have you guys done it too and what items have you recently bought with bitcoin payments?
How often do you transact in the real world with your bitcoin or digital money?
There's a somewhat known store in my area that sells computer-related stuff and I usually go there a few times a year... Even though it gives me a great deal of satisfaction to be able to directly pay for something with
BTCitcoin, they tend to sell their products at a premium
[in other words, I only go there if I really have to purchase a product that I couldn't find in other stores].
Maybe I'll also try asking the shop owner if he knows crypto and accepts crypto as payment.
Make sure to approach the owner when other people are not around to minimize the risk
[in case the wrong person hears your conversation]!
Many merchants probably don't want to reveal that they accept crypto, because of some sort of "crypto is a scam" stigma, which might hurt their legitimacy.
That's unfortunately true, but perhaps they're also scared of becoming someone else's target...