Purse Account Creation
As we mentioned earlier, you need a Purse account to enable you exchange Bitcoins for Amazon gift cards, and finally purchase products on Amazon.
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Here is the step by step guide to signing up on Purse:
1 . Open Purse.io on your web browser.
2 . Click on the signup page.
You will find four options on signup. Three among them are suggestions to signup using other existing accounts details. Login with Google Plus and Facebook gets an additional discount. You can also use the signup with an email to create a new account.
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3 . Next, you will be required to confirm the account.
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In the case where you opted for the email signup, a confirmation email is sent to the email provided to ensure that you the owner of the email used in registration.
How do you transfer funds to the purse account?
Transferring funds to your newly created account is an important step you must attend to. Without funds in your Purse wallet, your Purse account will be of no use. In this case, remember our funds are cryptocurrencies and Bitcoins in particular.
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Here is the simple process to follow:
On your purse account, click on the WALLET option for deposit purposes.
The page that opens up will give you various options to fund the account.
How Do You Shop Products Using Bitcoins on Amazon?
Once you load some Bitcoins on your Purse wallet, you can use them to buy products on Amazon.
Depending on the most convenient option for you, you can choose either to shop directly from your Purse account or shop on purse through the addition of products in Amazon Wishlist. Today, we shall explore how to use the Amazon Wishlist on Pursue.io.
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How to Use the Amazon Wishlist in Purse
- Just log in to your purse account and select “Import Wish List” to get the Amazon items on the Wishlist.
- Paste a link on the search bar provided on the page. If it is not displayed in the current view, scroll down to get it. Leave this page as it is, then proceed with the procedure in other tabs.
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- Now log in to Amazon account.
- Make products selection and go to the product page. You select any product you want.
- The Wishlist button looks as shown below
- Make an addition of the selected product to the Amazon Wishlist. The wish list must be made public since you will have to share it. Having a public Wishlist on the account makes things much easier. In such a case, you just tap on it to make the selection.
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Once the Wishlist creation is complete, it appears on the top left side of the account’s menu.
Make a selection of the Wishlist to see the product added. In this example, we shall select MacBook as Product.
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- Then, click on share option and also copy that link.
- Here is an example representation of an imported List from Amazon.
- Hit on the product and proceed to Checkout Page. You need to set a discount percentage of your desire.
- Remember maximum discount you can set is 33%.
- The higher the discount, the more time it takes to deliver. For a quicker process, select somehow a lower discount rate.
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- Check out for the price.
- Click the continue option and get to check out. You will be required to include your desired Address and make an order. You can either make BTC payment by Shape Shift or Coinbase. Additionally, you can Scan QR code and settle payment using desktop wallet.
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- The order is processed only after depositing funds.
What to expect after making the Bitcoin payment?
- Once you place an order to be settled using cryptocurrency and in particular Bitcoin, Purse takes over.
- First, your order is viewable on the market. There will be people in need of converting their gift cards to acquire Bitcoins.
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- Purse will facilitate the process of getting the gift card you will use to pay for the product you need, and the gift holder will receive the Bitcoins. Consequently, you get the product you ordered.
- Remember product delivery may take time due to the discount factor we discussed earlier.
- The process works conveniently such that, the gift holder receives Bitcoins only after the product delivery is completed.
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Final Word
All said and done, you may question the benefit gained through shopping with crypto rather than the conventional payment options. Purse gives lots of discounts for the shopping that it involves the use of crypto as a mode of payment- discounts range from 10% up to a maximum of 33%. As you can see this is a great avenue for you to increase your savings.
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We hope the insights in this post were helpful in enabling you to start shopping on major online retailers using crypto. Give it a try and share your experience with us in the comment section below.
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