I do the same, I even have an email address dedicated to that purpose so I can keep it separate from my regular email comms.

geoffwnz: I am liking the slow move to emailing your receipts from places that have your email details.  SuperCheap Auto club card etc.  Much nicer idea and means that it's already in electronic format for storing instead of having to scan the paper.

geoffwnz:

The current software on the New World self service kiosks that, at the end of the transaction, while you are packing your items having finished interacting with the device, puts up a prompt on the screen asking if you'd like to print a receipt.  If that wasn't annoying enough, it prints the receipt regardless of whether you press Yes or No.

So, why bother having a prompt at all?

geoffwnz:

 

The current software on the New World self service kiosks that, at the end of the transaction, while you are packing your items having finished interacting with the device, puts up a prompt on the screen asking if you'd like to print a receipt.  If that wasn't annoying enough, it prints the receipt regardless of whether you press Yes or No.

 

So, why bother having a prompt at all?

 

 

it's printing the fuel discount receipt.

Something I find annoying. Trying to find a very specific mountainbike part for a retro project. I'd love to have a programme that could scrape google and let me know if someone advertises one for sale without me having to sign up and trawl through lots of different forums.

With the number of pricing errors at supermarkets I find it critical to get a receipt for anything other than the most basic of shops.

TheMantis:

 

With the number of pricing errors at supermarkets I find it critical to get a receipt for anything other than the most basic of shops.

 

My father always gets a supermarket receipt and checks it when he gets home. He usually picks up at least one error per month where he's been overcharged. They know him well at the customer service desk! 😀

MurrayM:

TheMantis:

 

With the number of pricing errors at supermarkets I find it critical to get a receipt for anything other than the most basic of shops.

 

 

My father always gets a supermarket receipt and checks it when he gets home. He usually picks up at least one error per month where he's been overcharged. They know him well at the customer service desk! 😀

Handsomedan:

MurrayM:

 

My father always gets a supermarket receipt and checks it when he gets home. He usually picks up at least one error per month where he's been overcharged. They know him well at the customer service desk! 😀

 

Yeah I am a bit of a stickler for checking the prices too...but I don't always get a receipt for a small shop.

To clarify, the receipts I was talking about were for a couple of items purchased on the way to work, so, very small shop and prices checked at a glance as the items are scanned.

For those who check prices of a bigger shopping expedition, what are you checking against?  I can scan down a long receipt and not see anything out of the ordinary because my brain doesn't seem to contain a database of all goods and prices.  (Genuine question as I should probably start paying more attention to how much extra money I'm donating to my local supermarket)

geoffwnz:

 

For those who check prices of a bigger shopping expedition, what are you checking against? 

 

The database of my brain can only cope with 'special' items. It seems most supermarket pricing errors are when products are on special according to the shelf display but the till shows the standard price.

This can work out well when the store has a policy of refunding you for pricing errors, like countdown. Buy an expensive item on special, catch the error, get your money back.

elpenguino:

 

geoffwnz:

 

For those who check prices of a bigger shopping expedition, what are you checking against? 

 

 

The database of my brain can only cope with 'special' items. It seems most supermarket pricing errors are when products are on special according to the shelf display but the till shows the standard price.

 

This can work out well when the store has a policy of refunding you for pricing errors, like countdown. Buy an expensive item on special, catch the error, get your money back.

 

Given I use the shop-n-go for the regular shop, that's probably easy enough to check as I scan which I keep half an eye on anyway.

I'm in a level 2 area and my employer has asked everyone to work from home to slow/stop any potential outbreak. A bunch of people from work are now meeting up at a local restaurant for lunch.

🤦

There is no vaccine for stupidity!

Rikkitic:

 

There is no vaccine for stupidity!

 

But if there was, who'd take it. The ones who would don't need to and the ones who do, well...