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A comment on The Flimsy Doorknob & The Forgettable Receipt.

Re:The Flimsy Doorknob & The Forgettable Receipt by gsmaverick on Sunday May 31, 2009 @08:34PM (#635249)
He makes a very good point. When you pay $500 for a meal it is very disappointing to see a receipt like that. I never really thought of the receipt as a marketing opportunity but now I realize how important receipts can be as a marketing vehicle.
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Re:The Flimsy Doorknob & The Forgettable Receipt by ankhmoop on Sunday May 31, 2009 @10:46PM (#635424)
Unless you're going to deliver a receipt that matches my meal in value, I don't particularly see the point. I don't want some stock-printed receipt merely intended to impress.

Receipts are just receipts, and there's no real value you can provide for me there. Instead, remember who I am, and welcome me back next time.

I should also note that the author's point could have been better elucidated without relying so heavily on braggart anecdote.

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Re:The Flimsy Doorknob & The Forgettable Receipt by grandalf on Sunday May 31, 2009 @10:44PM (#635423)
But who really wants a receipt unless you're expensing the dinner? I'd much rather have some record emailed to me and have nothing to worry about keeping track of or putting in my pocket.
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