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Trolling a burger shop until they accept bitcoin 🍔⚡

2562 sats \ 20 comments \ @satoshiplanet 29 Dec 2023 bitcoin

I have proposed to my friends to do an experiment 🤔

Near my house recently opened a burger shop and we are aware that they are not accepting bitcoin, so during this week each of us will go on different days trying to buy several burgers paying with bitcoin, to the refusal we will simply thank them and leave.

Next week we will go again asking same question... maybe it will be a good way to shake their heads, the fact is that I want taste the burger, but m only if they want my sats.

My intention is not to troll or bother the business, just to show them that they are losing customers, which is true, will they finally agree to hear our requests?

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492 sats \ 4 replies \ @aljaz 29 Dec 2023

to be the devils advocate - you're creating an artificial demand that is likely not there at all.

How many burgers do you need to eat there and pay with sats that the investment from the business into figuring out how to accept bitcoin, do taxes etc. Will you keep going there weekly for months or years to make that viable? will they net benefited out of this or will this be just another "orange pill" story where in the end you bought couple burgers and maybe one other customer once a year pays with bitcoin, leaving the business owner for the worse, making him tell all his friends that it was a waste of time?

30 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 29 Dec 2023

I think anytime you can casually mention Bitcoin to folks and it isn't related to investment or speculation it is a good thing. I agree with you it is artificial demand but I am sure if the business starts accepting bitcoin and the food is good the OP and their friends will dine their frequently.

70 sats \ 1 reply \ @satoshiplanet OP 29 Dec 2023

Sure, bitcoiners don't speculate, don't even look at the price, just teach, learn, share and have fun 🤠🍻

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 29 Dec 2023

One of my favourite days on SN was a couple months ago when price ripped from 39k to 43k or something like that and we were all still shooting the shit about everything else. Not one person mentioned the price was up 10%.

I am sure we are all guilty of looking at the price too often and speculating where it will go but I think broadly Bitcoiners (at least on SN) know what they own and are confident in it and don't spend too much time talking about price. Unless of course we are betting on when it will hit 100k so the Snail can stop posting snails.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @satoshiplanet OP 29 Dec 2023

They are located next to my house, obviously if we like the burger and they accept bitcoin both me and my friends will be regular customers

41 sats \ 3 replies \ @ek 29 Dec 2023

This is what "toxic bitcoin maximalism" should be about, lol

Also great GIF. I see great potential in you.

Btw, when they start to accept bitcoin onchain, tell them the best you can do is a lightning transaction.

225 sats \ 0 replies \ @satoshiplanet OP 29 Dec 2023

I always stress that lightning is indispensable, brw it costs nothing to help them set up a wallet and send them some sats, they will be just as excited, or even more excited than when they get their first bitcoin, plus they will see first hand how easy it is to use lightning in their day to day business

40 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 29 Dec 2023

Wait no, I have a better response. Tell them that the best you can do is to pay via zaps on SN if they sell their burgers on ~Agora

225 sats \ 0 replies \ @satoshiplanet OP 29 Dec 2023

Of course I will do it

31 sats \ 0 replies \ @cryotosensei 29 Dec 2023

Savage

30 sats \ 0 replies \ @pillar 29 Dec 2023

Looking forward to know how this turns out, keep us posted.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @Fabs 29 Dec 2023

Good way of getting you banned there.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @nikotsla 14 Jan

Any update in this experiment?

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Line2Wire 30 Dec 2023

I'd go a step further. If able to, enter a discussion on why they should accept. How it benefits them. They should be the ones to initiate this kind of question. Also, offer help on getting started. If you or your friends are able to, offer to spin up a BTCPay server and test-drive with them.

In summary, show them the value proposition and what can be achieved with sovereignty.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 29 Dec 2023

Keep up updated. If they do start accepting bitcoin post their lightning address so we can zap them.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @BlokchainB 29 Dec 2023

😆

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ca 29 Dec 2023

Keep us posted

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @mf 29 Dec 2023

30 sats \ 1 reply \ @Eobard 29 Dec 2023

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193 sats \ 0 replies \ @satoshiplanet OP 29 Dec 2023