re: Are paper receipts obsolete?

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I bought a doughnut and they gave me a receipt for the doughnut; I don't need a receipt for the doughnut.

I'll just give you the money, and you give me the doughnut, end of transaction. We don't need to bring ink and paper into this.

I just can't imagine a scenario where I would have to prove that I bought a doughnut. Some skeptical friend: "Don't even act like I didn't get that doughnut! I got the documentation right here...oh, wait it's at home...in the file...under 'D', for doughnut

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I buy donuts for my good customers weekly. I'm willing to bet at least 1 in 3 people who buy a dozen donuts are buying them for their office or customers, so yeah, really bad example there.