Why Do We Still Print Receipts? (RANT)
YesÂterÂday I had to stop by Home Depot to pick up a part for my refrigÂerÂaÂtor. I bought one item and received nearly 36 inches of receipt!  A large porÂtion was the logo, the phone numÂber and address folÂlowed by a  line of asterÂisks, the actual transÂacÂtion and a huge secÂtion dedÂiÂcated to a surÂvey. Why do I need so much paper for a sinÂgle transÂacÂtion. A receipt should serve as proof of purÂchase why do we need all this extra stuff? It’s both wasteÂful and unneeded in this age of techÂnolÂogy. Now I am not a tree-hugger but I am a ChrisÂtÂian and as a ChrisÂtÂian I feel that we should be a responÂsiÂble stewÂard of God’s creÂation. I don’t think cutÂting down a small forÂest to print a sinle receipt is being a good stewÂard. SecÂondly why are we still dealÂing with paper. Why can that inforÂmaÂtion not be stored digÂiÂtally posÂsiÂbly by my bank or credit card comÂpany? This should not be that hard to do! At the very least allow me to opt out of getÂting a receipt. I don’t mean the cashier throws away the printed receipt but never print the receipt at all. I just hate to see such waste when the techÂnolÂogy exists to fix the problem!
