Today’s receipts are twice as long...but half as useful! Here's what's missing
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A trip to the supermarket left one Aussie shopper feeling more frustrated than satisfied.
Instead of focusing on the rising prices, they were baffled by just how long their receipt had become.
But what sparked nostalgia for some was not the paper itself—but what was missing from it.
The shopper shared their gripe on social media after comparing their Woolworths receipt to a 30cm ruler.
Despite only buying a small handful of items, the receipt stretched to nearly double the ruler’s length.
‘Woolies receipts are getting a bit out of hand,’ they wrote.
Shopper shocked by Woolies’ extra-long receipt. Image source: Reddit/Instagram/tarascandybar
Others were quick to agree, though many pointed out that there was a solution to cut down on all that paper.
‘You can opt for electronic receipts. If you get the everyday rewards app they are saved on there so you can always access them,’ one person explained.
‘You use everyday rewards, download the app and opt for digital receipts only,’ another added.
‘Get the app and get them digitally…’ a third chimed in.
Yet for some, the conversation took an entirely different turn.
Rather than focusing on the paper waste, they recalled a time when those long receipts came with a little bonus.
‘I remember you used to get coupons for discount movies and per cent off your next shop on those long receipts,’ one shopper said.
‘Where tf are the deals for cheap pizza and video rentals???’ another joked.
‘Or local restaurants would have promotions on there and then get s****y when you tried to claim them,’ a third remembered.
The nostalgia ran deep, with another shopper revealing: ‘I remember our first holiday to the Blue Mountains was from the back of a Coles receipt.’
‘Did you not live through the ’90s with the spools of coupons and advertising on supermarket receipts?’ another asked.
Those deals were once the work of Australian company Shopa Docket, who partnered with retailers like Woolworths, Target, Kmart, Big W, Chemist Warehouse, Harris Farm and IGA.
However, the company entered administration in September 2023, leaving today’s receipts much longer—but emptier—than those remembered from decades past.
While some shoppers miss the days of coupons at the bottom of their docket, others are questioning the push towards going fully digital.
The convenience of electronic receipts sounds appealing, but it also comes with a new set of concerns about privacy and personal data.
If you’re curious about how this shift is raising fresh debates, here’s another story worth exploring.
Read more: Privacy concerns grow among consumers as retailers shift to electronic receipts
Do you miss the days when supermarket receipts came with surprise deals and discounts?
Instead of focusing on the rising prices, they were baffled by just how long their receipt had become.
But what sparked nostalgia for some was not the paper itself—but what was missing from it.
The shopper shared their gripe on social media after comparing their Woolworths receipt to a 30cm ruler.
Despite only buying a small handful of items, the receipt stretched to nearly double the ruler’s length.
‘Woolies receipts are getting a bit out of hand,’ they wrote.
Shopper shocked by Woolies’ extra-long receipt. Image source: Reddit/Instagram/tarascandybar
Others were quick to agree, though many pointed out that there was a solution to cut down on all that paper.
‘You can opt for electronic receipts. If you get the everyday rewards app they are saved on there so you can always access them,’ one person explained.
‘You use everyday rewards, download the app and opt for digital receipts only,’ another added.
‘Get the app and get them digitally…’ a third chimed in.
Yet for some, the conversation took an entirely different turn.
Rather than focusing on the paper waste, they recalled a time when those long receipts came with a little bonus.
‘I remember you used to get coupons for discount movies and per cent off your next shop on those long receipts,’ one shopper said.
‘Where tf are the deals for cheap pizza and video rentals???’ another joked.
‘Or local restaurants would have promotions on there and then get s****y when you tried to claim them,’ a third remembered.
The nostalgia ran deep, with another shopper revealing: ‘I remember our first holiday to the Blue Mountains was from the back of a Coles receipt.’
‘Did you not live through the ’90s with the spools of coupons and advertising on supermarket receipts?’ another asked.
Those deals were once the work of Australian company Shopa Docket, who partnered with retailers like Woolworths, Target, Kmart, Big W, Chemist Warehouse, Harris Farm and IGA.
However, the company entered administration in September 2023, leaving today’s receipts much longer—but emptier—than those remembered from decades past.
While some shoppers miss the days of coupons at the bottom of their docket, others are questioning the push towards going fully digital.
The convenience of electronic receipts sounds appealing, but it also comes with a new set of concerns about privacy and personal data.
If you’re curious about how this shift is raising fresh debates, here’s another story worth exploring.
Read more: Privacy concerns grow among consumers as retailers shift to electronic receipts
Do you miss the days when supermarket receipts came with surprise deals and discounts?
