are things cheaper if I pay through my bitcoin wallet than using my debit?

[giveBTCpls]

You could find very good deals in BTC because some merchants do big ass offers to promote their new BTC acceptance. For example I saw a PS4 for 319 the other day in some place I cant remember now, only if you paid with BTC.

[wachtwoord]

Currently only in some cases but this will start to increase more and more as vendors start to get it. If they share their savings with the customer the number of customers will increase and so will the vendors savings.

[wasserman99]

Currently only in some cases but this will start to increase more and more as vendors start to get it. If they share their savings with the customer the number of customers will increase and so will the vendors savings.

In my experience vendors will not share their savings with consumers. There are many places that will actually charge higher prices for paying in bitcoin (this is likely because the merchant is paying too much to have their BTC payments processed). I would expect for overstock to be the first major merchant/store to offer some kind of discount in exchange for paying in bitcoin.

[wachtwoord]

Currently only in some cases but this will start to increase more and more as vendors start to get it. If they share their savings with the customer the number of customers will increase and so will the vendors savings.

In my experience vendors will not share their savings with consumers. There are many places that will actually charge higher prices for paying in bitcoin (this is likely because the merchant is paying too much to have their BTC payments processed). I would expect for overstock to be the first major merchant/store to offer some kind of discount in exchange for paying in bitcoin.

Read the topics around here and on Reddit. Companies that get it are starting to appear. Patience is the key.

[AdamSmith]

cigs for example

trying to find reasons to take it out of my current bank to put it into BTC

Not that many merchants accept btc payment yet. So, I do not think you can buy cigs using btc.

But based on my experience on buying ASIC miner, it is usually cheaper to pay using wire transfer than btc.

[qwerty555]

cigs for example

trying to find reasons to take it out of my current bank to put it into BTC

Not that many merchants accept btc payment yet. So, I do not think you can buy cigs using btc.

But based on my experience on buying ASIC miner, it is usually cheaper to pay using wire transfer than btc.

Apart from the bitpay 50,000 ish merchants etc..millions of merchants now accept bitcoin since 3 weeks ago...but may not know it yet

Xapo card can be used internationally at ANY merchant who accepts traditional debit/credit cards.

Although currently there is a 3% cost as time passes this will reduce ( to zero most probably) It is important to note that buying your cigs at home has a 3% extra cost but buying them when abroad is up to 5% cheaper ( exchange rate spread up to 5% in worst cases plus 2.5% +1% fees when buying in a foreign country)

https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=736643.msg8323871#msg8323871

[Coinfan]

The answer also depends on the country the buyer lives. If he lives in the USA, probably he will find a seller that accepts bitcoin for a cheaper price. But not on any other country, because shipping, say, to Europe, will make the price too high.

Cigarettes can be bought here on the forum and else where, but the seller probably will be american, so forget about buying if you live in Europe, Asia, etc.

[wasserman99]

Currently only in some cases but this will start to increase more and more as vendors start to get it. If they share their savings with the customer the number of customers will increase and so will the vendors savings.

In my experience vendors will not share their savings with consumers. There are many places that will actually charge higher prices for paying in bitcoin (this is likely because the merchant is paying too much to have their BTC payments processed). I would expect for overstock to be the first major merchant/store to offer some kind of discount in exchange for paying in bitcoin.

Read the topics around here and on Reddit. Companies that get it are starting to appear. Patience is the key.

I agree they are starting to appear, but they are few and farbetween. I would expect for overstock to be the first major company to do this. Their CEO seems to be a very big fan of bitcoin.

[wachtwoord]

Newegg.ca giving 30% discount on bitcoin orders over $500.

[itsAj]

Currently only in some cases but this will start to increase more and more as vendors start to get it. If they share their savings with the customer the number of customers will increase and so will the vendors savings.

In my experience vendors will not share their savings with consumers. There are many places that will actually charge higher prices for paying in bitcoin (this is likely because the merchant is paying too much to have their BTC payments processed). I would expect for overstock to be the first major merchant/store to offer some kind of discount in exchange for paying in bitcoin.

Read the topics around here and on Reddit. Companies that get it are starting to appear. Patience is the key.

It isn't just buying things from companies that are getting cheaper when buying with bitcoin. It is buying things from individuals.

I think one thing that has been forgotten by people on this thread is gift cards. You can buy a gift card from gyft for a 3% discount. You can buy gift cards on this forum for, generally around 60-70% of their face value.