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October 11, 2012, 03:59:48 AM
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It's the 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY of Whiskey Dicks accepting Bitcoin!

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October 11, 2012, 04:08:19 AM
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Very cool, Congrats! I'd be curious to know how it's been received by their customers (and staff), how many tabs actually get paid with BTC in a given week (and if there's been an uptrend), any other notes on their experience.
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October 11, 2012, 04:11:37 AM
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Right now it is usually just the bitcoin regulars that pay this way.  The owner Jay, the manager Whitney, and our server Crystal (in the video) are trained on it.  They haven't trained all their staff yet, but eventually they will.  Orlando receives many international visitors, so it will be good for bitcoiners from Europe to come check it out if they are visiting.

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October 11, 2012, 04:20:20 AM
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Right now it is usually just the bitcoin regulars that pay this way

So how are they outfitted ... is that just a wi-fi enabled mobile (w/ no mobile provider costs) owned by the restaurant?  Or ...?

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October 11, 2012, 04:24:36 AM
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So how are they outfitted ... is that just a wi-fi enabled mobile (w/ no mobile provider costs) owned by the restaurant?  Or ...?

They do have free wi-fi in the bar.  They just use their personal phones, which they are allowed to carry around while working, and they have the Whiskey Dicks BitPay Mobile Checkout page bookmarked.
 

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October 11, 2012, 04:49:46 AM
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Do they do anything to promote awareness about the fact that they accept Bitcoin to the average customer? Although I'm not sure how practical that really is...

Server: We accept cash, all major credit cards, and Bitcoin.
Customer: What's Bitcoin?
Server: Bitcoin is a decentralized peer-to-peer crytographically-based currency and payment system....
*30 minutes later*
Server: ....and that's why most experts think that if significant vulnerabilities are discovered in SHA256 that they'll... I'm sorry, can we put a pin in this conversation? I've gotta check on a few other tables.

On the other hand, it might be nice to have a way to let customers know about it and have a pamphlet that they could take with a brief intro and some resources for additional information.
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October 11, 2012, 04:53:33 AM
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Do they do anything to promote awareness about the fact that they accept Bitcoin to the average customer? Although I'm not sure how practical that really is...

Server: We accept cash, all major credit cards, and Bitcoin.
Customer: What's Bitcoin?
Server: Bitcoin is an alternative to cash some people prefer using. It's digital in a way where you can store it on your phone with a password instead of keeping wads of cash on you. Just scan a code using your smartphone, hit "send" and you've paid your balance. You can read more about it at bitcoin.org if you're really interested.
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October 11, 2012, 05:08:13 AM
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or, if you are Crystal:

Server: We accept cash, all major credit cards, and Bitcoin.
Customer: What's Bitcoin?
Server: I use it. (bats eyelashes)

sold!





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October 11, 2012, 09:53:35 AM
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or, if you are Crystal:

Server: We accept cash, all major credit cards, and Bitcoin.
Customer: What's Bitcoin?
Server: I use it. (bats eyelashes)

sold!






Lol sadly this would probably be the most effective.  Roll Eyes
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October 11, 2012, 11:44:31 AM
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Do they do anything to promote awareness about the fact that they accept Bitcoin to the average customer? Although I'm not sure how practical that really is...

Server: We accept cash, all major credit cards, and Bitcoin.
Customer: What's Bitcoin?
Server: Bitcoin is an alternative to cash some people prefer using. It's digital in a way where you can store it on your phone with a password instead of keeping wads of cash on you. Just scan a code using your smartphone, hit "send" and you've paid your balance. You can read more about it at bitcoin.org if you're really interested.
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Yeah, that's actually a pretty reasonable answer.  But it's one that downplays Bitcoin's revolutionary nature - it makes it sound more like a PayPal alternative and doesn't mention the fact that it's not using dollars. Of course, that's probably an appropriate tack for these particular circumstances.  I was obviously mostly making a joke, but I certainly had a lot of questions when I first learned about Bitcoin.  (I don't think I slept for the first 36 hours because I was reading everything I could find on the subject.) And when I'm "proselytizing" to folks I know (or after a few drinks, random strangers), let's just say that I can talk for a while about why Bitcoin is the future of money. 
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October 11, 2012, 12:21:22 PM
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A bitcoin logo on the menu, or hostess stand, will let people know bitcoins are accepted, without the general population that has no idea, or ever will use them, knowing what the picture is, or giving a second glance. BTC users will know what it is, and question it, or obviously know they're accepted.
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October 11, 2012, 12:47:58 PM
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I will be in Orlando in march, where is Whiskey Dicks in relation to Disney property?

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October 11, 2012, 01:35:58 PM
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I will be in Orlando in march, where is Whiskey Dicks in relation to Disney property?

They are in Downtown Orlando.  About 20 miles north of the Disney area.

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October 11, 2012, 01:41:32 PM
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I will be in Orlando in march, where is Whiskey Dicks in relation to Disney property?

Let me google that for you:

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October 11, 2012, 01:49:15 PM
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Do they do anything to promote awareness about the fact that they accept Bitcoin to the average customer? Although I'm not sure how practical that really is...

Server: We accept cash, all major credit cards, and Bitcoin.
Customer: What's Bitcoin?
Server: Bitcoin is a decentralized peer-to-peer crytographically-based currency and payment system....
*30 minutes later*
Server: ....and that's why most experts think that if significant vulnerabilities are discovered in SHA256 that they'll... I'm sorry, can we put a pin in this conversation? I've gotta check on a few other tables.

On the other hand, it might be nice to have a way to let customers know about it and have a pamphlet that they could take with a brief intro and some resources for additional information.

Ok, that was very funny.
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October 11, 2012, 01:59:01 PM
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Awsome next time i'm down that way they got a customer.

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October 11, 2012, 05:32:10 PM
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Awsome next time i'm down that way they got a customer.

nice.  we usually go there on Wednesday nights, sometimes Thursdays.  the weekends get pretty packed.

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October 13, 2012, 02:46:11 AM
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Meanwhile everywhere...  Grin
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October 17, 2012, 05:43:40 PM
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Bump for the meetup Tonight!  7:00 at Whiskey Dicks.

http://www.meetup.com/Bitcoin-Orlando/events/86494532/

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October 17, 2012, 08:34:28 PM
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or, if you are Crystal:

Server: We accept cash, all major credit cards, and Bitcoin.
Customer: What's Bitcoin?
Server: I use it. (bats eyelashes)

sold!






that's funny as hell!  Wink
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