[msilagy]

Question comes to mind......who requires a receipt for a $3 cookie??????

[Laker]

If not, then why did you buy it?

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by msilagy

Question comes to mind......who requires a receipt for a $3 cookie??????

The issue is that they don't accept cash. You don't need a receipt to buy a cookie with cash. But, if you provide your credit card information, a receipt is needed to protect your credit card account from fraud or mistakes.

[ElDiabloJoe]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

The issue is that they don't accept cash. You don't need a receipt to buy a cookie with cash. But, if you provide your credit card information, a receipt is needed to protect your credit card account from fraud or mistakes.

Ahhh, but therein is the rub. They DO provide a receipt. Just not in the format you want. You will receive an email for each transaction. If you are phone-savvy (usually under 55), this is not an issue - and in fact is much simpler and easier. If you're not phone-savvy, well then the age old adage applies: Adapt or die (figuratively of course).

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe

Ahhh, but therein is the rub. They DO provide a receipt. Just not in the format you want. You will receive an email for each transaction. If you are phone-savvy (usually under 55), this is not an issue - and in fact is much simpler and easier. If you're not phone-savvy, well then the age old adage applies: Adapt or die (figuratively of course).

No rub. I am very phone savvy and computer savvy. When do you get this email and what information does it contain? But, my main point is that the store has a policy that they will not give the customer a receipt on the spot to document that a purchase was made, when it was made, and what and how many items were purchased. They can send out as many emails as they want, claiming that you made a purchase, but that doesn't prove anything. But, if the store has a policy to provide paper receipts, if there is a dispute, the store would need to produce a copy of the receipt. Can you name any other store that will not accept cash and will not provide a credit card receipt?

[JSR22]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

No rub. I am very phone savvy and computer savvy. When do you get this email and what information does it contain? But, my main point is that the store has a policy that they will not give the customer a receipt on the spot to document that a purchase was made, when it was made, and what and how many items were purchased. They can send out as many emails as they want, claiming that you made a purchase, but that doesn't prove anything. But, if the store has a policy to provide paper receipts, if there is a dispute, the store would need to produce a copy of the receipt. Can you name any other store that will not accept cash and will not provide a credit card receipt?

I have been to stores in Disney Springs that do not take cash and email the receipt. I have never had a problem. Not a deal breaker for me.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

No rub. I am very phone savvy and computer savvy. When do you get this email and what information does it contain? But, my main point is that the store has a policy that they will not give the customer a receipt on the spot to document that a purchase was made, when it was made, and what and how many items were purchased. They can send out as many emails as they want, claiming that you made a purchase, but that doesn't prove anything. But, if the store has a policy to provide paper receipts, if there is a dispute, the store would need to produce a copy of the receipt. Can you name any other store that will not accept cash and will not provide a credit card receipt?

Bizarre that they will not hand you a receipt on request. Perhaps they will want to raise the price on their little cookies a buck or so to pay for the equipment to do so.

[thelegges]

I am amazed how many will read a post, and will not shop at that establishment. There are some foods I just don’t like, but why would I tell others to not enjoy what they love, or at least try the place out. No one has posted about cleanliness, a good reason to not eat at an establishment.

Guessing most of the “thanks for the heads up I won’t go there” posts are really about, I need someone to tell me What to eat, because they said so.

But if you are going by someone else’s reason to not eat at an establishment, either you can’t make your own decision, or It’s about the Money. If you haven’t tried the item, one can’t give an opinion

[JSR22]

Originally Posted by thelegges

I am amazed how many will read a post, and will not shop at that establishment. There are some foods I just don’t like, but why would I tell others to not enjoy what they love, or at least try the place out. No one has posted about cleanliness, a good reason to not eat at an establishment.

Guessing most of the “thanks for the heads up I won’t go there” posts are really about, I need someone to tell me What to eat, because they said so.

But if you are going by someone else’s reason to not eat at an establishment, either you can’t make your own decision, or It’s about the Money. If you haven’t tried the item, one can’t give an opinion

100% agree. I will definitely try their cookies. I don't think $4 is very expensive. The price of food has risen. If you are not comfortable with the price don't shop there.

[tophcfa]

Don’t eat sweets so it’s a moot point, but if I did wouldn’t go there anyway. No cash, want my e-mail address, not happening. I’ll stick with a scoop of sugar free ice cream from Kilwins and pay with cash : )

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I disagree. If the business has no process for providing an actual receipt, you have no way to effectively dispute a bogus or fraudulent credit card charge. They can charge your credit card for any amount or multiple times, and there is no verification that you did or did not make a purchase. The paper receipt verifies each transaction. I don't think COVID has anything to do with it. I have not done business with any company that doesn't accept cash and will not provide a receipt for a credit card transaction. Are there any other businesses in The Villages with that policy?

According to the OP, a receipt IS provided via email. I have never encountered a business that would not provide a receipt though rarely will I walk in and see the attendant to get a receipt when the gas pump is out of paper.

Do you believe you can fight multiple transactions by claiming you don't have a receipt? I can say I only have one receipt for Monday night at World of Beer but that isn't proof that I didn't walk out of the restaurant and have another round at the outside bar. Even having a receipt in your pocket is not proof that you left a smaller tip than what was entered - I could easily write different amounts on the store copy and my copy.

A receipt *does* confirm what is being charged. Having a receipt could be used to show that charges were added after the card was swiped the first time (if the software even allows that).

I like to have a receipt so I can remember to enter the transaction in the accounting software I use and then use that to reconcile the account at the end of the billing cycle. Then if the records don't match I can dispute the charges. An email receipt works fine for this.

COVID may not have been the start of cashless payments and email receipts but it certainly accelerated it.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

No rub. I am very phone savvy and computer savvy. When do you get this email and what information does it contain? But, my main point is that the store has a policy that they will not give the customer a receipt on the spot to document that a purchase was made, when it was made, and what and how many items were purchased. They can send out as many emails as they want, claiming that you made a purchase, but that doesn't prove anything. But, if the store has a policy to provide paper receipts, if there is a dispute, the store would need to produce a copy of the receipt. Can you name any other store that will not accept cash and will not provide a credit card receipt?

Sam's Club Scan and Pay
Pay at the pump gas stations (frequently out of paper)
Publix (depending on how you have your account set up)
Amazon
SunPass
Utilities (though they usually prefer EFT over credit cards)
*Any* online transactions

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Sam's Club Scan and Pay
Pay at the pump gas stations (frequently out of paper)
Publix (depending on how you have your account set up)
Amazon
SunPass
Utilities (though they usually prefer EFT over credit cards)
*Any* online transactions

Sams, Publix, and gas stations accept cash. I think you can also pay utilities with cash. I agree that online stores are different.

I am just surprised that so many people are willing to do business without the normal and accepted transaction safeguards.

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Sams, Publix, and gas stations accept cash. I think you can also pay utilities with cash. I agree that online stores are different.

I am just surprised that so many people are willing to do business without the normal and accepted transaction safeguards.

This is making me rethink what I am comfortable with.

What does a restaurant receipt in my hands prove? It doesn't show anything about a tip since I could write different amounts on the store copy and my copy. It *does* show that I had the chicken sandwich and not the filet mignon but is that really a concern? Is it likely or even possible for a restaurant to reopen the check and change the list of items after the card has been run? I don't know the answer to that so even though I have NEVER had a problem in over 25 years of using a credit card I think I will still keep restaurant receipts.

There is always (?) a signature required at a restaurant. It could be a silly squiggle on a touch pad but it's something. If I dispute a charge and the restaurant produces a receipt that doesn't have my signature then that's a problem. And, I trust that the software that accepts the squiggle is configured and protected so that it would produce the same list of items that I put my squiggle under. So maybe I don't even need restaurant receipts, but I think I will keep them around for a while anyway.

I feel perfectly comfortable accepting an email receipt. I don't need a bunch of little pieces of paper cluttering up the office.

I very rarely pay with cash anymore; three times in a year would be a lot. Cash can fall out of my pocket, cash can be accidentally left on the table, cash can be stolen. Yes, a credit card can be lost, forgotten, or stolen also but there are fraud and theft safeguards for credit cards. Cards can be locked or replaced and charges can be removed but once cash is gone, it is gone for good.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

Sams, Publix, and gas stations accept cash. I think you can also pay utilities with cash. I agree that online stores are different.

I am just surprised that so many people are willing to do business without the normal and accepted transaction safeguards.

I do not think that Sams gas station will accept cash. No cashier just an attendant who mostly sits in his booth.