want to sell his phone to me  for Bitcoin. And I asked him again, "Are you kidding me?"then He immediately gave me a bitcoin wallet to pay him. I paid him bitcoin and bought the Iphone 13 pro max.

Since the price of Bitcoin has come down a lot now, it has become foolish for me to buy the phone with Bitcoin.  Because for that I have to spend more bitcoin.  But still I am very happy to be able to do it.  Because in my country Bitcoin is still declared as an illegal currency.  Nevertheless, I got this advantage

This is the advantage of Bitcoin, even though we live in a country where Bitcoin is considered illegal and it is forbidden to use Bitcoin. We can still
buy the things we want with Bitcoin, the most important thing is that there is an agreement between the two parties. If the seller wants to be paid
in Bitcoin and we who are buying are willing to pay in Bitcoin, buying and selling any goods can be done. What you did, I have actually done it,
because it doesn't feel perfect for me if I only use Bitcoin as an investment, without ever trying to use Bitcoin as a means of payment. Even though
I am like you, living in a country where Bitcoin is considered illegal as a means of payment. And in my opinion there is no need to regret because
you bought an Iphone 13 pro max with Bitcoin, as long as you are happy and no one is harmed in my opinion there is nothing to worry about.
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This sometimes makes me reluctant to use BTC to buy something because it feels unfortunate if the amount spent is greater and the value goes up when the price of BTC goes up.
But congrats, you have spent BTC you have with stuff you love.
This is always the worry of why some don't want to spend their bitcoin. But, don't forget that bitcoin is really made to be spent and just eventually became a store of value.

Well, if you don't have any problem of spending it for the things you like, you deserve it and don't think about it anymore. Just cherish the moment that you've used bitcoin for buying that thing of yours.
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I went to buy a phone with my friend today. Going there, Iphone 13 pro max became my favorite phone.  And arouses interest in buying. But I did not have enough money to buy that phone in my pocket. I laugh and talk about Bitcoin to the owner of that showroom. I was surprised to that the owner of that showroom want to sell his phone to me  for Bitcoin. And I asked him again, "Are you kidding me?"then He immediately gave me a bitcoin wallet to pay him. I paid him bitcoin and bought the Iphone 13 pro max.

Since the price of Bitcoin has come down a lot now, it has become foolish for me to buy the phone with Bitcoin.  Because for that I have to spend more bitcoin.  But still I am very happy to be able to do it.  Because in my country Bitcoin is still declared as an illegal currency.  Nevertheless, I got this advantage

I hope you will not regret your decision, kidding.

Well, bitcoin will be more valuable in the future, but since you spend that money to buy a phone, you should already accept that you don't own that bitcoin. As long as you have more bitcoin in your wallet, you can still hold it and prepare for the future.

Congrats on your new phone, that's a great phone but I tell you, its value will depreaciate unlike bitcoin that will appreciate in the long run.
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