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Unnecessary receipts
Why do stores give you receipts for very small purchases? I assume it's required by some sort of law. It's pretty stupid though. I can't imagine ever needing documented proof that I bougth soap and hair gel at Duane Reade tonight. Of course it makes sense for big purchases, but the trivial ones (like <$20 maybe) really don't need receipts.
Is there any reason stores always give you receipts? They'd probably save a few bucks/year by not printing receipts for all purchases <$x and I think most of the customers would appreciate not having another scrap of paper to throw out. |
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Re: Unnecessary receipts
yeah but for all of us who could care less about that, you know there are people out there who will happily go back to the store for $1.50 because they bought the wrong _____ product...
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Re: Unnecessary receipts
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yeah but for all of us who could care less about that, you know there are people out there who will happily go back to the store for $1.50 because they bought the wrong _____ product... [/ QUOTE ] Make them ask for a receipt. Or at least give me the option to not get one without that meaning that I leave it up to the cashier to throw out my scrap of paper. |
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Re: Unnecessary receipts
Security surveillance can see the receipt printing and the cashier giving it to the customer, ensuring the cashier is not stealing.
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Re: Unnecessary receipts
"I bought a doughnut and they gave me a receipt for the doughnut. I don't need a receipt for the doughnut. Man, I'll just give you money, then you give me the doughnut. End of transaction. We don't need to bring ink and paper into this. I just can't imagine a scenario where I would have to prove that I bought a doughnut. Some skeptical friend: "'Don’t even act like I didn't get that doughnut, I've got the documentation right here. Oh wait, it's at home, in the file... under D... for doughnut'"
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Re: Unnecessary receipts
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"I bought a doughnut and they gave me a receipt for the doughnut. I don't need a receipt for the doughnut. Man, I'll just give you money, then you give me the doughnut. End of transaction. We don't need to bring ink and paper into this. I just can't imagine a scenario where I would have to prove that I bought a doughnut. Some skeptical friend: "'Don’t even act like I didn't get that doughnut, I've got the documentation right here. Oh wait, it's at home, in the file... under D... for doughnut'" [/ QUOTE ] Ha, I love Mitch Hedberg. I heard that joke like 2 years ago but I never felt compelled to abolish receipts til tonight. Not really sure why. |
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Re: Unnecessary receipts
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Security surveillance can see the receipt printing and the cashier giving it to the customer, ensuring the cashier is not stealing. [/ QUOTE ] Couldnt they just not put all the stuff the customer buys into the register anyway? Does this really stop them from stealing? |
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Re: Unnecessary receipts
having worked retail when i was younger, i assure you, people will return anything. i've had to credit 54 cents back to someone's visa.
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Re: Unnecessary receipts
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[ QUOTE ] Security surveillance can see the receipt printing and the cashier giving it to the customer, ensuring the cashier is not stealing. [/ QUOTE ] Couldnt they just not put all the stuff the customer buys into the register anyway? Does this really stop them from stealing? [/ QUOTE ] Eh, they could but at least this method at least ensure that a sale actually took place. There have been stores where a single employee stole tens of thousands of dollars just by rining "phanthom" sales and taking the excess cash out of the drawer by the end of the night. I don't think this is the best plan, but for some stores it works. When I managed cashiers they could rip up the receipt and toss it if the customer didn't want it. I actually inquired with our software people about the ability to print only on request for our coffe shop register to save paper (not because I give a [censored] about the environment, custom thermal paper is expensive), but it would have been too difficult. |
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Re: Unnecessary receipts
I keep all my receipts because I pay for almost everything with my check card. I then use the receipts to balance my checking account.
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