So many obstacles in the way just to get a look at the thing you want to read or buy.
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Wants to know your location
Great big advert covering up half the page
Plays a video in the corner
Might continue to play another video
Then if you buy the thing and opt out of their bs emails, you get them anyway. After the order and delivery emails, comes the ‘How did we do?’ survey. Then you get marketing gumph trying to tempt you with stuff you’re not interested in.
Easier going to a shop but some of those are at it as well. I went into Hobbs and bought something posh for a work do. “Would you like your receipt emailed to you?l” No. “We only do digital receipts.” Fs, everyone wants to harvest your flipping email address.
Nominated by: Cuntologist
And supported by: Dickie Dribbler
I’ve had that digital receipt only cr@p at check outs as well (not in a ladies outfitters I hasten to add). It’s surprising how quickly they can come up with a non-digital one when you tell them you no longer wish to purchase the goods.
Sod their arguments that proof of purchase will appear on your bank statement (assuming you pay by card – which I often don’t) if there is any need to return an item. One line on a bank statement saying you spent say £100 in shop XYZ doesn’t say what items you bought, how many you bought or how much you paid for each item. I want evidence at point of sale to avoid doubt.
What I find astounding is that retailers aren’t obliged to give receipts by law (unless I think it’s a VAT registered business to business transaction).



