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You need to send an email with the barcode and 25 minutes after that sweep the funds back...I've tried to use this twice and not seen my code. Update: refreshing the page seems to help Update 2: I just used my code and it worked great! Nice work guys!
I'm sorry to digress, but... ...what's with the 6.3 MiB background image?!?!
The big question... is this actually useable at Starbucks? If I show a barista a 3rd-party, non-Starbucks affiliated app, and ask them to scan it, will they do it? Or just look at me like I've grown 3 heads? Even if it is a valid barcode (and still not clear on where that's coming from either - I don't understand the 'crowdsourcing a gold card' thing - can someone explain?)
The big question... is this actually useable at Starbucks? If I show a barista a 3rd-party, non-Starbucks affiliated app, and ask them to scan it, will they do it? Or just look at me like I've grown 3 heads? Even if it is a valid barcode (and still not clear on where that's coming from either - I don't understand the 'crowdsourcing a gold card' thing - can someone explain?)
The big question... is this actually useable at Starbucks? If I show a barista a 3rd-party, non-Starbucks affiliated app, and ask them to scan it, will they do it? Or just look at me like I've grown 3 heads? Even if it is a valid barcode (and still not clear on where that's coming from either - I don't understand the 'crowdsourcing a gold card' thing - can someone explain?)
I just did it...it was amazing! I'd prefer to keep a balance alive for longer.
Major plus for your website to feature a Nexus instead of an iPhone. It instantly gives me a comfortable feeling of professionalism. I like the idea of the app and its well-executed. However, even if I would get a 100% discount I wouldn't take it. Starbucks equals common denominator hyped hipster coffee charged for at premium rates due to its viral-branding and A-locations. I would rather drink water from a sprinkler…
I definitely want to work with indie shops. It's a numbers game, though- I'll need shops that are interested to step forward and put in some extra effort for this to happen, because we do a lot better / get more people using bitcoin with larger merchants.
Hey guys! You might remember our last app, Card for Coin, where we were buying Starbucks for bitcoin. Well, here's the other side- we're looking forward to your feedback. The websocket stuff is a little touch and go, so please let me know if you have issues. Let me know if anyone has an issue loading a card or getting a refund, and I'll work it out.
This is great. Why is there any limit to the amount of time I have to keep the "bitcoin/dollars" on the barcode? I'd rather load it up and use it when convinient.
The other thing is- gift cards are all about vendor lock-in, and that's bullshit. Thus the focus on getting your money back in your pocket.
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Oh please. You cannot "launder money" with Starbucks gift cards unless you use a completely ridiculous definition of the term (which occasionally you find over-enthusiastic regulators doing, but that is no excuse).
If someone buys Starbucks gift cards with dirty money, by selling the gift card at a discount, you get laundered money back. It's could be even more advantageous if you sell the gift cards for bitcoins, which can be sent anywhere in the world and anonymously exchanged for cash in nearly any currency/country through localbitcoins.
Let's say you start out with drug money. You would like to get this money into the banking system so you can use it to buy a house. This is a standard money laundering problem.
If you turn up at the bank with bags full of cash, the bank will ask where you got that money from, and lots of proof that it was legitimate. They will also file paperwork with the government stating that you made suspicious transactions, or they might just deny you entirely. Obviously, you can't say "I got this money selling drugs" so you need a plausible explanation - this is what money launderers do.
So you take your drug money and buy lots of gift cards. Then you resell them at a discount. What you get back is .... cash (or bitcoins which are essentially digital cash). So the bank asks you the same questions. Your explanation is, "I got this money selling gift cards at a loss". This does not hold water, will not be accepted by the bank and thus does not solve your problem, or even take a step towards solving your problem.