I have not used BTC in a while for a transaction but what you experienced is what I have read.  That fees are down and the transaction time is tolerable.

My view on BTC is that it might never be a micropayment token but there are still a ton of transactions that do not require verification in a few seconds.

80% of the transactions in the US by value, I read, still go through the banking system.  Credit and debit cards (the things used for cups of coffee) only account for 3%.  BTC can handle all that goes through banks faster and for less.