Easy way to accept bitcoins in my restaurant?

[bakhos]

Hi all. What would be the easiest way to start accepting Bitcoins as a form of payment in my restaurant?

Regards,
Barry

[Barrack Obama]

Hi all. What would be the easiest way to start accepting Bitcoins as a form of payment in my restaurant?

Regards,
Barry

There isnt really any easy way right now. You should just use your iphone to accept payments via blockchain.info

[bakhos]

Thanks mate.

[gweedo]

Bitpay (http://bitpay.com) pretty sure they have a POS.

[Harrowlax2009]

Ive heard of something called a paper wallet but im not sure what it does exactly.

[gweedo]

Ive heard of something called a paper wallet but im not sure what it does exactly.

Paper wallets wouldn't help a restaurant at all, he could create a paper wallet, then using bitpay all coins sent there after bitpay, but a paper wallet alone will not help him.

[pinguino]

my friend's cupcake shop has been using bitpay for about a year.

there's a video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCYE4V6C8a8

[bakhos]

Is the payment verified instantly?

[Blitzkrieg]

Just give them your address and check when it comes in

[gweedo]

Just give them your address and check when it comes in

You can accept it using zero confirmation, it is highly unlikely anyone would double spend attack a restaurant. It wouldn't be worth it.

[bakhos]

Thanks for the advise guys. I'm very keen to do this now!  

[gweedo]

Thanks for the advise guys. I'm very keen to do this now! 

Good luck, and for sure announce where your located when you accept bitcoins. I know I am always on the look out of bitcoin restaurants.

[Harrowlax2009]

Ive heard of something called a paper wallet but im not sure what it does exactly.

Paper wallets wouldn't help a restaurant at all, he could create a paper wallet, then using bitpay all coins sent there after bitpay, but a paper wallet alone will not help him.

Ahhhh. i got ya. that makes a lot of sence

[jets567]

blockchain

[Stemby]

Thanks for the advise guys. I'm very keen to do this now! 

Good luck, and for sure announce where your located when you accept bitcoins.

+1

And, please, add it to CoinMap:
http://coinmap.org/

Ciao!

[noah tall]

Print out the QR code with your bitcoin address on the back of your business card.  Customers can use their smartphones to lock you in.

[worldtreasurefinders]

The blockchain iphone app will let you request and accept payments with anyone else who has it.  I can see it now, the waitress coming to my table with a QR code requesting BTC payment for the service, and I whip out my iphone, scan the QR code via blockchain, send the requested BTC and be on my way.

And leave a casascius coin as a tip!

[tacoman71]

The blockchain iphone app will let you request and accept payments with anyone else who has it.  I can see it now, the waitress coming to my table with a QR code requesting BTC payment for the service, and I whip out my iphone, scan the QR code via blockchain, send the requested BTC and be on my way.

And leave a casascius coin as a tip!

Um casascius  are really expensive so I would just give the waiter some extra satoshis.

[Stn]

The problem that even zero confirmations transaction may take time before it appeared in the chain. There always will be awkward timeout which have to be politely filled somehow.  I see the following scenario:

- client asks for the bill
- waiter brings tablet to the table on the nice stand and leaves
- tablet got open screen with all the bill details and QR code, it automatically refreshes waiting for payment
- client may take her time to learn the bill and do payment scanning QR or whatever else on his own device
- when payment acknowledged (0 or more confirmations) tablet screen got changed to whatever else signaling that client is free to leave
- waiter or cashier may peek from distance that payment cleared

[RobertB91]

This is kind of funny. I wonder how many people actually pay for a restaurant bill with btc.