Can I just mail you postage instead of heavy quarters? I think that would be nicer to the USPS.
Yup! As long as it's a Forever stamp, we'll honor it :-).
What about a BTC address worth 50¢? 8D
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#102Earlier quoted context omitted.
Who would think this was not legal, and why?
I think it's just one of those factoids that gets passed around through pop-culture because nobody takes the time to verify it. Before reading the Snopes page just now, I would probably have said that I was pretty sure mailing cash was technically illegal. But thinking about it now, I have no idea where I got that idea from.
The Postal Service advises against it. You probably heard some postal official say "Don't mail cash" and mistook it as a citation of law rather than simple advice.
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#103Why.
No, seriously, why is this even worth spending time on? WTF? This isn't even amusing. It's just random.
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#104I wonder if they'd honor the deal if I sent them a letter internationally...with an Australian 50¢ piece
If you send us an international stamp instead of a 50¢ piece, we'll honor it ;-).
if i sent international + the cost of sending in usd (i have no idea how much it costs to send a letter from the us, only sent postcards), will you honour it?
(i have a fuckton of us coins at my place that i have no use and it's not worth to exchange them)
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#105I bet a lot of companies would just give you their stickers, simply to take advantage of your distribution network. It would be funny if this became a legitimate business idea (while the trend is alive).
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#106Earlier quoted context omitted.
If you send us an international stamp instead of a 50¢ piece, we'll honor it ;-).
if i sent international + the cost of sending in usd (i have no idea how much it costs to send a letter from the us, only sent postcards), will you honour it? (i have a fuckton of us coins at my place that i have no use and it's not worth to exchange them)
Yup! As long as it's enough money :-).
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#107I bet a lot of companies would just give you their stickers, simply to take advantage of your distribution network. It would be funny if this became a legitimate business idea (while the trend is alive).
We've actually already had a couple reach out, but we've turned them down because we want to see how long we can sustain this by "crowdsourcing" stickers (i.e. being a ponzi scheme).
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#108I bet a lot of companies would just give you their stickers, simply to take advantage of your distribution network. It would be funny if this became a legitimate business idea (while the trend is alive).
We've actually already had a couple reach out, but we've turned them down because we want to see how long we can sustain this by "crowdsourcing" stickers (i.e. being a ponzi scheme).
Purists :P. Good luck!
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#109Earlier quoted context omitted.
If a particular address was known to consistently receive cash in the mail, wouldn't that make it a target of theft? As someone who lives in the Bay Area and has seen car windows smashed for the change in the cupholder and a friend's motorcycle knocked over to get the flattened soda can that was being used as a stabilizer, yes, that's a security concern.
How would you know if a particular address receives cash in the mail?
Well, in this case visit their website :-)
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#110Earlier quoted context omitted.
Not common to see the top story on HN have 0 comments, as it did when I loaded the page ...
Honestly not sure. I've never had a post rise this quickly, though it's definitely fun to watch! Here's a screenshot of where people are visiting from: https://i.imgur.com/Of5xKOk.png
I'm really surprised how few visitors were from the bay area, is that normal? Does anyone know the location breakdown of hacker news visitors?
Edit: oh that was at 6am PT