More than just a transaction! My first time using bitcoin for payment

[sokani]

Very early in the morning I left my house to a shop we're I can get some few electronics for house use, after selecting my choice, I decided to make payments, which I decided to pay with Bitcoin for the first time, I was so excited because it was my first experience, but unfortunately something happened.
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‎The person I was supposed to pay has no bitcoin wallet,  and did not even know how to receive payments through Bitcoin.
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So the electronic dealer didn't advertise that she accepts Bitcoin in her business, but you just felt like paying her with Bitcoin for what you bought? Interesting. I don't know if it's just me, but there are holes in your story, and I find it very difficult to believe.

‎Instead of giving up, I took the opportunity to educate  her about Bitcoin for about 4hrs.

4 hours? You must have a lot of time in your hands. Are you jobless?

[Obari]

Your story might be real but it doesn't seem so to me and one of the best way to show that something like this actually happened, hope you don't mind sharing your transaction details because who actually gets excited to get debited ?
And you spending 4 hours to teach the seller how to receive their payment when you can simply just sell or swap to fiat and pay for your goods, don't get me wrong, I'm not against spending bit on directly without having to swap but I've seen several cases of how some persons where innocently labelled as scammers simply for using bitcoin and it would be very difficult to get a store just suddenly accept a new payment option from a new buying client especially when they're not familiar with the system.

[Japinat]

Did this really happen in real life? I am giving the benefit of the doubt because I also have this experience but not with a stranger although it was with a friend. For business related like what OP told, someone got to be trusting with they knew for the first time is quite unbelievable. She's in a business and she knows how to handle payments and going with something unfamiliar and putting 4 hours of her time is telling her dedication for it. I don't know, I'm about to fall and believe this story. But just like everyone else, we are doubting although what's in it for us even if we don't believe?

What confused me is that how confident OP is that the shop will accept bitcoin where in fact the owner has no idea about bitcoin, or she may know about it but she has no idea about getting a bitcoin wallet. Something is quite off.

But if this really happens, well OP has did his best to educate someone and successfully create her bitcoin wallet. I just hope next time she won't be easily trusting to strangers because that would lead her to be easily scam by bad guys around.

[HelliumZ]

The shopkeeper may have had some knowledge about Bitcoin long ago, otherwise the shopkeeper agreed to accept payment through Bitcoin from you. Maybe he did not know about payments, but he knew about Bitcoin. But thank you for teaching him about Bitcoin and Bitcoin transactions through a long period of practice and also taught him how the wallet works and how to accept payments and store them safely. Yes, Bitcoin transactions can be complicated for those who are new to it, but it is easy for those who learn and gain experience. However, if you do not have proper knowledge in transactions, you may be a victim of fraud in accepting payments.

[Questat]

‎In conclusion
‎Not everyone knows about Bitcoin, try in your little ways  to educate others about the world of cryptocurrency.
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‎Bitcoin it's  not just about receiving or sending funds, rather it  educate,  lecture and enlighten ones mentality about the future and helping individual to know more about digital finance.

It's good to see that bitcoin education takes place here. But that will only be possible if the person is also willing to be educated especially that bitcoin itself is often associated with scams. Maybe the shop owner is just curious enough and just really want to learn about bitcoin, but no one has helped here with that. Fortunately, OP came and lectured her about bitcoin and having it as a payment system.

However, OP must have discussed too how risky it is to hold bitcoin in your wallet and the customers around knew all about it. She might be a future target for scamming, that's why she should be cautious at all times now that she's already accepting bitcoin as a payment mode.