Just curious, looking to get some stuff, but definitely interested in finding out what the process (or YOUR process, rather) from buying bitcoins to purchasing with them is.
Treat this like an ELI5, I'm sure this would definitely help some others too!
I use Coinbase, some people choose not to, but it's convenient.
I tumble bitcoins, I'd use Bitblender, BTCfog sucks.
Then when you purchase a product, use PGP encryption, a guide on how to do this can be found here (easy to use).
http://vimeo.com/53789937