I see more and more merchants accepting Bitcoin but I feel many are missing the point. I, along with the vast majority of you, hate spending my Bitcoin. The only reason I would spend Bitcoin is if I can get a 20%+ discount on an item or service that I would be purchasing anyway. This also assumes I can immediately purchase more BTC to cover what I spent. I have done this before for purchases on Purse, then buying the BTC right back on Coinbase. The headache alone is hardly worth it. So merchants! It's great that you accept BTC but give us a compelling reason to spend it at your establishment, otherwise we really don't care.
I also just use bitcoin when I really need to especially in emergency cases or when I really run out of money. But, as much as possible I keep all the bitcoin that I can. I also have my salary from my job, so as much as possible all the coins that I earn here are meant to be my long-term investment.