I went to the bank machine the other day to get some money out and as usual it asked me if I would like a receipt. As usual I said no. I can find out any time of day what the balance is in our account by checking online without wasting any paper. Getting a receipt does not cost you anything but it does cost your banking institution and the forest ultimately.
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good point! We take receipts only for a few seconds and then throw it to garbage can
Good call! My thought is that you should always know how much is in your bank account anyway – isn’t that called being responsible?
Even at the ATM you can get the balance, and often recent transactions, displayed on screen.
I wonder how many trees could be saved if they offered receipt OR display on screen…
We see an option to print, and if we don’t select it we see balance on screen usually.