Ulog 18: First restaurant bill paid in bitcoins

I wrote a lot about my trip at SeaWorld, but something happened and the whole thing wasn’t saved. I don’t want to re-write the whole article again.

However, I do want to write about another experience. I paid my first restaurant bill with bitcoins and I even received a discount for it.

My friend wanted to eat out. Normally I would have said no because it was late. We were going out at 8pm and I knew my kids wouldn’t do well eating that late. Secondly, it was Korean BBQ so it would take a long time to eat. I would have been just as happy eating pho. And lastly my wife wanted to go back to the hotel so that she can finish up her chart before we leave for the trip tomorrow.

I looked up and I saw the sign that read “Bitcoins accepted here. 15% discount off total bill.” So I was like “Nice!” Pay with Bitcoins and receive a discount.

The process of paying with bitcoins was relatively easy. The waiter first calculated he total bill and gave me an amount with the 15% discount. Then he took out a QR code from underneath the desk and asked me to send the payment to that address. I used the camera phone to take a picture of the QR code, confirmed the amount and press enter. Almost instantaneously, the screen on the waiter also confirmed the payment. The waiter and I high fived. He commented that “this is the way of the future.” And that was how I paid my first bill via bitcoins.

Good night and don’t let the bedbugs bite.