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I hate this whole new way of handling receipts. If you order via kiosk in Taco Bell, you have your receipt ONLY by text message or email. Yep. No print out opt

by weka 7y ago

I hate this whole new way of handling receipts. If you order via kiosk in Taco Bell, you have your receipt ONLY by text message or email. Yep. No print out option. HOWEVER, if you order via cashier, you CAN print it out.

ajkjk 7y ago
Hard to sympathize. Paper receipts seem like one of those wasteful pointless relics of a bygone era that can't die soon enough.
edmundsauto 7y ago
"I bought a donut and they gave me a receipt for the donut. I don't need a receipt for the donut. I give you money and you give me the donut, end of transaction. We don't need to bring ink and paper into this. I can't imagine a scenario that I would have to prove that I bought a donut." --Mitch Hedberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWx6uA5aCrE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWx6uA5aCrE
- blaser-waffle 7y ago
  Mitch Hedberg is great, but I've expensed Dunkin Donuts while traveling for work many-a-time. And HR/Accounts Payable definitely want to see a receipt... even for a donut.
  - JohnFen 7y ago
    I've never understood expensing trivial stuff like that. It's far more effort than it's worth, in my opinion.
    - sosborn 7y ago
      In an isolated instance, sure. But for those who live on the road, 5 bucks a day (minimum) would add up quickly enough. Those people are usually going to be doing the paperwork for other expenses anyway, so just tag it on.
      - tialaramex 7y ago
        Prefer a per diem rule. This can be a problem if you're my friend who services CT scanners around the globe because cost of living varies so much (the same price of overnight stay in two cities is the difference between a nightmare hostel and 5 star luxury) but if you mostly do the same trips especially in country a rule that says here's say $20 per day for food is easier than collecting and uploading receipts for every burger and coke. It's easier for you, and instead of fighting expenses abuse and having a bunch of workers to check the expenses paperwork the business just has an understandable cost when it sends people to do their jobs.
    - mikekchar 7y ago
      My accountant gets upset if I don't expense stuff like that. If you go on a business trip and don't buy the kinds of stuff the government expects you to buy, then they start to question whether or not you actually went on the business trip. It's not so difficult to book a room somewhere and then change the booking or get a refund. But if you are saying that you went to SomeCity and you buy Dunkin Doughnuts in SomeCity, it keeps the auditors happy. I'm always getting in trouble for that (especially for things like local train tickets, bus tickets, etc, etc).

by weka 7y ago

ajkjk 7y ago

Hard to sympathize. Paper receipts seem like one of those wasteful pointless relics of a bygone era that can't die soon enough.

edmundsauto 7y ago

"I bought a donut and they gave me a receipt for the donut. I don't need a receipt for the donut. I give you money and you give me the donut, end of transaction. We don't need to bring ink and paper into this. I can't imagine a scenario that I would have to prove that I bought a donut." --Mitch Hedberg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWx6uA5aCrE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWx6uA5aCrE

blaser-waffle 7y ago
Mitch Hedberg is great, but I've expensed Dunkin Donuts while traveling for work many-a-time. And HR/Accounts Payable definitely want to see a receipt... even for a donut.
- JohnFen 7y ago
  I've never understood expensing trivial stuff like that. It's far more effort than it's worth, in my opinion.
  - sosborn 7y ago
    In an isolated instance, sure. But for those who live on the road, 5 bucks a day (minimum) would add up quickly enough. Those people are usually going to be doing the paperwork for other expenses anyway, so just tag it on.
    - tialaramex 7y ago
      Prefer a per diem rule. This can be a problem if you're my friend who services CT scanners around the globe because cost of living varies so much (the same price of overnight stay in two cities is the difference between a nightmare hostel and 5 star luxury) but if you mostly do the same trips especially in country a rule that says here's say $20 per day for food is easier than collecting and uploading receipts for every burger and coke. It's easier for you, and instead of fighting expenses abuse and having a bunch of workers to check the expenses paperwork the business just has an understandable cost when it sends people to do their jobs.
  - mikekchar 7y ago
    My accountant gets upset if I don't expense stuff like that. If you go on a business trip and don't buy the kinds of stuff the government expects you to buy, then they start to question whether or not you actually went on the business trip. It's not so difficult to book a room somewhere and then change the booking or get a refund. But if you are saying that you went to SomeCity and you buy Dunkin Doughnuts in SomeCity, it keeps the auditors happy. I'm always getting in trouble for that (especially for things like local train tickets, bus tickets, etc, etc).