Receipt Preferences

Sherman Oaks, California

Borders Register Clerk: Do you want your receipt in the bag?

Me: Where else would I want it?

Clerk: In your hand.

Me: No. In the bag, please.

(pause)

Me: What difference does it make?

Clerk: Some people don’t want it in the bag.

Me: How many people actually express a preference without prompting?

Clerk: A lot. Some will even grab it out of the bag and put it directly in their wallet.

Me: Oh.