Should shops not give you a receipt ?

waamo

Is it April 1st already?

CardinalWolsey

A printed till receipt is your official documentary contract, and as such the shop should ensure that all customers are given the receipt. Furthermore, as the consumer, you must store that receipt for seven years, having it produceable on demand, should the retailer or HMRC wish to inspect it. I would also recommend that when being issued with a receipt, the consumer should require the member of staff initial and sign it, giving it full official contractual status.

Or I could have made that up, and suggest that the OP focus their mind on more fruitful endeavours.

DigForVictory

Mgman1965 wrote: »

A very popular shop I use (part of a chain)

is almost certainly VAT registered, at which point they have to record every transaction. Whether you want a receipt is a polite question (they have a rubbish bin handy, & you do not after all), but they have to print something on the audit roll & that's usually mirrored on the till roll for the customer.

Complain if you see the drawer left open...

steampowered

Personally, I usually say "no" when asked do I want a receipt.

I only want a receipt for major purchases. I don't want a receipt for takeaway food.

If I kept all my receipts I'd be drowning in paper !

bigisi

hollydays wrote: »

How would you phrase that complaint?

"Norm's the name - complaining's the game"??

Alternatively - "I really have nothing better to do with my time than moaning/complaining about complete non-issues. Please take me seriously".

He'd only be moaning about them wasting paper giving out receipts when not needed if it wasn't this.

pattycake

In these days of taking your own bag to the shops, I think a receipt can be necessary as when shopping in different outlets you could be accused of not paying for an item you have purchased elsewhere. For example, pick up a newspaper in W H Smiths then pop into Morrisons for say a loaf. The paper is in your bag for life but bought elsewhere.

Perhaps I overthink these things!

comeandgo

pattycake wrote: »

In these days of taking your own bag to the shops, I think a receipt can be necessary as when shopping in different outlets you could be accused of not paying for an item you have purchased elsewhere. For example, pick up a newspaper in W H Smiths then pop into Morrisons for say a loaf. The paper is in your bag for life but bought elsewhere.

Perhaps I overthink these things!

There are cameras watching you shop, if you were wrongly accused to stealing a paper ask store to view their cameras.

pattycake

comeandgo wrote: »

There are cameras watching you shop, if you were wrongly accused to stealing a paper ask store to view their cameras.

Or alternatively, show your receipt.

iammumtoone

pattycake wrote: »

In these days of taking your own bag to the shops, I think a receipt can be necessary as when shopping in different outlets you could be accused of not paying for an item you have purchased elsewhere. For example, pick up a newspaper in W H Smiths then pop into Morrisons for say a loaf. The paper is in your bag for life but bought elsewhere.

Perhaps I overthink these things!

I have often wondered about that too.



The charge for carriers bags must have made thieves lives easier. Previously if someone were to walk out a shop carrying 4 or 5 items not in a bag it could have been reasonable to question them. Now it is the norm I often forget to take a bag and carry stuff to my car in my arms (I always make sure I put the receipt in my pocket, but ive never been stopped).

Aylesbury_Duck

I don't get it. What would be your grounds for complaining? They've offered you a receipt. If you refuse, complain to yourself.