You Can Now Buy Dell Products With Bitcoin via Gyft
Gyft is now offering shoppers the opportunity to buy Dell products for bitcoins. Neither Gyft nor Dell need much of an introduction: Michael Dell's empire remains one of the biggest PC makers in the market, while Gyft allows users to buy mobile gift cards that can be redeemed in several major merchants in the US. Dell offers free five to seven day shipping and the usual Gyft discounts seem to apply. You can collect points by using Gyft cards and save up to 3% per purchase. It doesn't sound like much, bit it adds up if you are planning a big purchase like a pricey 4K/UHD monitor. Of course,....
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Earlier today, Gyft revealed their own Gyft gift card on the Gyft network of over 200 retailers. Gyft accepts Bitcoin right alongside typical centralized payment processors such as PayPal, Google Wallet, VISA, Mastercard, etc. For over a year, Gyft has been "showing-by-doing" the efficacy of adding bitcoin acceptance to any business model. Without chargebacks and lengthy wait times, Gyft is able to offer 3% off to customers paying in Bitcoin. This new general purpose Gyft card will allow you to "Give the Gift of Gyft." The Gyft Card is redeemed online via its unique promo code whenever the....
The day that many Bitcoiners have been secretly waiting for has finally arrived: Gyft is now stocking Walmart Gyft cards. Vinny, Gyft's CEO, announced the addition to the Gyft arsenal via Twitter and a Reddit post earlier today. We are so so so so excited to announce that @Walmart is finally on gyft! Enjoy Gyfters! #shopyourwalmartheartsouthttp://gyft.co/UiyhD4J. Walmart Gift cards, minimum $25 value, are available for Bitcoin via Gyft. Bitcoiners are now able to use Bitcoin to buy Gyft cards to spend at Walmart or Walmart's subsidiary: Sam's Club. Everything in the diaspora of consumer....
Updated with comment from Dell CIO Paul Walsh. Dell has announced it has expanded its bitcoin payments program to consumers in the UK and Canada. The announcement was revealed today at eTail West, an annual e-commerce conference, during a keynote address by CIO Paul Walsh. In remarks, Walsh suggested that the decision was prompted by customer demand and the positive feedback the company had so far received for its US offering. Walsh said: "We're hearing from our customers around the world that they want the option to use bitcoin when buying Dell products, so we are excited to deliver....
Less than a month after it first began accepting bitcoin, Dell has received 85 BTC (over $50,000) for a PowerEdge server order. NewsBTC first reported the story after Dell CEO Michael Dell tweeted the following: Recieved PowerEdge server order @ http://dell.com for more than 85 #bitcoin (~$50K USD) http://dell.com/bitcoin #Dellbitcoin. - Michael Dell (@michaeldell) 10 Aug 2014. It's not known exactly who placed the order, but since Dell's off-the-shelf Poweredge servers range from $299 into the thousands, someone likely now has a whole farm acquired with bitcoin. One Twitter user pointed....
Multinational computer technology specialist Dell has announced it is now accepting bitcoin through a partnership with Coinbase. With annual revenue approaching $57bn, Dell is roughly four times the size of DISH Network - the previous biggest bitcoin-accepting business. Following today's announcement, consumers and small business owners are able to purchase all items on Dell.com using bitcoin. To promote the news, the company is offering a 10% discount on all Alienware-brand products to bitcoin buyers. Dell also sells personal computers, servers, data storage devices, cameras and printers.....