Have you used Bitcoin as Real money to buy Real/physical goods?

[daringdiscovered]

For me not yet, right now only few selected stores can only accept bitcoin as their payment. Some online stores now already accepts bitcoin to buy their products but most of them are abroad and i can't affort to pay some huge fees to buy it where it is just available in our country. Spending bitcoin to buy some physical goods right now is still difficult. We need to convert it to cash first to spend it in real world. But let's hope in the jear future we can use our bitcoin directly to pay something we want or need.

[Mr.ExtraOrdinary]

No I have not used bitcoin as a fiat currency for physical goods. I just used bitcoin for buying online services. Other than that I have not spent any bitcoins I earned. In my view bitcoin as investment for retirement. So spemding for real goods or online goods are not good idea by this time itself.

[EcoNorm]

Not yet, altough ive bought a lot of online goods using btc

[erickkyut]

I did but i exchanged it first into fiat before buying  real/physical ggods because there are not so many sites here in my country that sell items for bitcoin. I only bought load or top up for my mobile before using bitcoin. I hope that someday, there will be more online shops here in the Philippines that will offer items in exchange of bitcoin

[ReLieD]

I have purchased few games. Now let me tell you how .
Converting bitcoin into my currency was a lengthy process .
I have a friend who has a lot of money in his debit card ,
So what i did was that i told him to buy me games and
i would return that amount to him in Bitcoins.
Luckily he was a bitcoin user , So i tell him to buy games for me
and i return the cash in Bitcoins.
But now slowly bitcoin has been accepted in few firms.
Like starbucks and steam. So im pretty happy about that ,
as i dont have to depend on my friend to buy me games and
i returning that money in bitcoins.
So now i can directly buy games online on steam easily
Thanks.

[Gromozeka!]

Not so many shops are ready to accept bitcoin, but it is only a matter of time, bitcoin is increasingly being used in various gaming services or online casino. As for me, I do not spend a bitcoin for goods and services, the price is constantly increasing on the better keep it.

[loserkids]

I got some stuff from OpenBazaar, I pay with bitcoin at a local bar, I pay my rent, in Singapore I paid in a coffee shop etc. Here in Asia bitcoin is quite a big thing.

[kumax]

Honestly, I don't know any shops where you can buy physical good for btc. I know pages, where you can pay in btc for services or digital goods, but not for a real physical stuff. Can anyone suggest some shops, where I can use bitcoin? (And please don't suggest Starbucks )

I got some stuff from OpenBazaar, I pay with bitcoin at a local bar, I pay my rent, in Singapore I paid in a coffee shop etc. Here in Asia bitcoin is quite a big thing.

Really? How exactly do you pay in btc for a few beers? I'm just curious.

[loserkids]

Really? How exactly do you pay in btc for a few beers? I'm just curious.

Normally as you would pay for any other goods or services.

The bar owner generates a QR code with a payment info, I scan it, sign a transaction and broadcast it on the network. As soon as the owner's wallet shows the unconfirmed transaction I go home. Since I think nobody explained to him that unconfirmed txs can be double-spent he doesn't require confirmations. Plus we're friends so he wouldn't care anyway.

[BALIK]

I got some stuff from OpenBazaar, I pay with bitcoin at a local bar, I pay my rent, in Singapore I paid in a coffee shop etc. Here in Asia bitcoin is quite a big thing.

It looks like in the Philippines there are many websites that offer foods, gadget and other stuff that you can pay Bitcoin, It is great that some website use Bitcoin as a payment method, I hope there's still companies that use Bitcoin as a payment method.

[loserkids]

It looks like in the Philippines there are many websites that offer foods, gadget and other stuff that you can pay Bitcoin, It is great that some website use Bitcoin as a payment method, I hope there's still companies that use Bitcoin as a payment method.

You can also use Coins.ph to pay your utility bills etc.

[iram3130]

I got some stuff from OpenBazaar, I pay with bitcoin at a local bar, I pay my rent, in Singapore I paid in a coffee shop etc. Here in Asia bitcoin is quite a big thing.

It looks like in the Philippines there are many websites that offer foods, gadget and other stuff that you can pay Bitcoin, It is great that some website use Bitcoin as a payment method, I hope there's still companies that use Bitcoin as a payment method.

Yes. SouthEast Asia is the best market of Bitcoin. Lots of people and merchants know about it as well use it wisely. People here know that Bitcoin has future and it will make the world a better place. Buying digital goods is very easy and now it's getting better for physical goods too.  

[PacePay]

I did but i exchanged it first into fiat before buying  real/physical ggods because there are not so many sites here in my country that sell items for bitcoin. I only bought load or top up for my mobile before using bitcoin. I hope that someday, there will be more online shops here in the Philippines that will offer items in exchange of bitcoin

I also did the same because in my country currently only online things are available with the payment of bitcoin while local shops have not adopted that payment system till now. I hope in the future someone will start it in their local shops.

[Xester]

I did but i exchanged it first into fiat before buying  real/physical ggods because there are not so many sites here in my country that sell items for bitcoin. I only bought load or top up for my mobile before using bitcoin. I hope that someday, there will be more online shops here in the Philippines that will offer items in exchange of bitcoin

I also did the same because in my country currently only online things are available with the payment of bitcoin while local shops have not adopted that payment system till now. I hope in the future someone will start it in their local shops.

Actually in the Philippines you can actually purchase real/physical goods using bitcoin in the internet. Though there are no listed sites that is similar to amazon that accepts bitcoin as payment to your order but in social media there are a lots of merchants that sell gadgets, cosmetics and many more items. Transactions is done by sending your bitcoin payment and after receiving your payment they will send your items to your homes through delivery service shops.

[BALIK]

It looks like in the Philippines there are many websites that offer foods, gadget and other stuff that you can pay Bitcoin, It is great that some website use Bitcoin as a payment method, I hope there's still companies that use Bitcoin as a payment method.

You can also use Coins.ph to pay your utility bills etc.

I already know that I usually use that site when I need some load and games credit, if you're from the Philippines then you cannot problem how to convert your Bitcoin to fiat money because there are some site like Coins.ph that offer Bitcoin to Peso exchange.

[loserkids]

I'm not from the Philippines, I just traveled there recently and found out about Coins.ph.

[aarturka]

I didn't buy any physical goods yet though I paid for some services twice in bitcoins

[kumax]

Really? How exactly do you pay in btc for a few beers? I'm just curious.

Normally as you would pay for any other goods or services.

The bar owner generates a QR code with a payment info, I scan it, sign a transaction and broadcast it on the network. As soon as the owner's wallet shows the unconfirmed transaction I go home. Since I think nobody explained to him that unconfirmed txs can be double-spent he doesn't require confirmations. Plus we're friends so he wouldn't care anyway.

I was curious mainly because of speed of the transaction.. I cannot imagine to pay in a pub late at night and then wait untill the transaction is finally confirmed. If you are friends, that's of course different, but maybe you should say to your friend, that he should be also interested in confirmations, if he lets other people pay with bitcoin.

[Soul Reaper]

I have many times used bitcoins to do online transactions like for steam , xbox etc.
But I have used bitcoin to buy physical things very less.
Once I went to a cafe ,
I wanted to retain my cash, so I very casually asked,
"Do you accept bitcoin payment".
To a surprise the person said yes and I was a bit surprised.
But now seeing the growth rate of bitcoins,
It didn't come to me as a surprise now.Bitcoins have gained a lot of acceptance.
I have even heard that in Mercedes Benz and Microsoft stores BTC is accepted.( I have used it in my X box online but never physically)
 

[KennyR]

Haven't got the access to buy physical goods or digital goods using bitcoin directly. Used to cash out with the help of traders and use it for day to day uses online as well offline. Recently purse has extended service to our country. Possibly will make a purchase soon.