Would You Like Your Receipt?

I pay cash for everything except internet purchases, of course. Like most, it depends on what it is. Groceries? No, except WalMart always gives me one and like @MACKTEXAS said, it's good to have if you are questioned on your way out. I throw it out when I get home. Always keep the receipts from hardware/lumber/house supplies. They have their own binder.
 

I was once at the seashore, on the boardwalk, with a woman I was dating at that time. We went into a shop and she bought a shirt. But she got a receipt and that's when she noticed a huge overcharge. It was something like $200. Who knows if the person ringing it up made an honest mistake or intentionally hoped we would leave and discover it long after returning home.
But because of the receipt, we got a refund for the difference.
Always get a printed receipt it can't hurt.
 

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I've trained the cashiers at the store I work at to always give the receipt to the customer. If the customer doesn't want it, they will hand it back and say, "Please throw it away, it's not needed."
 
I always take my receipt. One reason is because I record everything I spend on my self tallying Family Budget Planner spreadsheet (by Vertex). And what if I have to return something...I'd need the receipt. A couple of my doctors and a couple of stores now offer the option of emailing the receipts, which I accept sometimes.
 
A glum looking young woman on a checkout at Lidl scanned all my stuff and said wearily, "Would you like a receipt.?"

I pushed a humbug sweet in her hand and smiling, I said, "Yes please, and gizza kiss."

She lost that glum look, and now smiling called me a cheeky b*gger. šŸ˜Š
 
me - it depends

things I buy for clubs I am in and need a reciept - yes. Things I might return if needed - yes

little things at shops, a few groceries etc - no.
 
timoc said:
A glum looking young woman on a checkout at Lidl scanned all my stuff and said wearily, "Would you like a receipt.?"

I pushed a humbug sweet in her hand and smiling, I said, "Yes please, and gizza kiss."

She lost that glum look, and now smiling called me a cheeky b*gger. šŸ˜Š
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Sometimes we can brighten an otherwise bad day for a person simply by saying something nice to them (like a compliment) or making them laugh.
 
Since I can be a bit OCD, I used to take every paper receipt and compare it against my credit card statement at the end of the cycle. Hubs said I was wasting time because if I made a purchase I would recognize it. He was right. These days I receive receipts via email for major purchases like car repairs, new tires, house repairs, theater tickets, pet boarding, etc. so I can refer back to them. For purchases on Amazon, I just keep them in a folder in email and compare them against my credit card charges.

I do always take paper receipts for merchandise I've purchased, then throw them out after I leave the store unless something might need to be returned.
 

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