When Stores Don't Give us Receipts

it's also the right of the customers to ask for a receipt because if there is a defect on the item that needs to be replace, a receipt can be shown as proof of purchase. you're right also because it is the responsibility of the customer because this is the only to help the government on the tax system.

I think its also our duty to demand for a receipt. We need to make them aware. If all of us keep demanding for receipts. a day will come when all shop keepers will give receipts without us asking for it.

I agree with you. The worst places are the flee markets. Or swap markets. They want cash and charge you tax and don't give you a receipt.

You have a point there and I think we should try to ask for one when we do not get it.

I feel we should always be given a receipt also I tend to ask for one when they do not hand me one, sometimes I get the following oh we do not have any, and I say well write one up on paper please sign your name and store name date etc? it is our right to have one, we are spending the money

whenever possible i ask for reciepts, yes this is my way of helping the government to collect more revenues which are very vital to perform there task which in return benefits us all citizen's. my country is quite vigilant too in assuring that proper receipts are given to costumers, they even had this promotional campaign by making receipts as raffle entries to encourage citizens to ask for thier receipts, unfortunately i did not win, :(

I am writing from a country where it happen every day but I tarvelled a lot around the world and I found the same problems in many countries. Too much often I have to ask for the receipt. I don't understand why the don't give us soon. I know about taxes but they must do that!

well i think store are really obliged to give receipts because its a law. when they refused they can be punish by the law. its your right to be given when you purchase and if they refuse you can report them.

Stores should be giving receipts, you're right. There are situations where I don't get one, nor want one. There are some things I buy, or services I get that are "under the table", where I don't pay tax, and the person providing the service doesn't pay tax.

You bring up a good point, and this is something that I have never thought of before. Most major stores always give a receipt, but there are so many times that I have stopped into a small corner store or family-owned store for a few things and have not been given a receipt. It never occurs to me to ask for one if I pay with cash, but you're right- they could be doing a large part of their business under-the-table and not paying taxes. Which means that they collect the sales tax from us and then pocket it as additional profit. I'm going to be sure to ask for a receipt from now on!

some vendor is dishonest who wants to cheat vendee. so it is high time we all indian should be aware of receipts which is our right and if the vendor does not want to provide receipt we can claim consumer forum also so that we can get benefit of product.

How i wish that our government here in the Philippines is like your govenment there.But unfortunately,we have a corrupt government.Its it up to the customers to ask receipts from stores because its their duty and responsibilities to issue receipts.

Most stores don't give us receipts out here. I ask for one if an item I am buying could be defective when I get home. And lately because of the Premyo sa Resibo Promo, I prefer to buy from malls and supermarkets so I have a receipt.

I've never thought of the fact that businesses may be hiding profits from the government, I usually think it's just people not paying attention. I never think about receipts for small items but for larger more expensive things if they don't offer me one I will ask.

we must call police