Bitcoin Black FridayIt's that time again folks.
If you weren't around last year or didn't participate, Bitcoin Black Friday is simply a day (on November 28th) for Bitcoin Merchants to offer great discounts to the Bitcoin community. For Bitcoiners it's a great time to stock up on presents for the holidays.
If you want to get a reminder before the biggest day of consumer Bitcoin spending hits, sign up here:
http://bitcoinblackfriday.com If you're a merchant, sign up on the other form on the website (bitcoinblackfriday.com) to list your deal for free!
GiveawaysAdditionally, we're rolling out giveaways, which we'll be doing each Friday (starting tomorrow!) in November. Simply by signing up on the list you will be entered into a raffle to get the following prizes:
Giveaway 11/14/2014
1: Amagi Metals is giving away a bundle including a 1oz silver round custom made by Amagi Metals. Stamped on the round are the words, "Fraudulent Reserve System". Also a Stand for Liberty t-shirt. Additionally, if you're planning on picking up coins for friends and family, wait until you see the offer they have for Black Friday!
url:
https://www.amagimetals.com/ Twitter: @amagimetals Facebook: facebook.com/amagimetals
2:
Namecheap.com is offering 6 bundles with 1 t-shirt and some stickers.
3:
MixedTees.com is offering to give away a hoodie to one lucky subscriber.
4:
Tealet.com/ is donating one tea box (
http://tealet.com/tea/profile/108) to a winner.
5:
Private Internet Access is giving away 10 month-long memberships to use their VPN.
6:
Bees Brothers is giving away
1 small gift box of candies and honey. Small gift box contains: Honey, Honey Caramels, and Honey Roasted Almonds.
7:
Bitsoaps is giving away 10 bundles of their soap bars. Each bundle contains two Original Hemp Oil Bitcoin Soap Bars.
FAQWon't this hurt the price? Shouldn't everyone hold?We don't advocate that Bitcoiners sell out of Bitcoin, only that they support the merchants they worked so hard to get on board
and then replenish any bitcoins that they have spent. You can keep your hoard, just spend that fiat that you would during the holidays at merchants accepting Bitcoin.
How many merchants are going to participate this year?We had 600 merchants participate last year. Thanks to all the growth in the Bitcoin merchant space due to
BitPay,
Coinbase, and others we're shooting for 6000 merchants to offer a deal this year. That's a small percentage of total businesses that accept Bitcoin, but a large percentage of how many actually interact with the community. We need your help with this, if you want to see your favorite small merchant participate this year, send them an email with a link to sign up on our site, it's free.
How do you screen deals?I personally review all merchants on the site before we go live. If they're known scammers, their submission is deleted. It's still up to the consumer to double check on smaller stores with few reviews though. Buyer beware.
When will the deals be live?We tend to tease a couple deals a week before the site goes up. Past that, we unleash all the deals the morning of the 28th.
Giveaway InfoGiveaway Dates: November 7th, November 14th, November 21st.
We’re offering giveaways on those dates to any email subscribers to our mailing list. We will be announcing the giveaways and prizes the Thursday before the giveaway, letting people sign up before the drawing on Friday.
We will be drawing the winner at 3pm PST. The winners will be requested (but not required) to make a post on social media once they’ve won.
No purchase necessary; Giveaway will start on Thursday, November 6th, 2014 at 10am PST and end on Friday November 21st, 2014 at 3pm PST. ; eligibility requirements: over 18, U.S. Citizen*; Entry by submitting email to the mailing list; One entry by a signal person or household; Odds will depend on total entries. Winner will be picked by random number generator and notified by email for receiving the prize. Void where prohibited.
*Sorry about not being international, but U.S. laws, where we are based, are restrictive.
