Monday, January 16, 2012

A possible solution to offensive receipts from restaurants

Posted by Jonathan Bender on Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 8:00 AM

Always check your receipt.
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It's not a giant leap to suggest that the guy working the fry-o-lator or telling you to pick up your cheesy breadsticks is not exactly engaged by his job. And with boredom comes sad and, at times, unforgivable lapses in judgment. Consumerist and Eater have had a half-dozen stories in the past year of somebody writing something offensive on a customer's fast-food receipt. It's typically a racial slur or a nickname that is far from flattering. And while Eater has a fine suggestion that we simply switch to an order number system, rather than allow somebody to punch in an unacceptable moniker, I think we can do one better.

Why don't fast-food franchises, or any franchise for that matter, simply import the same naming censor software utilized in video games — the one that makes sure your character doesn't offend the average decent American? It's a concept that their workforce would likely understand (there has to be some crossover between drive-through workers and gamers), and it might just make people think twice before they showcase their stupidity in receipt form.

Has a stupid receipt ever crossed your path, or is this simply the confluence of the Internet and one idiot cashier?

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I'll tell you who looks, the project accountant who scans every receipt for any opportunity to not reimburse you for your business expense. If you have business expenses, and you have to provide receipts, this is a potential very embarrassing problem to have to explain. And yes, there are petty jerk accountants out there who will make a point of making you look like a fool.

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Posted by anonomously on 01/18/2012 at 9:23 AM

I'm with Abe. My first thought was "who looks at those things, anyway?"

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Posted by Judy on 01/16/2012 at 3:46 PM

I don't think I've ever looked at the server name on the receipt. Just keep them to make sure the charges fall in line with what shows up on my online banking.

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Posted by Abe on 01/16/2012 at 10:49 AM
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