if the crypto-community really wants to see crypto take off they are going to have to find a way for point of sale (POS) systems to use the coins. Yes, we know that Point of Sale systems can use a third party for bitcoin transactions
Is it such a big deal? I don't think it's realistic to expect that coins will ever leave the internet. Make online shops accept it first.
There is already a trend to merge online and storefront sales. Just look at gyft.com . Cryptocurrency can be used on the internet or off using QR codes. The problem with offline sales is that the confirmation times are too long to make this feasible.