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Was having a tough time deciding which gift card I wanted on eGifter, but I selected a $148.82 Amazon.com card. Nice workaround for the fact that Amazon doesn't accept Bitcoin yet and of course I got triple points from eGifter for doing that. Don't worry guys; I'm not giving up on Bitcoin. I'm just handling a few changes in my life that warranted the purchase of a gift card.

it's the good way to use, now ...  :)

Using BTC is a good way to promote it.

It's good to spent some sometimes, it needs to be in circulation. I think i should do the same christmas is coming will need some gift cards.

BTC is good for use.

I bought my dad's Christmas present with bitcoins on Amazon through purse.io

Slingbox on Amazon: $133

Price paid with Bitcoin: $104

Not needing to bother with fiat: Priceless.

There are some things money can buy. But if you want to buy it cheaper there's Bitcoin.

I'd love to spend my coins but won't be anytime soon because of the price. I'm glad others are still spending them though and I'm hoping for more adoption in the future both to push the price and also so I can spend them on things I want.

GOOD~ this is why Bitcoin has been invented , to be used , as a currency.

Good to heard it from a trusted member like you Elwar, I'm planning to buy iPhone 6 from there. I hope I get a good discount with Bitcoin :)

Was there a good discount when you bought amazon gift cards with your bitcoins?

Just buy btc to replace what you spent. I bought a lot of presents with btc. With Overstock and Gyft there really is no reason to not use btc for Christmas. Gyft is offering 3% back for Bitcoin purchases right now.

I had a hard time getting the iPhone 6 from there. You need to make sure you get a listing where it shows the price in the ad on Amazon.

That's actually a good point. I didn't really want to spend my coins because of the current low value but I might just start buying some coins explicit;y to buy just to spread adoption and use etc. Thanks.

I wish I had the option to buy gift cards or stuff directly with BTC here.

Pay withdraw fee to buy stuff doesn't make me exactly happy :(

Doesn't Gyft and eGifter work where you live?

me too  :)

Same here. And even if I do buy something online with or without BTC, I still have to worry about customs when goods are being shipped inside my country.

Better to keep spending and promote Bitcoin then to hold and hope to be rich

If you want to earn more easily... Sell stuff and have a clear out for btc here -  https://www.bitz-bee.com (https://www.bitz-bee.com)

I'm not sure this is true...if people held then there would be less for people to buy, pushing up price.  But I understand your point about increasing its popularity by using it.

Then again, if everyone holds and no one's spending, merchants won't bother with accepting BTC, adoption rate will start to drop along with the value.

It's all about finding the right balance.

Best way is to take QA's advise:


Spend and buy back. With 3% back, it's a good deal.

Something like this...

https://i.imgur.com/3xEkzCD.jpg

Nobody finds it weird that Purse offers around a 20% discount?

Loool...That movie would be either very good or very bad.

I dont think it matters as long as you get your products later.

Would love to hear more first hand experiences of people using purse, is it totally, legal?

I have used Purse a few times now without any problems. My sister has used it a few times as well. I had tried the other one... Brawker a couple of times and both times testing it out on a Macys purchase and also an eBay purchase and while they both worked out fine, the buyer on both different orders acted strange to me, wanting me to release funds early, release partial funds, etc. Weird stuff and not needed as their BTC price was locked in. Never say never but I doubt I will touch Brawker again.

Kinda offtopic: lets say I have a list of Amazon Gift Codes that I dont want to use and I want to convert them to Bitcoin. what would be the best way to do this?

Cardforcoin will be accepting Amazon gift cards direct to BTC soon... https://cardforcoin.com

Otherwise you can make a deal with a trusted person or use a site like Raise (best of the card 4 cash services IMO) to convert to fiat and then go buy some bitcoin...

https://www.raise.com

@xmasdobo No website like this to accept right now, but you can exchange them here check in exchange and digital goods section.
That's your best bet.

When it comes to gift cards and Bitcoin, I can only think of this one for some reason:

http://www.gyft.com/bitcoin/

They just seem to get it.  Make it as easy as possible that a dummy can do it...

Thanks, will give it a shot sometime.

There are many ways people get Amazon points / coupons / discounts. They can easily turn that into bitcoins.

Also, for some people internationally there are very few ways to get bitcoins. I know here in Germany some people on localbitcoins ask for around 20% above price. I put my price at 10% and had people driving hours to buy at such a "low" price.