# Would you like your Receipt? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 4, 2011, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-your-receipt/566382 "2011-01-04T16:29:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![pidgeon92](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/50afbb/32.png) [@pidgeon92](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pidgeon92)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-your-receipt/566382/41 "2016-10-11T21:04:45Z")
I don’t want a paper receipt for anything. What I would like is an emailed receipt, like I can get from Home Depot and a few other retailers. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-your-receipt/566382/42 "2016-10-12T02:23:34Z")
I do want my receipt as I am tracking my monthly spending. ---
**Author:** ![OldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/3bc359/32.png) [@OldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-your-receipt/566382/43 "2016-10-12T02:59:59Z")
If I pay by card yes. If it’s a minor cash purchase, then no. ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-your-receipt/566382/44 "2016-10-12T05:38:43Z")
Nowadays, I’m as likely to be asked, “Paper receipt? Or do you want it by email?” Since I know they don’t have my email on file, I don’t want to waste the time typing it in. ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 9:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-your-receipt/566382/45 "2016-10-12T09:34:29Z")
The question is: shouldn’t stores be giving you your receipt? Even if it’s just to keep their cashiers honest? ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-your-receipt/566382/46 "2016-10-12T16:50:38Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > The question is: shouldn’t stores be giving you your receipt? Even if it’s just to keep their cashiers honest? If you’re not paying cash, cashiers can’t pocket your money. I believe that was the original reason for a paper trail of every sale. ---
**Author:** ![Duckster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duckster/32/1244_2.png) [@Duckster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duckster)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-your-receipt/566382/47 "2016-10-12T17:42:41Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > The question is: shouldn’t stores be giving you your receipt? Even if it’s just to keep their cashiers honest? You are _entitled to a receipt_ for every transaction. In some states, it is required by law. But you are _not obligated_ to take the receipt given to you. I always take the receipt. If you are making purchases among several stores in one trip (mall shopping), how do you prove you bought an item at store number one while in store number two that sells the same item which is now checking goods and receipts as you leave the store? ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-your-receipt/566382/48 "2016-10-12T18:30:24Z")
I always say “no”. It’s just one more thing to throw away, and my bank’s online banking is pretty good about updating near-immediately for POS purchases with my debit card. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2016, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-your-receipt/566382/49 "2016-10-12T18:33:59Z")
> [@Duckster](#): > > I always take the receipt. If you are making purchases among several stores in one trip (mall shopping), how do you prove you bought an item at store number one while in store number two that sells the same item which is now checking goods and receipts as you leave the store? Theoretically, yes. But in 55 years I have never once been asked to prove I bought an item at another store. ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2016, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-your-receipt/566382/50 "2016-10-13T17:40:21Z")
> [@Cartoonacy](#): > > Yes, if I paid by card, or if I’m buying something that I may possibly want to return later. ^This, exactly. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-like-your-receipt/566382.md?page=2)