Title: Getting local stores to use Bitcoin Post by: bitlotto on April 24, 2011, 11:59:30 PM For Bitcoin to go mainstream we need to be able to buy stuff with it in our local city. Stores need to start popping up that take Bitcoins as payment. I think there is a demand for it but no supply. Chicken-egg-problem. I think part of the solution is making stores aware that there is people in their city that are looking to buy things with Bitcoins.
To demonstrate this demand perhaps a website should be made. Perhaps - buyerswithbitcoins.com or something This website -allows people to create accounts with their location(s) filled in along with email address -the user then creates a bunch of tags of what they want to spend Bitcoins on the most -the website then creates a map of all the cities along with how many people live there and what they want to spend Bitcoins on (no names just total number, and tag frequency) -if MANY fill it out it will motivate some shops to try it -if a store does want to try it, they tell the website who then emails all the people in that city -store performs the experiment with success as all the people are advised they are trying it -store tells media of success -Bitcoin takes over the world! Some of the early adopters could be: -coffee shops -internet cafes -tech/comp stores Good idea? Title: Re: Getting local stores to use Bitcoin Post by: jhfire on April 25, 2011, 12:26:56 AM I think the internet should be on the internet. Thus, keeping BitCoins online would be better. Involving it into real world stores would require a lot more security. You may already know, but stealing a BitCoin Wallet and using it at the local store would be very easy. It would also require a lot of shops to have internet access, computer, and the client. I don't know about you, but I believe shops will not go for this as it is not a demand by people. I think BitCoins should try and get into the media, in order to get some real popularity.
Title: Re: Getting local stores to use Bitcoin Post by: Vernon715 on February 25, 2012, 07:22:06 PM That does seem like a good idea of how to alert stores to this demand.
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