So I made my first real purchase with Bitcoin

[AltcoinInvestor]

Which website did you end up buy your mouse from? If you don't mind sharing of course.

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[christycalhoun]

That's great OP. I will be buying a new computer case for my new computer build using bitcoin.

[Denker]

I was planning to just save up my Bitcoin and not buy anything. But then my mouse stopped working. Well it works but a single click in now double clicks everything. So I can't drag windows around or move icons and selecting txt is a nightmare. So I needed a new mouse but it's not in my budget for the month. I then discovered that my favorite site to buy computer parts at accepts Bitcoin as payment. So I went there, found a nice Keyboard mouse package deal on sale and purchased it using bitcoin. It was super painless, in fact the process was super fast, even faster then typing in my credit-card info. I just selected bitcoin at check out, hit submit which gave me a QR code, scanned it with my phone, and bam, the website updated instantly and thanked me for my purchase. Now if I could only do that on amazon or at my local deli to buy beer, eggs, bread, and milk I would close down my Citibank account and go totally bitcoin. You hear me bitcoin DEVS, make it happen.....    

Feels great to be part of something incredible right?! That is the best what everybody can do in the beginning when being new into Bitcoin.Experiencing it makes it much easier to understand it afterwards.
However try to refill your Bitcoin stash as soon as possible.Price might continue rising.

[intristin]

You can always buy Amazon gift cards through Gyft. You can always get gift cards for a bunch of other retailers. I recommend checking it out

Amazon is one of the major opponents of Bitcoin. Not only they have refused to accept Bitcoin, but also they have indulged in propaganda campaigns against BTC. If you purchase something from Amazon, you are helping one of the major rivals of Bitcoin. And at the same time Bitcoin is not benefiting out of it, as the gift card was used for the purchase. I prefer online shopping using Overstock.

Maybe so but Amazon is soooo cheap, and their delivery is sooo fast, it's hard to resist.

Thanks for telling your experience. It makes readers go hopeful.

You say you scanned a code, so do you have a mobile wallet?

Ya i'm using Blockchain mobile wallet. I know some people hate them because of their XT support but they have this nifty GPS feature the shows me local stores that accept bitcoin. None around my apartment in Brooklyn but in Manhattan there is a ton of bars and restaurants I can go to. I like it better then the coinbase wallet I was using.

Which website did you end up buy your mouse from? If you don't mind sharing of course.

NewEgg, I have shopped there for years building and upgrading my computers, I always use them for parts. I went for a mouse and ended up buying a combo. It's cheap but it suits my needs. I got this one becuase green is my favorite color, I was born in March, lol, so I had to have it. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823129036

[Jeremycoin]

Congrats on your first real purchase with Bitcoin, you make me remember about my first real purchase with Bitcoin. Which is a Black Jacket

[BitcoinBlackjack]

Congrats! And don't forget to spread the word!

[intristin]

Congrats! And don't forget to spread the word!

I find it so hard to explain to my friends what a digital currency is. Bitcoin will grow when it's dead simple to use. I think we are getting there, but it's taking a while.

[ranochigo]

Thanks for telling your experience. It makes readers go hopeful.

You say you scanned a code, so do you have a mobile wallet?

Ya i'm using Blockchain mobile wallet. I know some people hate them because of their XT support but they have this nifty GPS feature the shows me local stores that accept bitcoin. None around my apartment in Brooklyn but in Manhattan there is a ton of bars and restaurants I can go to. I like it better then the coinbase wallet I was using.

Arguably, they aren't always 100% accurate. They can be wrong about this, some places place the  "Bitcoin accepted here" tag but do not actually accept them. Most hate it for the security issues that has arose in the past and not because of their XT support. I believe there are plenty of apps which allow users to search for Bitcoin accepted buisnesses.

[Blue_Tiger73]

Yeah I know. Bitcoin is surprisingly easy to use. I have used it to buy multiple things online and it was very convenient and secure. For the Amazon situation, you can try find a seller on Amazon that will accept Bitcoin as payment or just buy Amazon gift cards with Bitcoin.

[BitsandBites]

Nice to hear that you can your first purchase.

I hope someday when I have BTC than I can purchase something with BTC.

[HilbillyFred]

I am new here and I was entersted with BTC.

Alot of people say is smart to buy BTC and wait that it goes higher so I think I would to that.

So that maybe in the future I can also purchase something I would also like to  purchase some accessoires for game pc.

[PieCrafted]

I just buy gift cards via gyft and use those because you can get a discount. You could also go via purse.io, but I prefer my way.

[erikalui]

Which was the online shopping website?

I know of only few websites that accept bitcoin payments but none of them ship to my country and hence except a debit card, nothing can really help me. Just wish Amazon accepts bitcoin payment or Flipkart then I can directly make payments online for products.

[psonowal83]

nice you got yourself a real purchase with bitcoin. Use purse.io to get some discount as delight for you

[bryant.coleman]

I know of only few websites that accept bitcoin payments but none of them ship to my country and hence except a debit card, nothing can really help me. Just wish Amazon accepts bitcoin payment or Flipkart then I can directly make payments online for products.

Do you live in India? The online shopping sector in India is rapidly growing, with intense competition between the major players (ebay.in, amazon.in, snapdeal, flipkart, paytm.etc). And also, the market is not saturated, unlike the case with countries such as China and Japan. You Indians should convince these major players to accept Bitcoin. Tell them that their customer base will increase if they accept BTC. 

[knowhow]

Well very soon i hope openbazar can make bitcoin market happens as it happens on ebay with fiat.Im waiting it and to see first trades and see those market growing slowly.

[Vladan1989]

Great man, congratz on first shop with bitcoin.

[DGulari]

Congratulations. The more real use of the bitcoin, the better for the bitcoin ecosystem. Bitcoin has to be useful before it is adopted.

If you don't use Bitcoin, it is useless.

[knowhow]

Well some people are holding bitcoin hoping it get a bigger value ,some people investing a good ammount to play with the volatility of bitcoin to generate income,only big ammounts can do a good income enought to pay their bills.I wanna purchase a cellphone and i hope the new market start to let us pay with bitcoin,but i know industry is scared because it can be worthing 400 now and 320 dollars in 2 minutes ,maybe is why the most shop online dont allow to pay with it.

[mirana12345]

Don't see why dev's should have to do with bitcoin acceptance; there's enough options available for merchants to accept bitcoin, and it's their choice if the don't want to.
Reason for that is still low volume they have from it, so they probably don't want a hassle for few purchases..
Anyways, it good that you are actually using bitcoins, i buy everything i can with it as well, and just like you said; it was done in a matter of seconds.