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I suspect the author, like nearly all of us here will get more exposure to BPA from handling supermarket (etc.) receipts than from this gimmick.
by hagbard_c 1y ago
I suspect the author, like nearly all of us here will get more exposure to BPA from handling supermarket (etc.) receipts than from this gimmick.
- SoftTalker 1y agoI typically decline those. Thermal paper was widely used for fax machines and portable printers years back as well.
- aschmelyun 1y agoWorse: I worked in grocery stores for years as a cashier lol
- ryukoposting 1y agoI'm pretty sure I ate some as a bet in high school.
- SoftTalker 1y agoI did too but the printers were still dot matrix with ink ribbons then.
- Wistar 1y agoI rarely see thermal printers at grocery checkouts. Almost all that I see are ink.
- xp84 1y agoWhat country is this? I haven’t seen a dot matrix printer at a store in a decade. Fun fact: when Apple first opened retail stores, they printed receipts on big Lexmark laser printers, 8.5x11, on VERY nice paper, like resume paper, it was absurd how nice and thick the paper was. It was preprinted with return policies etc on the back (and maybe a color Apple on the front?) It only lasted a few years like that and they eventually got cheap thermal printers installed.
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- Wistar 1y agoIn the US. Maybe I am wrong but I see what appear to me to be multicolor ink jet POP printers. I see matrix in restaurants and shops and they are distinct as they are slow and noisy.