"Would you like me to email your receipt madam?"

[MyballsareSandy2015]

No!
Why would I?
I'll take it now thank you!

More and more shops seem to be asking this and I fear I'm turning into a grumpy old lady.

It's loads better. It won't get lost and binned and you can easily find it if you need it.

It depends on the shop - it is actually useful have an electronic copy if receipts unless you are organised enough to keep them filed.

Have to say I much prefer it too, but then I loose everything!

It's to get your email address. I've bought an under £10 item in Argos and been asked this.

And you can receive fifty seven e-mails a week from the people they sell your address to. I am happy being grumpy

I wish more places offered this, I've only come across Apple and River Island that emails you your receipt. It's handy for me as my iPhone barely leaves my hand so I'm constantly on my emails.

I have two email accounts for this reason. Businesses that want to sell stuff get one, which I never check but could find emails in if I needed to, and friends, family, professionals get the other.

Only happened once but I prefer it.

I love it when people email receipts. It makes it so easy to find them when they're needed, not least because I've always got my mobile where I can search my email.

It's to get your email address, so I say No

I wouldn't mind it if they highlighted what other uses they might use it for.

If it's a one off not stored or sold on then fine.
If it's going to be used by marketing or third parties I want ability to opt out.

I saw the title of this thread and thought "that's a fantastic idea". It would mean I'd have receipts for everything!

I think if they told me they didn't use it for other purposes, I wouldn't believe them. They'd say anything wouldn't they. Not without written information. Which rather defeats the object of refusing a paper receipt

I WAY prefer it. Google Mail filters out the marketing crap anyway and I can always click unsubscribe.

Searchable receipts are the best. Lost ones or ones buried in shoe boxes are crap :)

I tell them i dont have email as did lady in front of me today.

I prefer it. Much more efficient and they never get lost!

I've just done this for three electrical items. Really convenient. I got a paper receipt at the time too (which I will lose).

Argos does it and it's brilliant for the thing that's gone wrong 6 mnths down the line.

yes it's to get your email address for marketing purposes but it's a very simple matter to keep a separate e-mail account for this sort of thing

How many times in the last six months have any if you had to search for a receipt to take something back? I'm curious

It's fine by me but only been asked by about 3 shops.

MyBalls I have... My UrBeats earphones have stopped working, Apple have them covered under their One-Year Warranty (Apple own Dre Beats now) but they need to see the proof of purchase (so the Argos receipt) but I can't find it and these earphones cost me £80.

Me? At least 3 times in the last year, for warranty claims on electronic devices mostly. Also, twice for cashback deals.

I only ever say yes for high-value, mainly electrical items from reasonably reputable shops - the risk of being bombarded with marketing emails is outweighed by security of having a searchable receipt if something goes wrong. And the decent shops usually have working 'unsubscribe' buttons on their emails and don't immediately sell your details on.

If it's for a T-shirt from River Island, no thanks. Same goes for loyalty cards from places I only use occasionally.

Saves me pishing about scanning the receipt back in too :D