Comments on: Toys R Us receipt cruft, an inch-by-inch analysis http://boingboing.net/2007/11/28/toys-r-us-receipt-cr.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sun, 19 May 2013 21:02:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: hyperkine http://boingboing.net/2007/11/28/toys-r-us-receipt-cr.html#comment-86816 hyperkine Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86816 Best Buy is about as bad, with the bonus that their receipts fade really quickly. Best Buy is about as bad, with the bonus that their receipts fade really quickly.

]]> By: dculberson http://boingboing.net/2007/11/28/toys-r-us-receipt-cr.html#comment-86829 dculberson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86829 Reminds me of Blockbuster, too. Reminds me of Blockbuster, too.

]]> By: nelsonii http://boingboing.net/2007/11/28/toys-r-us-receipt-cr.html#comment-86847 nelsonii Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86847 Reminds me of one I got from CVS. It was 41 inches long--for 2 items! There's a photo here: http://sybarite.us/puertorico/2007/10/25/marketing-run-amok/ Reminds me of one I got from CVS. It was 41 inches long–for 2 items! There’s a photo here:

http://sybarite.us/puertorico/2007/10/25/marketing-run-amok/

]]> By: busydoingnothing http://boingboing.net/2007/11/28/toys-r-us-receipt-cr.html#comment-87168 busydoingnothing Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-87168 My vote for the most obnoxious receipt goes to Circuit City. They start at about a foot and a half for a single item. They're about the width of two standard receipts. To top it off, if you're paying by card, you have to sign in this big ugly box at the bottom. For this, plus their poor layout, I avoid them unless I cannot get what I want elsewhere. My vote for the most obnoxious receipt goes to Circuit City. They start at about a foot and a half for a single item. They’re about the width of two standard receipts. To top it off, if you’re paying by card, you have to sign in this big ugly box at the bottom. For this, plus their poor layout, I avoid them unless I cannot get what I want elsewhere.

]]> By: Halloween Jack http://boingboing.net/2007/11/28/toys-r-us-receipt-cr.html#comment-86946 Halloween Jack Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86946 It's like a tapeworm that's evolved in the big box ecosystem to try to catch grifters. It’s like a tapeworm that’s evolved in the big box ecosystem to try to catch grifters.

]]> By: rollerskater http://boingboing.net/2007/11/28/toys-r-us-receipt-cr.html#comment-86989 rollerskater Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-86989 you should start asking for you receipt in booklet form. you should start asking for you receipt in booklet form.

]]> By: someToast http://boingboing.net/2007/11/28/toys-r-us-receipt-cr.html#comment-87277 someToast Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-87277 Agreed about Best Buy. Getting the <a href="http://images.toastradio.com/miscImages/BestBuyReceipt.jpg"><i>Groundhog Day</i> DVD in 2004</a> resulted in at least 18" of paper. At least it was all useful information. *************************************** QUALIFYING REBATES SUMMARY NO QUALIFIED REBATES *************************************** Agreed about Best Buy. Getting the Groundhog Day DVD in 2004 resulted in at least 18″ of paper.

At least it was all useful information.

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