Credit card processing fees too. Which is essentially another tax.
I kinda wish some of these early adopters, especially small local govts, would have a way to receive zaps or other small donations as a show of support for them. I know that’s like an optional tax- and probably high risk for people impersonating with scams… probably easier said than done
For security/privacy, I don’t want people in real life to know I stack sats- but at the same time want to know who in my life stacks also so we could trade with it between each other.
I have heard of robosats and bisq, but never looked into them. Those are all good suggestions- thanks!
I like this idea- any idea how to really do this? I would buy sats from people I know, if they had BTC and needed to sell. But how do they know I’m a buyer and how do I know they need to sell? Honestly I don’t know any real world people with BTC… so maybe someday this will be feasible more than today.
I usually listen after the fact, but I’m gonna try to catch the next one live.
Thanks- I’ll definitely add it on my next order!
And to your success as well!
Totally agree. I wasn’t as confident of BTCs future a few years ago when I was tipping her, say, $30 in BTC vs $20 cash, and for all I know she might have quickly moved it back to USD after she got it. I should ask her…
I also picked up some sats cards from coinkite to load up for this upcoming graduation season. The new high school/college graduates might be more interested than my average gen X friend.
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Would this be effective for a kid with seasonal allergies? My middle school aged daughter isn’t going to want to smell like a strong scent, even if it helps her. She often takes Claritin or Zyrtec this time of year.
For what it’s worth- we just don’t drink much, or I’m sure I’d be a customer. I will definitely order as gifts in the future, as I definitely seek out businesses like yours to support. I have a ton of respect for you and other merchants moving the ball down the field for all of us.
While I don’t have a business myself, I do help coordinate farm products (dairy, eggs, etc) from a rural farmer to our suburban area. He drops off orders weekly at my house, and I distribute and collect money. Of the customers we have, nearly all ask to pay me with Venmo, and just a couple use cash- and I pay the farmer in cash. Nobody (yet) will use BTC. I try to encourage it, but no takers yet. We are, as they say, still so early. My one success with BT. was with our massage therapist, who I offered to tip in cash, or tip 1.5x in BTC. She’s the only one who was interested by that offer enough to accept it. And she got some sub-$30k sats for it!
I prefer the transparency, 100%. Personally I’d rather see the credit card fee added at checkout, and hopefully that visibility spurs a desire for the merchant to offer a “fee free” payment method. Using my meat provider as an example, he will accept cash, check, BTC on chain or lightning, and any credit card. But all are the same price to the customer. Which means he’s taken the credit card fees that most orders will cost him and spread it out into the cost of all the products. I will still pay him in BTC since he’s one of the few I know in the physical world who accepts it.
I’ve noticed a few online merchants who are adding their credit card fees to the purchase price, which makes sense. But often there’s no alternative payment method. A brick and mortar store could add a credit card fee and have a cash price, but that doesn’t work on line. As a consumer and speaking just for myself, I’d appreciate it if the merchant didn’t average the credit card fees over all purchase types, but (for example) said something like cash/btc might be $100, but credit card price like is $103. I agree with the incentives and desire for adoption, but I also know that if the price for cash/btc are the same to me as credit, and my card gives me 1-2% back, and is more convenient at check out, that’s an incentive too. I know it’s not a lot, but it adds up over time.
Totally. A kid playing Monopoly knows you can’t just add a ton of money into the middle of the game without it jacking up everything.
The logic that a “golden asteroid” would make humans rich shows just how little understanding some people have of what made gold money for so long of our history.
Sounds good. I’ll check back on Oshi in time and see if Born To Be Free shows up. I like the concept of that app and finding merchants and events that take BTC. I just want to help build the use of the tools and sites that can help spur adoption over time. We can all look for vendors who accept BTC and support them as much as possible- even if that’s with fiat payments for now.
In the traditional system, you might have an IRA/401k for long term retirement savings, CDs or money markets for medium term savings, a savings and checking account at a bank for routine bills and direct deposit, and then credit cards and some cash for walking around with. Most people inherently understand there’s a place for each type of value in terms of risk and storage and liquidity. I see BTC through that lens. Cold storage, hot wallets, ecash, even the ETFs, can all have a place in the overall picture. We can hate what banks have become- but still recognize that forever people have desired a safe (and insured) location to hold their funds. I for one am happy to support businesses leaning forward and building the future we want to see.
So, I downloaded Oshi and signed up- but I don’t see Born To Be Free in there? Just so you know.