Ideal Bite

Receipts are really just another form of junk mail, if you think about it. The cashier at my local café tends to tuck my receipt (he is required to give me one) into the dollar bills I get as change, then precariously perch any coins on top. Argh! It's problem enough to even accept this tottering heap - between full coffee mug, slipping sunglasses, and tangled earphones, I'd give my right arm for an extra...arm - but what is it that's so annoying about someone lumping in a bit of trash with your change?

A friend of mine has taken to handing the receipt back to any given cashier, saying, "No, thank you." This has naturally led to some awkward interpersonal situations, but you have to wonder what would happen if all the Biters in the world just started handing receipts right back...same with those 10% off tanning session flyers forced into your hand or stuck under your windshield. If only there were a service we could sign up for to fight off the paper dogs everywhere, not just in mail...

-Jenifer Morgan... off to plant a tree and sprout another arm...