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This is how it should be done. Every purchase is an occasion to orange pill.

There's still work that needs to be done to keep the merchants that are not die hard Bitcoiners accepting Bitcoin.

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Orange-Pilling Costa Rican merchants

Total time: 5 minutes

ACT 1, SCENE 1

me: do you accept Bitcoin payments?

them: no

me: why not?

them: I don't know... I don't have the app

me: do you have a phone or tablet with you?

them: yeah

me: can I show you how it works quickly?

them: sure (shrugs)

me - I take the phone and download the Bitcoin Jungle, we add their phone number, and hand it back to them

me: here is how to receive Bitcoin, click receive enter the amount

them - they do as I say and the QR code pops up

me - use ninja speed to pay the invoice

me: congratulations you now accept Bitcoin payments

me - I show them the advanced settings and how to convert Bitcoin to local currency in a bank account with the Bull Bitcoin

me: you're all set. here is our phone number if you need help

them: cool, thanks

END

P.S. - When dealing with the owner of the shop the success rate is very high. Failure is usually do to the fact that they are not the owner of the shop. ACT 2 of this story is showing the owner how to use the Point of Sale feature and explaining how to make sure employees don't steal the money which takes another ~3-4 minutes.