Tagged “paper”
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What a receipt reveals
A receipt carries a card fragment, a location, a time and a purchase history. That has handling consequences whichever way you store the thing.
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Paper, digital, or both
A scan is a photograph of the information, not the information. Knowing what each format preserves and silently drops decides which one you need.
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Why thermal receipts fade
There is no ink. The image is a chemical reaction in a coating, and it can be undone by heat, light, friction, solvents and ordinary plastic.
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Where paper survives
Paper doesn't decay at one rate. It decays at the rate its surroundings dictate, and a drawer indoors beats a wallet by a margin nothing else can close.