533 sats \ 7 replies \ @siggy47 2 Sep 2023 \ on: Daily discussion thread
Shameless plug for The Bitcoin Company. I took the family out for ice cream using a Carvel gift card. Got a funny look from the cashier who thought the card looked "sketchy", but it worked.
I just bought a Foodland gift card from them this morning for my wife to try. That's a grocery store conglomerate in Canada. They have 4 or 5 different grocery store brands. They have 2 different locations near us. A premium store and a discount store. So we can definitely make use of it. Only thing I did not like is I tried to click the print button and it didn't work so I just screenshot the gift card with bar code and texted it to my wife.
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My experience is that each card is different. The one I used last night did not have a bar code. The cashier had to type in numbers. The Dunkin Donuts card has a bar code and works smoothly. I wonder if anyone has tried the Visa card on SN? I'd be interested to know if they succeeded with in store purchases.
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I have only bought a blockstream gift card because I wanted to buy a Jade hardware wallet, gas cards and now this grocery card today but I am open to trying other ones as well. I just pay in bitcoin and then re-buy whatever I just spent.
What I really like about it is Fold only has 3 or 4 options in Canada and it's stuff like the Gap which I have no interest in but Bitcoin company has gas, grocery, restaurants.
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Fold isn't even an option in NY. The Bitcoin Company is painless and pretty private. I also have used bit refill but I like Bitcoin Company better
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I was unaware of that.
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Sounds like you had an awesome day with the family. I'm craving for ice cream now, even though it's cold this side of the world.
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It was a nice night. I think Carvel is only a northeast U.S. brand. I'm surprised the Bitcoin Company had a gift card for it. I really like that you can log in with a lightning wallet. No email. No password.
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