Last week I got the email address of the owner of my favorite Sushi restaurant near my house. I try to have as many meetings there as possible because the food is fantastic, and I like supporting local businesses.
What's the best way to educate him on Bitcoin (he had never heard of it) and get him accepting it as payment?
I've read similar threads on this topic:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=274931.0 (project development)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=288225.0 (economics)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=204140.0 (project development)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=214551.0 (marketplace)
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=220636.0 (politics & society)
(note to moderators: I'm putting this in general as previous discussions have been all over the place as far as the category goes).
With last week's Senate hearings, I think this topic is worth bringing up again. If we had a super simple way to get someone educated and on board, it could rapidly change things. I'd personally feel more comfortable moving more of my savings to Bitcoin if I knew most of the stores I interact with on a monthly basis would accept it.
The story of the newly married couple living off Bitcoin for 100 days is inspiring. They could close the deal in 5 minutes. How can we all learn to do that?
One of the threads mentioned above points to
http://www.takemybitcoins.com/ which is a good start. This video from Bitpay is nice as well and it doesn't hurt they used actors who are... easy on the eyes.
https://www.youtube.com/embed/YZ-pqo0cLcE?autoplay=1&rel=0 I also like how
http://www.weusecoins.com/en/ explains things.
Do you have any additional tools? What should I email the owner of this restaurant?
Ideally, I'd like a simple paragraph or two with links to more information.
I should also make it clear that I'm talking about brick and mortar stores doing in-person sales. My company (FoxyCart) is already helping with online stores via Bitpay.
Thanks for your feedback.