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Originally Posted by Jimmy Stang
Like others have already said, my only concern would be whether a store would accept a printout of the original receipt when returning an item. I personally believe that the data on the paper is the important part, and not the paper itself, but I just wonder whether a store would agree.
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Staples does this. I don't recall what it was I returned or exchanged, but I had a photocopy of the receipt, and all they needed was the barcode. No issues.
As for going paperless, I've often wondered how my family doctor does things. Everything about me is stored digitally and has been for the last 10 years. I don't even know if he has my paper files from before that or backups.
When I see him every few months, he brings his lap top into the exam room, pulls up my files, reads anything received from specialists, etc., looks for updates, and types some stuff, which I presume is about me--unless he's just updating his Facebook status.
Any prescriptions/lab forms/whatever are already printed when I get back to reception.
It's a slick system, and I sometimes wish I had something as efficient in my life. I hate paper: no matter how organized I am or think I am, the paper always catches up to me.