If you’re accused of a crime that happened across town while you were at the donut shop, you could prove that you were at the donut shop (and not at the scene of the crime) when the crime occurred.
Aside from those two scenarios, that’s pretty much the only reasons you’d need a receipt for a donut.
The receipt proves that someone bought a donut but it doesn’t prove that you bought the donut.
Imagine a scenario where someone buys a donut then heads across town. They commit a crime while their accomplice buys another donut. Then they swap receipts. They now have “proof” that they were at the donut shop at the time of the crime and may even be able to get the cashier to testify that they did indeed sell that person a donut that day.
What kind of department stores are you shopping in that have donut shops in the middle of them? And do you think they’d actually try to enforce a receipt check for a donut that you’ve already eaten and they have no way of knowing you bought (unless they watched you buy it, in which case they already know you paid for it.)
Lastly, unless the store has some sort of membership program (like Costco or Sam’s Club) then you don’t actually have to stop for the receipt check. They can’t legally stop you from leaving, because it’s kidnapping if they try to stop you and you haven’t stolen anything.
Which is really just the first scenario (walking out of the donut shop and being accused of theft) in a trench coat. That scenario has already been covered, so my original “that’s pretty much the only two reasons” statement still applies.
A churro is actually closer to a funnel cake, as you start with a choux paste which is piped into oil. Donuts are traditionally leavened with yeast before being deep fried.
Me, I probably would have used my receipt to wipe the powdered sugar off to the side of my desk in a neat line and forget to clean it up-- What’s that officer? Yes I was here, but left to deposit large sums of cash to the bank befoe closing-- Drugs?! I don’t do drugs. Cocaine, wait a minute, is that the stuff that keeps you up, makes you all wirey and really really skinny?
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COP: Sweet jesus. A beer gut like that needs decades to develop.
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Suppose you walked out of the donut shop and were accused of theft. Then the receipt would come in handy.
If you’re accused of a crime that happened across town while you were at the donut shop, you could prove that you were at the donut shop (and not at the scene of the crime) when the crime occurred.
Aside from those two scenarios, that’s pretty much the only reasons you’d need a receipt for a donut.
The receipt proves that someone bought a donut but it doesn’t prove that you bought the donut.
Imagine a scenario where someone buys a donut then heads across town. They commit a crime while their accomplice buys another donut. Then they swap receipts. They now have “proof” that they were at the donut shop at the time of the crime and may even be able to get the cashier to testify that they did indeed sell that person a donut that day.
Most receipts have the card number printed on them one way or another. So unless it was a cash transaction they could still prove it was you.
So just swap cards too?
A lot of
departmentbig box stores ask to see receipts when you leave.And you can just walk right past them without doing so, they can’t do shit about it
So not really useful in that scenario either
They can call the police for theft. I’d rather give them a receipt then deal with the police.
Costco can because you signed an agreement
Walmart and similar can’t and won’t, just ignore them
Yes, Walmart can call the cops on suspected shoplifters. They even have their own security force to prevent shoplifting
Not showing the receipt is not good enough cause to call the cops for suspected shoplifting
This is very easy to Google and find out
If they ask for it and you don’t have it then that would look suspicious.
What kind of department stores are you shopping in that have donut shops in the middle of them? And do you think they’d actually try to enforce a receipt check for a donut that you’ve already eaten and they have no way of knowing you bought (unless they watched you buy it, in which case they already know you paid for it.)
Lastly, unless the store has some sort of membership program (like Costco or Sam’s Club) then you don’t actually have to stop for the receipt check. They can’t legally stop you from leaving, because it’s kidnapping if they try to stop you and you haven’t stolen anything.
Costco and Walmart both sell donuts and ask for receipts. I don’t know if they would actually check for a small purchase but you never know.
This is the most productive argument I’ve ever had.
Which is really just the first scenario (walking out of the donut shop and being accused of theft) in a trench coat. That scenario has already been covered, so my original “that’s pretty much the only two reasons” statement still applies.
OK, and I’m agreeing with you on that, but I think that those two reasons are important enough to be worth getting a receipt.
Costco has the donut’s ultimate evolution: the churro
A churro is a donut
A churro is actually closer to a funnel cake, as you start with a choux paste which is piped into oil. Donuts are traditionally leavened with yeast before being deep fried.
Leavening is not that important when you’re talking about pastries. I would put churros, funnel cake and doughnuts all into the same family.
Me, I probably would have used my receipt to wipe the powdered sugar off to the side of my desk in a neat line and forget to clean it up-- What’s that officer? Yes I was here, but left to deposit large sums of cash to the bank befoe closing-- Drugs?! I don’t do drugs. Cocaine, wait a minute, is that the stuff that keeps you up, makes you all wirey and really really skinny?
{ Lifts shirt }
COP: Sweet jesus. A beer gut like that needs decades to develop.
😋