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August 15, 2013, 11:43:39 PM |
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Great news! The Ridley's grocery store chain, Lolo's Fresh Food Warehouse and an Ace Hardware owned by Ridley's are going to accept bitcoin payment from Beccy and Austin, the Life On Bitcoin documentary movie couple. This is a trial run, and Mark (an executive at Ridley's corporate) said Ridley's would be interested in expanding their acceptance of bitcoin and looking for options to integrate it, so they can offer it to more of their customers at the point of sale if this goes well. We will see. You can read about it in more detail on our blog here http://lifeonbitcoin.com/lifeonbitcoin-day-22-progress-report-breakthrough/ We'll keep the updates coming here and on our Facebook and Twitter. Cheers, Theron H. LifeOnBitcoin.com |
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August 16, 2013, 12:00:58 AM |
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Just WOW
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The Bitcoin Co-op
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August 16, 2013, 01:01:55 AM |
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Good work!
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We work hard to promote Bitcoin adoption and the decentralization of society. You can support our efforts by donating BTC to 35wDNxFhDB6Ss8fgijUUpn2Yx6sggDgGqS
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btceic
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August 16, 2013, 11:03:40 AM |
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You guys are doing a great job!
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Carlton Banks
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August 16, 2013, 11:49:44 AM |
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IRL grocery outfits are a big key to mainstream adoption, I've always thought this, and so here's a vital part of the puzzle edging into place. If they turn the trial into a permanent operation, they can expect a sudden wave of miners waving their smartphones around at the checkout tills...
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August 16, 2013, 12:08:48 PM |
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Last year my aunt asked me where is the value of BTC if I can't use to make my groceries. There we go!
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August 16, 2013, 12:53:04 PM |
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just want to ask something because i live in europe:
why is this such a great news? are the stores so big?
thx
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vulgartrendkill
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August 16, 2013, 12:55:39 PM |
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This is awesome. But when I've done transactions using multibit these have taken over an hour to validate! Surely this would need to be completed before someone could leave the physical shop?
Or is this a non issue...
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August 16, 2013, 01:33:06 PM |
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just want to ask something because i live in europe:
why is this such a great news? are the stores so big?
thx
About 2 dozen stores in 4 states. |
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Kuroth
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August 16, 2013, 02:11:25 PM |
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Very cool
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August 16, 2013, 03:48:30 PM |
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This is awesome. But when I've done transactions using multibit these have taken over an hour to validate! Surely this would need to be completed before someone could leave the physical shop?
Or is this a non issue...
A matter of seconds: https://www.youtube.com/embed/YZ-pqo0cLcE?autoplay=1&rel=0 |
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vulgartrendkill
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August 16, 2013, 04:02:14 PM |
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fantastic  i kinda knew there would be something like that out there |
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The Bitcoin Co-op
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August 16, 2013, 06:48:30 PM |
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Now when we approach grocery stores in Vancouver, we can point to the fact that Ridley's is already doing it.  You blazed a trail |
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LifeOnBitcoin (OP)
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August 16, 2013, 09:26:40 PM |
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Go get em Bitcoin Co-op!
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August 17, 2013, 07:36:05 AM |
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What system would they use to convert those btc to fiat? BitPay?
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Katrina Elisse Caudle
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August 17, 2013, 07:39:43 AM |
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Now when we approach grocery stores in Vancouver, we can point to the fact that Ridley's is already doing it. You blazed a trail Yay! I'll line up to buy groceries in bitcoin.  |
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August 17, 2013, 08:33:44 AM |
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That's awesome, when you can buy food in Bitcoin you know it's made progress  |
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August 18, 2013, 05:06:17 PM |
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I wanna buy bananas with bitcoins!!!
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