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The legal situation is as follows: legal tender means that if you owe somebody a debt, they must accept that legal tender to pay that debt. It does not mean that people must accept legal tender for any trade. Terms of trade must be agreed by both parties and may have all kinds of rules in them. So you can do the trade, somehow fail to pay according the terms of trade. Now you owe them a debt. Now you can pay that debt with legal tender. Legal minds - please correct me if I'm wrong.
That's not what I mean by debt. If you violate the terms of trade, you can be sued. That court can then impose damages. Those damages will be in fiat currency, not strawberries, not bitcoin. Those damages will probably be more than the original price though, maybe even a lot more. However, the court may force you to pay in bitcoin or strawberries if they are aware that you hold such. If you claim you don't have any strawberries/bitcoin, then you'll be paying in fiat.
Careful who you make your heros... "Legal Tender" is a Government scam. Money is Private - this means unregulated, without the need of your local jurisdiction (law) to legalize the voluntary exchange of goods. Remove Legal Tender rules, and we'll all see the soundest money rise to the top. Study #Bitcoin