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Title: Walmart / Amazon Turn Into Bitcoin-Friendly Superstores Post by: BTCat on March 13, 2014, 01:19:49 PM Zinc Save is a browser extension for Chrome compatible with major retailers like Macy's, Target, Walmart, and Amazon that bills itself as a moneysaving utility, but it also turns these companies into into Bitcoin-friendly retailers.
http://www.businessinsider.com/zinc-save-bitcoin-extension-for-amazon-2014-3 Title: Re: Walmart / Amazon Turn Into Bitcoin-Friendly Superstores Post by: valkir on March 14, 2014, 03:14:00 AM Wow if its not a scam, that's awesome! :)
Title: Re: Walmart / Amazon Turn Into Bitcoin-Friendly Superstores Post by: Bit_Happy on March 14, 2014, 04:41:51 AM But the real magic happens upon checkout — you don't actually complete your order with Amazon, but place it through Zinc instead. Zinc clones your order through Amazon on your behalf, and you have the choice of how to pay Zinc. Of course your standard credit card is readily accepted, but Zinc will also gladly accept Bitcoin.
Your Amazon order "will be shipped with the speed you originally selected or faster," so as long as Zinc can hold true there, this near-seamlessly turns Amazon into a Bitcoin-friendly superstore. How do they offer the % discount? Title: Re: Walmart / Amazon Turn Into Bitcoin-Friendly Superstores Post by: wolverine.ks on March 14, 2014, 05:06:33 AM Ironically, the more successful they are, the faster they will be put out of business.
Title: Re: Walmart / Amazon Turn Into Bitcoin-Friendly Superstores Post by: seriouscoin on March 14, 2014, 05:15:27 AM But the real magic happens upon checkout — you don't actually complete your order with Amazon, but place it through Zinc instead. Zinc clones your order through Amazon on your behalf, and you have the choice of how to pay Zinc. Of course your standard credit card is readily accepted, but Zinc will also gladly accept Bitcoin. Your Amazon order "will be shipped with the speed you originally selected or faster," so as long as Zinc can hold true there, this near-seamlessly turns Amazon into a Bitcoin-friendly superstore. How do they offer the % discount? They dont actually always buy from Amazon. They'd just buy the same product from anywhere with better price. Its like pricecheck bot, but instead of you're doing it manually (checking for the lowest price from various vendors), they do it for you. I really hope they will succeed. This is a best way to show all those retailers how much more revenue accepting btc can bring. Title: Re: Walmart / Amazon Turn Into Bitcoin-Friendly Superstores Post by: seriouscoin on March 14, 2014, 05:16:15 AM Ironically, the more successful they are, the faster they will be put out of business. how so? Title: Re: Walmart / Amazon Turn Into Bitcoin-Friendly Superstores Post by: Giulio Prisco on March 14, 2014, 06:49:20 AM Did anyone here test buying something in Bitcoin to see how it works?
Title: Re: Walmart / Amazon Turn Into Bitcoin-Friendly Superstores Post by: wolverine.ks on March 14, 2014, 04:14:51 PM Ironically, the more successful they are, the faster they will be put out of business. how so? If they are successful, amazon will see a high demand for bitcoin based purchasing and start accepting it. The what's the need for them? Maybe the will continue to find discounts elsewhere, but the no longer will have the bitcoin advantage. Title: Re: Walmart / Amazon Turn Into Bitcoin-Friendly Superstores Post by: seriouscoin on March 14, 2014, 04:19:08 PM Ironically, the more successful they are, the faster they will be put out of business. how so? If they are successful, amazon will see a high demand for bitcoin based purchasing and start accepting it. The what's the need for them? Maybe the will continue to find discounts elsewhere, but the no longer will have the bitcoin advantage. You realise their business model is NOT a bitcoin payment gateway right? ::) Come back again |