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    Question Would you like the receipt?

    The most often asked question I hear these days when shopping is "Would you like the receipt?" Is this a valid reason to be concerned about the economy?



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    No. The cost of thermal printers and thermal paper is extremely low. More likely employees just got tired of picking them up off the floors and out of the parking lots.

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    I generally say no. Receipts are actually pretty toxic.

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    I only keep one if I can deduct it from my taxes .

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    I'm hearing more "Do you have an email address" or "would you like to give us your email address"...

    My response is typically, "Can I really trust you guys with that? Are you going to send me spam?" Then I smile, take my sh!t, and I go LOL. Same with warranty cards that ask me my demographics. So if I'm poor, hispanic, and 68, do I only get a 2 month warranty? What do my demographics have anything do with your ability to stand by your product?

    As if my business isn't enough? Fk off, Jack Welch wannabe's... you know who you are. /rant

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    I don't want the receipt. I hear it mostly at food places, or grocery stores, where I've already paid cash and am not likely to return something. If I had an issue with a grocery item, the manager knows me and will generally be fine with swapping whatever it is out... but that doesn't happen often.

    I know that I ask over the phone if someone wants a copy of their receipt, but that's largely because I would have to mail it to them, and even though the receipt masks their card number, some people hate that.
    Genuine, willful, aggressive ignorance is the one sure way to tick me off. I wish I could say you were trolling. I know better, and it's just sad.

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    Actually I think most business owners require the offer of the receipt for theft protection. There are places that will post if you are not offered/given a receipt your meal is free. Guess this stops employees from making the sale and not ringing it up.

    Now asking for emails is a different story all together. Even when I pay cash they ask for Phone number/ email. they claim its for seeing where their customers are from but we all know its really to send you spam/junk mail.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sam1952 View Post
    Actually I think most business owners require the offer of the receipt for theft protection. There are places that will post if you are not offered/given a receipt your meal is free. Guess this stops employees from making the sale and not ringing it up.

    Now asking for emails is a different story all together. Even when I pay cash they ask for Phone number/ email. they claim its for seeing where their customers are from but we all know its really to send you spam/junk mail.
    YOUR receipt prints out and is given to you. The register keeps a "copy" (whether electronic or on a twin roll of tape inside the machine) that generally cannot be accessed by the person working the register.
    Genuine, willful, aggressive ignorance is the one sure way to tick me off. I wish I could say you were trolling. I know better, and it's just sad.



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    Quote Originally Posted by MelissaWV View Post
    YOUR receipt prints out and is given to you. The register keeps a "copy" (whether electronic or on a twin roll of tape inside the machine) that generally cannot be accessed by the person working the register.
    Can it be voided?

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    Nah, just give me the donut.


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    Quote Originally Posted by timosman View Post
    Can it be voided?
    Yes, but that appears as another transaction underneath. I was addressing the idea that receipt printouts are there to ensure the employees don't take things without ringing them up.
    Genuine, willful, aggressive ignorance is the one sure way to tick me off. I wish I could say you were trolling. I know better, and it's just sad.

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    My husband wants the receipt if it's for a donut at Krispy Kreme.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MelissaWV View Post
    YOUR receipt prints out and is given to you. The register keeps a "copy" (whether electronic or on a twin roll of tape inside the machine) that generally cannot be accessed by the person working the register.
    Actually was I was getting at was when you buy something the clerk will take your money, give you change but never ring it up on the register. Requiring giving a receipt stops this practice. It's a pretty common problem in a bar. All the bartender has to do is keep track of the number of a particular brand of beer. You pay, she brings the change, keep track of how many bottles she sold and at the end of the night take that cash out of the register and she balances. Same principle in the donut shop.

    "Nah, just give me the donut.


    (kudos if you know the reference.) "

    Yeah I got the reference, no need for paper in this transaction, lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by MelissaWV View Post
    If I had an issue with a grocery item, the manager knows me and will generally be fine with swapping whatever it is out... .
    The IRS requires the original receipt.

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    Quote Originally Posted by angelatc View Post
    The IRS requires the original receipt.
    That is why I keep any related to farm and business expenses , I am writing those off . by spring 2017 , now that I am retired I may get to the point where I can show I am under the income limit , then I may no longer bother with it .

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    Quote Originally Posted by sam1952 View Post
    Actually was I was getting at was when you buy something the clerk will take your money, give you change but never ring it up on the register. Requiring giving a receipt stops this practice.
    I worked at a convenience store that did that. It was easy to get around because the clerks would ask the customer ahead of time if he wanted a receipt.

    The rule was you either had to ask the customer if he wanted the receipt, or just lay it on the counter/put it in the bag. You could then let the receipts pile up, not ring up a customer, and lay the wrong receipt on the counter. You also had regular customers, so the clerks could remember who wanted their receipt. Most did not.

    One time, this guy left the store and came back in. He tried to game the rule that said a customer not getting a receipt before exiting received $5.00. He claimed I did not give him a receipt, but I left it on the counter. This prick argued with me about it. Said he was going to follow-up with it, but I doubt he did that since he was some redneck f*ck.

    I remember a guy who worked there who always pretended to be a straight arrow, but I'm sure he loaded up on money. Also, the manager would come in and grab a pack of cigarettes off the shelf. He never rang it up, but always told me he would ring it up later. Yeah, sure. I talked with an employee after I left, asking about that manager. I'll never forget her saying, "Tim got fired. HE'S A THIEF!" The funny thing was that SHE was also a thief. Then, there was that very slightly plump girl who also worked there, who was probably a thief too. She was dumb as rocks, but had a pretty face; and I regretted later not going out with her and trying to get a hand job or something. Ah, the memories.
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    Quote Originally Posted by sam1952 View Post
    Actually was I was getting at was when you buy something the clerk will take your money, give you change but never ring it up on the register. Requiring giving a receipt stops this practice. It's a pretty common problem in a bar. All the bartender has to do is keep track of the number of a particular brand of beer. You pay, she brings the change, keep track of how many bottles she sold and at the end of the night take that cash out of the register and she balances. Same principle in the donut shop.

    "Nah, just give me the donut.


    (kudos if you know the reference.) "

    Yeah I got the reference, no need for paper in this transaction, lol
    And what I was pointing out is that the twin will register all sales. If you are missing 25 bottles of a given beer, and only 10 show up, there's a problem. Items missing = items on your receipt, which usually is on a point of sale system where you have to log in or swipe. Hell, there are taps that measure out the amount dispensed per drink linked to the point of sale system now. That's not to say you can't get in buddybuddy with the manager and have them swipe in repeated overrides for you (Oops I spilled a drink; I need to redo that order).
    Genuine, willful, aggressive ignorance is the one sure way to tick me off. I wish I could say you were trolling. I know better, and it's just sad.

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    Quote Originally Posted by angelatc View Post
    The IRS requires the original receipt.
    I don't generally report my groceries to the IRS.
    Genuine, willful, aggressive ignorance is the one sure way to tick me off. I wish I could say you were trolling. I know better, and it's just sad.

  22. #19
    Quote Originally Posted by MelissaWV View Post
    I don't generally report my groceries to the IRS.
    I wish I could claim mine as a business expense .

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    I mean , hell , I really need all of that ice cream to get my work done .

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    Old, but goodie line you hear at the store:



    Cashier: Would you like a bag with that?

    Grubby Customer (referring to his old lady): No, I got one in the car.



    Quote Originally Posted by TheCount View Post
    ...I believe that when the government is capable of doing a thing, it will.
    Quote Originally Posted by Influenza View Post
    which one of yall fuckers wrote the "ron paul" racist news letters
    Quote Originally Posted by Dforkus View Post
    Zippy's posts are a great contribution.




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    Quote Originally Posted by brushfire View Post
    I'm hearing more "Do you have an email address" or "would you like to give us your email address"...

    My response is typically, "Can I really trust you guys with that? Are you going to send me spam?" Then I smile, take my sh!t, and I go LOL. Same with warranty cards that ask me my demographics. So if I'm poor, hispanic, and 68, do I only get a 2 month warranty? What do my demographics have anything do with your ability to stand by your product?

    As if my business isn't enough? Fk off, Jack Welch wannabe's... you know who you are. /rant
    Quote Originally Posted by sam1952 View Post
    Actually I think most business owners require the offer of the receipt for theft protection. There are places that will post if you are not offered/given a receipt your meal is free. Guess this stops employees from making the sale and not ringing it up.

    Now asking for emails is a different story all together. Even when I pay cash they ask for Phone number/ email. they claim its for seeing where their customers are from but we all know its really to send you spam/junk mail.
    Quote Originally Posted by NorthCarolinaLiberty View Post
    Old, but goodie line you hear at the store:



    Cashier: Would you like a bag with that?

    Grubby Customer (referring to his old lady): No, I got one in the car.
    My husband loves that joke.

    This is his favorite. He tells it to everyone and NO ONE LAUGHS. It's awful and dirty, read at your own risk. He says it's a classic but I've never heard anyone tell it but him.

     
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    Quote Originally Posted by MelissaWV View Post
    I don't generally report my groceries to the IRS.
    Not you - the merchant issuing a refund must prove the item was originally purchased, that's why merchants make you bring back the receipt before they give you cash back.

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    Quote Originally Posted by oyarde View Post
    I mean , hell , I really need all of that ice cream to get my work done .
    Dammit. You went and put ice cream in my head.



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    Quote Originally Posted by Suzanimal View Post

    This is his favorite. He tells it to everyone and NO ONE LAUGHS. It's awful and dirty, read at your own risk. He says it's a classic but I've never heard anyone tell it but him.

     
    How do you stop a dog from humping your leg?

    Pick it up and suck it's dick. O_o



    Hmmm; I didn't laugh either. And I love the raunchy joke.
    Quote Originally Posted by TheCount View Post
    ...I believe that when the government is capable of doing a thing, it will.
    Quote Originally Posted by Influenza View Post
    which one of yall fuckers wrote the "ron paul" racist news letters
    Quote Originally Posted by Dforkus View Post
    Zippy's posts are a great contribution.




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    Quote Originally Posted by MelissaWV View Post
    And what I was pointing out is that the twin will register all sales. If you are missing 25 bottles of a given beer, and only 10 show up, there's a problem. Items missing = items on your receipt, which usually is on a point of sale system where you have to log in or swipe. Hell, there are taps that measure out the amount dispensed per drink linked to the point of sale system now. That's not to say you can't get in buddybuddy with the manager and have them swipe in repeated overrides for you (Oops I spilled a drink; I need to redo that order).
    Of course you are correct, in a sense. The corporate establishment will have inventories established for bottles, how many glasses out of a keg and automatic pourers on their liquor. They spend the money and track everything. However there are many places that are not so sophisticated they don't inventory the way they should. Don't keep track of glasses out of a keg and free pour their liquor. Were not talking about stealing thousands of dollars a day. More then likely "supplementing" their pay with an extra 30/40 bucks.

    As for receipts it doesn't matter how many copies there are. if it's not rung up there is no receipt.

    Am guessing free pour far out numbers automatic pour establishments, try tracking that. Of course there are number of drinks vs how many bottles have been used but if someone is stealing they need to stay within the margin of error.
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  31. #27
    Quote Originally Posted by timosman View Post
    The most often asked question I hear these days when shopping is "Would you like the receipt?" Is this a valid reason to be concerned about the economy?
    Always take a receipt so you do not get falsely accused of shop lifting on the way out by store security or some cop. Some Targets, Walmarts and Costco's you can't leave without having your bags searched and compared to the receipt anyway.
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    Naaa we don't need any paper records of anything. In an all digital world, I assure you everything will be a utopian paradise! You'll see! You won't need receipts since you won't own anything any way.

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  33. #29
    Quote Originally Posted by kahless View Post
    Always take a receipt so you do not get falsely accused of shop lifting on the way out by store security or some cop. Some Targets, Walmarts and Costco's you can't leave without having your bags searched and compared to the receipt anyway.
    Yeah , I do not even go in places that do that .

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    I cannot get gas at the Sams Club because they do not take cash .

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