I started reaching to them a couple months ago, but never really got in touch with the owners. Spent some time emailing them and trying to catch them in-person. Heard nothing back.

Eventually, I tried again, and this time the mood had changed. They were very responsive and eager to get started.

Business owners can be insanely busy. they have a million different people trying to sell them things, and they're dealing with staffing issues, increased costs (rent, labor, food, energy, etc) that really bog them down.

We stayed persistent and it paid off. Once they said yes, we had a 21% satsback on beer within Oshi, and got them set up with Ibex to accept bitcoin payments for anything on the menu. Took just a couple of days. Trained the staff (they're still learning so be gentle!) and got it up and running pretty quick.

tldr; it wasn't so hard, but persistence is key. dont give up!