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LegendaryActivity: 1162Merit: 1007 My perseverance paid off: Brown Safe now accepts Coinbase for luxury safes January 15, 2014, 04:39:44 AM #1



I decided that I wanted to store some of my private keys in a safe. Something from Wal-Mart may suffice for certain purposes (paper money cough cough), but I wanted something special for my bitcoins: something extremely secure, something easy to get in and out of (my new safe has a finger-print reader), and something that would look great in my office.



After a lengthy internet search, I decided that Brown Safe made safes that best fit my requirements (



Understandably, bitcoin is a new technology and it takes a while to become comfortable with all of its benefits. But I think I got through to the great people at Brown Safe in my last email when I pointed out (a) the credit card hack at Target that compromised 40 million people, and (b) that Overstock.com now accepts bitcoin so you guys should too. Earlier today I received an email:













Followed by an invoice emailed from Coinbase:















Mission accomplished and Im looking forward to my new safe!



Now, I didnt get anything this fancy but I do know a certain forum member who may be looking for something like this to match his new yellow Lamborghini:







It hit me recently: should I really be keeping my bitcoin private keys in my sock drawer? Im sure many people have had similar realizations as theyve watched both the acceptance and value of bitcoin grow.I decided that I wanted to store some of my private keys in a safe. Something from Wal-Mart may suffice for certain purposes (paper money cough cough), but I wanted something special for my bitcoins: something extremely secure, something easy to get in and out of (my new safe has a finger-print reader), and something that would look great in my office.After a lengthy internet search, I decided that Brown Safe made safes that best fit my requirements ( http://www.brownsafe.com ). The trouble was: if bitcoins are worth the trouble and expense of high-security storage, then shouldnt I be able to purchase such a safe using bitcoin?Understandably, bitcoin is a new technology and it takes a while to become comfortable with all of its benefits. But I think I got through to the great people at Brown Safe in my last email when I pointed out (a) the credit card hack at Target that compromised 40 million people, and (b) that Overstock.com now accepts bitcoin so you guys should too. Earlier today I received an email:Followed by an invoice emailed from Coinbase:Mission accomplished and Im looking forward to my new safe!Now, I didnt get anythingbut I do know a certain forum member who may be looking for something like this to match his new yellow Lamborghini: Run Bitcoin Unlimited ( www.bitcoinunlimited.info