WiLS Now Accepts Bacon as Payment
After months of discussions with our vendor partners and the pork banking industry, we are thrilled to announce we are now able to accept bacon as payment for services and databases.
For years members have been asking for a more convenient payment option, so what was a “logical next step”, according to Director Stef Morrill, WiLS started talking with Nueske State Bank. The idea, said Morrill, really came from her staff, in particular when WiLS Community Liaison Jeff Brunner asked “why do we play this game of exchanging money when in the end we all just convert it into bacon.” That “aha” moment started the ball rolling.
Though we know accepting bacon for payments will make things much simpler for many of our members, we also know that there are some who wonder if there will be an electronic payment option in the horizon. We are happy to also announce Nueske State Bank will be introducing the Bacon Bitcoin in 2015!
WiLS will start accepting bacon payments in the beginning of its fiscal year, July 1, 2014. Quotes for services and databases will list both a dollar amount and a bacon equivalent in pounds. WiLS is working with a local soy bank with the hope of being able to accept tofu in the near future to accommodate those member organizations that are vegetarian and vegan.
Please note, due to bacon currency exchange penalties, WiLS will NOT be accepting Canadian bacon.
