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I drive a car powered by fossil fuel simply because I can’t afford an electric vehicle. To reduce my carbon footprint, I car-pool with a friend for the 52km drive to the office and take the Metro whenever possible.
My dodgy knee doesn’t allow me to take the stairs as often as I would like. That hasn’t prevented me from pursuing green options.
One decision has been to get the shopping receipts in my email. That saves paper, which in turn saves trees. A good move from retailers indeed.
I even digitise receipts by scanning them since the prints on thermal paper fade. The receipts are vital to claim refunds and warranty. That’s what the UAE consumer protection laws say.
It was all fine until last week when my grocery bill showed Dh54 for purchasing a kitchen towel. Before you admonish me for using paper towels instead of cloth, let me tell you that I use them sparingly. More for catching oil and stuff like that.
Kitchen towel for Dh 54! That can’t be. I noticed it only the day after my shopping while checking emails. It wouldn’t have happened had I opted for a physical receipt. I would have checked it while pushing the trolley to the car. Any anomaly could have been sorted then and there.
On weekends, I rarely check my emails. The mail with the grocery receipt remained unscrutinised for a day, and the expensive buy remained unnoticed.
Well, all is not lost. I can still return the kitchen towel and claim a refund. The trouble is to find a suitable time, which is a problem since I reach home late. I could do it over the weekend, yet it rankles because that’s a trip I could have saved had I been careful.
What can I do to avoid a repeat? Ask for the paper receipt? No, that would be a retrograde move. I would rather save the trees.
More vigilance would help. I should watch the terminal at the till while the groceries are scanned. More importantly, I should check the receipt soon after payment as cashiers mail it immediately. That would save needless heartburn and another trip to the supermarket.
Yes, we should do our bit to save the planet. And it shouldn’t burn a hole in our pockets.
I have over 10 years of experience in the field of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. I have attended numerous conferences and events around the world, and my work has been featured in major publications such as CoinDesk, Bitcoin Magazine, and Yahoo Finance.