Now check out something like a Bitpay card. :) Debit card you can charge up with bitcoin. Then you can buy anything. You also get different conversion rates if you use www.poloniex.com, or www.bittrex.com, but blocktrades is definitely the easiest to use. :)
Steem On!
Yes, I am using Poloniex to trade cryptocurrencies and to sell Monero and ZCash that I mine. However, I don’t want to go through the whole process of transferring, waiting, placing an order, waiting, checking, transfering, and waiting again every time I simple want to withdraw some Steem Dollars into my Bitcoin Wallet. BlockTrades save me from all this headache, that’s why I like it so much. :)
And yes, I’ve already considered getting myself a Bitcoin debit card. I’ve looked into BitPay, e-Coin and Xapo. However, as I am more of a holder than spender, when it comes to Bitcoin, I think I am okay for now. If I need to sell a share of my Bitcoins fast, I could do it via Coinbase or Kraken and then withdraw fiat onto my ordinary bank account in Sweden. But I am sure that in the near future there will be more choice of crypto debit cards to choose from. Heck, maybe our mainstream consumer banks will offer them!
I will be talking with @greekcouple on Skype this afternoon. They are getting a Bitcoin debit card from Xapo. I will be curious to learn about their experiences and impressions of it.