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Topic: Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Receipts Sainsburys
Posted by: Nick Foote
Date/Time: 22/02/18 11:35:00

Not giving receipts by default is not only saving the store money but reducing heinous waste from paper and printing.

I don't have any evidence to hand but I'd wager large sums that the vast majority of people have for a long time immediately thrown away receipts for low value items such as supermarket shopping. You only have to look at the number of uncollected ones at the selfcheckouts that do still print by default to get a suspicion.

In my experience most large brands will replace low value items without a receipt without a fuss to avoid the hassle and build customer relations.

As already noted there a numerous "e-receipt" options becoming available. Like cheques and plastic bags, receipts are on the way out as part of our wasteful shopping experience. After quick google of receipt waste; "Over 250 million gallons of oil, 10 million trees and 1 billion gallons of water are consumed each year in the creation of receipts for the *United States alone*, generating 1.5 billion pounds of waste"

Not printing receipts by default and asking shoppers if they want one is a minor inconvenience for a few and a major resource saving for us all.

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TopicDate PostedPosted By
Receipts Sainsburys16/02/18 14:39:00 Peter Yale
   Re:Receipts Sainsburys16/02/18 16:02:00 Tricia Arbuthnot
      Re:Re:Receipts Sainsburys16/02/18 17:57:00 Terry Freestone
         Re:Re:Re:Receipts Sainsburys17/02/18 23:24:00 Jean F Fernandez
            Re:Re:Re:Re:Receipts Sainsburys18/02/18 08:31:00 Terry Freestone
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Receipts Sainsburys18/02/18 10:58:00 Jean F Fernandez
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Receipts Sainsburys22/02/18 11:35:00 Nick Foote
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Receipts Sainsburys22/02/18 16:15:00 Sarah Michie
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Receipts Sainsburys22/02/18 22:26:00 Susan Kelly
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Receipts Sainsburys23/02/18 08:49:00 Lee Page
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Receipts Sainsburys01/03/18 19:58:00 Peter Yale
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Receipts Sainsburys07/03/18 15:44:00 Andy Jones
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Receipts Sainsburys08/03/18 10:59:00 Nick Foote
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Receipts Sainsburys08/03/18 10:52:00 Nick Foote

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