• Are you likely to have to return your purchase?
• Are you using cash instead of credit/debit?
• Do you want to review what you purchased to make sure everything was the correct price and/or (if it’s a bunch of items) that you got everything?
• Are you being reimbursed/reimbursing someone?
• Am I in a shopping mall where I’ll be bringing this merchandise into other stores with similar offerings?

if any of the above factors are true:

• Do you have an account which will let you receive a digital receipt instead?
• If not, then yes.

If none of the above factors are true: No. At that point to me it’s just a waste of receipt paper and my time.

Yeah, I always ask for a receipt at counter service/fast food eateries. Half the time, even though I only order like 2 items (3 at the very maximum if I’m feeling chippy), the order is inevitably missing something or incorrect so I like to have it as proof when I tell them I’m missing my drink order or something.

I don’t know how people fly by the seat of their pants and just let places like Taco Bell or Dunkin Donuts just give them random items without proof of what you ordered lol. Maybe I’m just unlucky!

Or yeah, if I think I might have to return an item, I don’t want a receipt.

Otherwise, 90% of the time, I don’t want one.

those people aren’t flying by the seat of their pants. they just live in harmony with those around them. they don’t feel the need to cause trouble because some thing happens.