Topic: People become believers when they see you pay IRL - page 3. (Read 2008 times)
Shame I don't particularly like coffee but if the story was about burgers or pizza I would definetly keep my Bitcoins instead of giving them to the casinos.
I had the same experience on a lunch appointment with some clients. I took them out for lunch and I paid with Bitcoin. They were very amazed and intrigued and we extended the
lunch to talk about Bitcoin. I helped them to setup a wallet and transferred some coins to them and to thank me, they paid with Bitcoin for some desert.
Out of the three of them, two still use their wallet regularly. { I still have their Bitcoin addresses, because I transferred coins to their wallets, so I can check up on them }
lunch to talk about Bitcoin. I helped them to setup a wallet and transferred some coins to them and to thank me, they paid with Bitcoin for some desert.
Out of the three of them, two still use their wallet regularly. { I still have their Bitcoin addresses, because I transferred coins to their wallets, so I can check up on them }
So my friend was in Canada and it was really cold, none of his friends had change, he had some Bitcoin in his phone. Happened to find a place where they would accept BTC. He bought some coffees and warm chocolate and invited all of his friends with it. A quick payment into the guy's Bitcoin address which was printed in a piece of paper, delivered a nice breakfast for him and all his friends. Then they understood how Bitcoin is money no matter what others might say. They stopped seeing it as some geek weird thing. I think using Bitcoin in real life in return of some useful service in front of clueless guys that still think it's not real money, is a great way to teach them how Bitcoin is very real and the real party hasn't even begun yet. Thats why we must never forget about the importance of small transactions like those. Buying some coffee in exchange of Bitcoin impressed them more than any of the revolutionary protocol tech stuff you could explain them.
That is such a nice story! I wish I was in your friend's place
And cheers to Canada! They hardly accept Bitcoin anywere in my country. They do actually but in very few places.
Actually this is nothing comparing to btc becoming real money above all other. I mean they still see btc as fraud or something like pseudo-money. It is not. It is all real money.
Thats why we must never forget about the importance of small transactions like those. Buying some coffee in exchange of Bitcoin impressed them more than any of the revolutionary protocol tech stuff you could explain them.
Careful, you might prompt some nutjobs to lecture us all on the evils of permanently storing cups of coffee in the holy ledger.
They'd have you believe adoption in this manner is irrelevant because Bitcoin is just going to be a settlement network for the wealthy. They'll tell you Bitcoin can't scale to allow everyone to transact in such a fashion, so there's no point in trying and we should concede defeat now. They honestly believe it doesn't matter if the developing world, or even the average user, is priced off-chain, because the only important aspect of Bitcoin is how cheaply you can run a full node.
Personally, I think great things will happen if more people use Bitcoin for everyday purchases without relying on banksters or card providers. I agree that small transactions like that will be vital for future success.
So my friend was in Canada and it was really cold, none of his friends had change, he had some Bitcoin in his phone. Happened to find a place where they would accept BTC. He bought some coffees and warm chocolate and invited all of his friends with it. A quick payment into the guy's Bitcoin address which was printed in a piece of paper, delivered a nice breakfast for him and all his friends. Then they understood how Bitcoin is money no matter what others might say. They stopped seeing it as some geek weird thing. I think using Bitcoin in real life in return of some useful service in front of clueless guys that still think it's not real money, is a great way to teach them how Bitcoin is very real and the real party hasn't even begun yet. Thats why we must never forget about the importance of small transactions like those. Buying some coffee in exchange of Bitcoin impressed them more than any of the revolutionary protocol tech stuff you could explain them.
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