Toys R Us rewarded Greg’s purchase of a four-pack of Play-Doh with an 18-inch receipt. Greg tried to give the senseless printing an inch of meaning by breaking down the components of his massive receipt:

• Exciting Sweepstakes Offer: 4.5 inches
• Essential Purchase Details: 6.5 inches
• Gift Receipt Section: 7.75 inches

Greg did not purchase the Play-Doh as a gift and did not need a half-foot gift receipt. Huge receipts are not endemic to Toys R Us—Home Depot and Kmart also print to excess—but do they have any use other than as shredder fodder?

Complete Receipt Defeat [An Entirely Other Day]
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