I needed a new wheel for my garden trailer plus some stuff to service my daughter's car. I drove 30 mins to the shops & realised I'd left my wallet at home. Going home to get my wallet would waste an hour & a fair bit of diesel. I went through the apps on my phone. None of my credit cards are in my phone & Aqua lost their Dolphin card I had Bitrefil installed. Searched for gift cards & found both stores had them available. Yipee At the auto shop it was quiet so I explained to the guy that I'd forgotten my wallet & needed to buy a gift card. He was chill as I added the voucher to my cart & paid for it with lightning. No problems with either stores. Bitcoin got me out of a pickle. 🤙

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Next time explain to him, that you forgot your wallet and that you can pay him directly with Bitcoin. These are situations that very well serve to orange pill people. Don't waste them like they mean nothing.
Why give them money at all if you don't like them. Find other ways to purchase stuff you need.
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1776 3 months ago
I don’t buy wheels often. But when I do, I buy no-flats. image
I have been in a similar situation in Applebee's, not realizing until after we ate. I think I ended up using Fold to buy an Amazon card, and Amazon to buy the Applebee's card.
It's pretty cool to have these tools available especially as people can get debanked so easily these days. At least I know I can always put food on the table or buy a wheel without my wallet.