Green Me

Do you want a receipt? Up to now I've always replied "Yes" at the gas station when prompted with this question at the end of a tank fill-up. Truth be told I was motivated more by conspiracy theory than sound accounting practices. My logic: if I print a receipt then THEY won't try and overcharge me with what shows up on my credit card bill. I thought of some person sifting through gas station for transactions where no receipt was requested and targeting those stiffs. I nickel here, a dime there and a million customers later some conspirators have skimmed a hefty sum off us blokes!

Well, as exciting as that might be I've renounced my belief in a grand gas station no receipt skimming conspiracy. Now I say "No" to gas station receipts and consider myself a little friendlier to the environment.