Receipt Insanity
Number of items purchased: 2. Number of inches of sales receipt: 21. Almost two feet of paper. This receipt from Lowe’s had to be folded 8 times to fit in my wallet. These days a receipt is much more than a simple record of purchase–it’s a marketing tool. Below the purchase total is:
- Feedback instructions (www.lowes.com/feedback)
- Store code information
- Guaranteed low price messaging
- Contest to win a $2,500 gift card
- Personal shopper ID number
Don’t forget the flip-side of the receipt. Here we have the return policy. Repeated five times. Keep reading to see all 21 inches!
July 23rd, 2007
Steve
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Alright, Sir, can I have your phone number, area code first?
Tommy
Thursday, July 26, 2007
I bought a lawn mower blade at Sears that’s about as long as that Lowe’s receipt. Sears gave me an 18-inch receipt for that lone item. What gives?