Publication: Ventura County Star
Those long paper receipts shoppers get at stores could be going away under legislation working its way through the state Assembly, although not everyone supports the plan for reasons ranging from convenience to privacy.
Assembly Bill 161, authored by Assemblyman Phil Ting, D-San Francisco, would require businesses that have more than $1 million in gross receipts to provide electronic receipts unless a customer specifically requests a paper one.
Although the bill’s proponents say it would help conserve the trees and water used to create paper receipts, some Ventura County residents prefer the convenience of a physical receipt.
Camarillo resident Lina Park, 61, who was shopping at a Target recently, said electronic receipts are more of a hassle to keep track of.
“Electronic receipts are a pain. They either get lost in your email or, like when I was shopping at Target,” Park said, cashiers “had a hard time reading the scanning code off of my phone.”