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Re:I've Heard Receipts Are Toxic. Is It Safe to Touch Them? by Simulacra on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @08:00AM (#44365214)
Tangentially related: I was friends with a lady who was lobbying congress to get ridnof thermal receipt paper. Over time, thermal receipts fadr, and after a year you really no longer have the receipt because it's mostly faded. This makes it almost a disappearing warranty.

I scan my receipts for major purchases, but I think she had a point.

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Re:I've Heard Receipts Are Toxic. Is It Safe to Touch Them? by larrled on Tuesday June 24, 2025 @08:28AM (#44365446)
The trend I’ve noticed is towards emailed receipts which are not very consumer friendly. It seems like a better option is just taking a snapshot of the receipt on your cell phone. I’d appreciate having that option. A retailer could show the receipt on a tablet and I could take a quick snapshot. Win-win.
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