Would you like a receipt Sir

pepp77 · 19 Jun 2018 at 16:34

Chris Wilson said:
Is VAT charged on food from the likes of McDonalds or Kentucky Fried Chicken?

Certain things used to definitely charge VAT for eating in if they were not actually made on site (milkshakes are one thing that definitely used to have a different eat in to take away price), but i think McDonalds stopped that several years ago now.

robfosters · 19 Jun 2018 at 16:36

Chris Wilson said:
Is VAT charged on food from the likes of McDonalds or Kentucky Fried Chicken?

Isn’t there a difference between the price when taking away and eating in? Thought that had something to do with VAT.

Amp34 · 19 Jun 2018 at 16:37

something daft already!! said:
It is all about saving paper and ink.

And space in my wallet/pocket.

Unless there's a reason I default to just tossing the receipt, if I even get it in the first place.

Quite happy that many places now ask, because most of the time I don't.

mattyg · 19 Jun 2018 at 16:40

robfosters said:
Isn’t there a difference between the price when taking away and eating in? Thought that had something to do with VAT.

I think it was on Milk products...So milkshake etc.....not sure though

Feek · 19 Jun 2018 at 16:42

I’ve noticed it more since contactless payments became popular. I generally say “don’t worry about the receipt” and as soon as the Approved message appears on the terminal, I’m doing an offski.

Glanza · 19 Jun 2018 at 16:49

I'll ask if it's business related otherwise I'll wait for the customer to ask.

LeeUK · 19 Jun 2018 at 16:52

Chris Wilson said:
Is VAT charged on food from the likes of McDonalds or Kentucky Fried Chicken?

I'm sure they have to if it is classed as 'hot' food. Like how the whole pasty tax thing kicked off.

Randomface74 · 19 Jun 2018 at 16:57

=XDC=FluphyBunny said:
Why?

Because they've offered the customer the chance to be green, the customer has chosen to be green, and the company has not honored that choice.

It's equivalent to asking if you want ketchup, you say yes, then they give you no ketchup.

Hotwired · 19 Jun 2018 at 17:31

billysielu said:
If only they could use the money to provide bio-degradable bags..

How is this a useful way to spend money.

Randomface74 · 19 Jun 2018 at 17:36

Hotwired said:
How is this a useful way to spend money.

because it doesn't result in loads of non-biodegradable bags kicking about.
assuming that everyone's gonna carry reusable bags around is unbelievably stupid.

Jimbeam3678 · 19 Jun 2018 at 19:04

cainer said:
always ask for your receipt at McDonlads, they have a survey on them and you get Bigmac n Fries for £1.99 on your next visit.. rinse and repeat

robfosters said:
Thats why I miss the bus paper tickets. You always got a voucher for a cheap Big Mac on the back of them.

doodah said:
Getting a receipt from Maccy Ds seems beyond difficult at times.

If we're all about saving paper and ink, someone needs to tell Waitrose to come up with a more streamlined receipt. The amount of paper it prints for one item is laughable.

Feek said:
I’ve noticed it more since contactless payments became popular. I generally say “don’t worry about the receipt” and as soon as the Approved message appears on the terminal, I’m doing an offski.

All these points are really valid which is why FinTech companies are trying to make a difference. Starling bank now have a marketplace where software houses utilise open banking to integrate the till software to provide the receipt data directly into your banking feed. A little plus sign you click on and magically a receipt appears in your banking app. Its early days and its a bit of chicken and egg situation but its coming, great idea for people who claim expenses a lot of the time.

If anyone wants to read more about it https://www.starlingbank.com/marketplace/loyalty-receipts/flux/ and https://www.tryflux.com/

arknor · 19 Jun 2018 at 19:24

Dav4 said:
I’ve noticed quite a few clothes shops ask for your email now to email your receipt instead of printing one. Probably why I get spam mail more than ever. It’s also Quite annoying standing there having to spell it out to them because they can’t understand what your saying.Would be hilarious having a rude or explicit email address name to give in just for a laugh.

why would you give a shop your email address ?

Feef · 19 Jun 2018 at 19:34

Always have a drawer full of receipts here, as there's a bi-monthly "receipt lottery" where you check the numbers printed on the top of your receipt and get money if they match the draw. Got £70 last month. I know a lot of people don't bother keeping them, but it only takes 5 minutes to check, and I've never got less than £20 or so. One last time round was £25 for a £1 beer

..There is logic behind this, it was introduced to get businesses to comply with tax laws, as customers would demand a receipt to get their "lottery ticket". There's a green, non paper-based version too which stores the numbers on your contactless card, but it's all in Chinese and a terribly designed website, plus I'm leaving soon anyway.

Dav4 · 19 Jun 2018 at 21:17

arknor said:
why would you give a shop your email address ?

For my receipt. How else am I going to return it if I don’t have a receipt? They don’t give paper ones. That’s the way they will all end up soon imo

wez130 · 19 Jun 2018 at 21:42

VincentHanna said:
Co-op always ask, not everyone wants receipts.

They still give me vouchers though.

I always get a fuel receipt as I claim mileage through work and need to justify it, but will only get a receipt from a small purchase of food/drink if my other half has asked me to get something specifically for her, so she can give me the money for it

WAIT.......
Am i reading that right? You make your other half give you money back for buying her for food and drink you purchase for her? You're a catch aren't you?

arknor · 19 Jun 2018 at 21:51

Dav4 said:
For my receipt. How else am I going to return it if I don’t have a receipt? They don’t give paper ones. That’s the way they will all end up soon imo

surely thats BS

loads of people don't have an email address or won't want to provide one, you think these shops are really going to lose customers because they demand receipts be email only?
in an age where they are competing with the internet... I'm severely sceptical about this.

What shops apparently don't give paper receipts ? cos I'm calling BS on this one

VincentHanna · 19 Jun 2018 at 22:08

wez130 said:
WAIT.......
Am i reading that right? You make your other half give you money back for buying her for food and drink you purchase for her? You're a catch aren't you?

Yep, she has a dairy intolerance so her food costs more usually

VincentHanna · 19 Jun 2018 at 22:09

arknor said:
surely thats BS

What shops apparently don't give paper receipts ? cos I'm calling BS on this one

Argos click and collect?

arknor · 19 Jun 2018 at 22:12

VincentHanna said:
Argos click and collect?

click and collect is hardly the same as walking in to argos and buying something.

last I checked they have this machine you type in the items code, insert your card and get a paper receipt telling you which number you are in the queue

mr tommo · 19 Jun 2018 at 22:31

When a shop asks if you want a receipt, you say no but one still gets printed, this is just a system limitation. I work with Microsoft's retail solution and it amazes me that a paper receipt is still considered mandatory.

Benefits to retailers with ereceipts are :

It's 'green'
Saves them money
Gives them the chance to get you to opt in to digital marketing
Failing the above, the ereceipt is another opportunity to create a lead to their sales/websites

With regards to refunds, any system worth its salt will pick up your complete purchase history from your email address if you wanted to return an item.