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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @unboiled 16h \ on: 🏷️ Hey it’s Spending Sunday! What Have You Bought with Bitcoin this Week? AGORA

Business as usual:

  • Fueled up our car at an Engen gas station, and
  • groceries at our local supermarket chain, PicknPay

And two firsts:

  • Bought a microSDXC card at a computer store, Incredible Connection, and
  • paid our council rates & taxes at PicknPay.

I wasn't aware that paying via Lightning was possible at Incredible Connection, glad I asked. As for the council rates, we found out that instead of paying via bank transfer or online portal you can take that bill to PicknPay and pay it there (with Lightning obv).

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21 sats \ 1 reply \ @AG 10h

That's incredible, what do you ask the cashier or the merchant to be able to pay with sats?

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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @unboiled 9h

First, I ask if I can pay with bitcoin. And usually, that only nets me a confused look.

Then, I ask if I can pay with Scan to Pay or Zapper. If yes, then I tell them that it means I can pay with bitcoin and show them how if they're interested. Somewhere between half to a third of the people show interest.

Even though I know that most won't know that paying Scan to Pay or Zapper QR codes can be done with bitcoin, I still ask to pay with bitcoin first. That way, they start associating it with being able to use bitcoin for payments. Both for themselves and future customers who may ask the same question.

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