• Professorozone@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I get a receipt for everything, that way if anyone asks if I have the receipt, the answer is always yes, not gee was this one of the things I thought was too inconsequential to keep the receipt for.

    Also, if I’m ever audited by the IRS I’m going to inundate them with so many receipts, they’ll owe ME money when it’s over.

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    Do you remember a time where the receipt had the name of the store, the time and date of the purchase, an itemized list of what you bought, and the tax you paid and nothing else?

    Nowadays there’s also a transaction id, a qr code, a coupon for your next purchase, a quote of the day, a novel, and some ads printed on there. My last order of french fries came with a piece of paper that is longer than my forearm. Ikea spits out half a metre of thermal paper when I order 2 hot dogs. Whyyyu?

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    • Sir, you can’t leave without paying for that donut.
    • But I just paid for it! Here’s the receipt.

    And that’s why you need a receipt for a donut.

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    The actual answer is for reimbursement, for example if you’re buying them for a work meeting or something.

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      3 days ago

      Sure … but a single donut?

      Honestly the process for getting reimbursed is annoying enough that I’m only going to do it for stuff that’s more than $10. I don’t need to be reimbursed often though

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    I do occasionaly buy a donut, but never for myself. So I cary it around with me for a while, often visiting other shops with it. I’d rather have a receipt with me, don’t need any funny experiences.

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    Most receipts contain a time stamp. I could imagine a scenario where someone claimed Mitch (if he was still here) was involved in a crime and he could use the donut receipt as proof of innocence.

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      It’s up to the discretion of the judge.

      Friend had car stolen. Joyriders caused police chase but they got away. Police arrested friend. He had an ATM receipt time stamped from when the police were chasing the stolen car.

      Judge didn’t care.