Receipts that fade - is it a ploy to make warranty claims hard?
I picked up a Stradic 5000 FJ a year ago and earlier this week sent it back under warranty. The receipt was in the reel box and kept in my wardrobe at home. Yet after only 12 months the receipt had faded so much it was pretty hard to read. What happens if I need to get it fixed under warranty in another year, the receipt might be completely blank by then!
Almost seems like a ploy to stop warranty claims.
I also got a gift voucher from the same store and within a year it was blank and unable to be read. The store wasn't going to accept the voucher until they realised it was issued by a different store in the same chain.
Any else having the same issue?
Any tricks to get the receipt to last longer? Just photocopy it as soon as you get home?
Have taken a photocopy of my Stradic receipt now but it is already to late (too faded that the copier doesn't pick up the writing).
keg
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tax time
is also fun with fading reciepts.i would be giving the tax department a box of blank paper if i ever get audited.
unfortunately the only way to ensure you have a good copy is to photocopy as soon as you get it.
D_d_001
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things like reels ...good
things like reels ...good retailers will put your name on the system so if a warranty is needed they can look you up.
With the stradic (shimano) you can send the warranty card in so it is registered in your name.
also don't keep the receipts in the cupboard next to the oven/heater/fireplace.
ricey
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digital age
take a mobile phone picture backed up on dropbox or the like. 2 seconds, problem solved.
Wise man says - first take the plank out of your own eye before trying to take the speck out of somebody else's.
Paul H
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Have a few problems with tax
Have a few problems with tax receipts too (certainly not going to last 7 years)! I generally write the amount and item in pen next to it just in case.
Heat seems to be one of the problems, have also had issues with fumes off plastics or something else affecting them too!
Too many receipts in my tax file to photocopy but do sometimes take a copy of the major ones.
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Bodie
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most people have scanners /
most people have scanners / copiers as printers in their house now, important receipts get copied and printed, or saved to the PC.
And if you don't have one, tax deduction if you buy one :)
squidvicious1
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Uv light will show faded
Uv light will show faded receipts.
Paul H
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Cheers will have to try that
Cheers will have to try that
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sunshine
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My tackle shop stamps,dates and signs
The lid of the box the reel came in as they recognise that receipts fade .......suggest all tackle shops do the same, what do our site sponsor shops do?
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recently rang up bluwater
recently rang up bluwater mindarie about a badly faded receipt, was told bad luck pretty much and they dont log sales longer then a year, also suggested i laminate my receipts in future
saltatrix
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Bank statement?
Bank statement?
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always cash for me hate
always cash for me hate credit but looks like iam gona have to start liking it
sunshine
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Lamination won't stop fading
Heat and light cause it and the cheap heat sensitive paper rolls used in cash register machines
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leave my receipts in the box
leave my receipts in the box in the cupboard
Yewiefish85
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Lamination will destroy the
Lamination will destroy the receipt, mrs thought she was doing the right thing after just purchasing a rfbl by laminating the receipt (proof until the card arrived) haha bad move as it turned the whole receipt black ( heat sensitive paper)
Pitty
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I had some issues in the
I had some issues in the past and was able to use my credit card record to align with a faded receipt for proof of the amount and the retailer
UBIQUE
D_d_001
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Too right in fact In Aust you
Too right in fact
In Aust you don't need a receipt.
you just have to prove you bought it where you say. So if you bought it on CC that will be enough.
just doesn't help those of us that buy with cash !!!
Alan James
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Yep the paper is indeed heat sensitive
Recently I inadvertently tossed a receipt out in the rubbish. After retrieving it the missus decided she would iron it to smooth it out as I had crumpled it up. Instant black was the result. I contacted Compleat Angler in Nedlands and they sent me a image / jpg of the Tax Invoice. Problem solved.
Sulo
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never bothered trying it, but
never bothered trying it, but apparentlt if you put the receipt on a piece of paper and then apply clear sticky tape over the top it will not fade.
Ambiance
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ACCC
The ACCC has an app for your phone that has all your rights etc on it and a place to take photo's of and store your receipts.
uncleben
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just photocopy the receipt.
just photocopy the receipt. .. problem solved.
bod
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photo
I take a photo with my phone of any receipt or any paperwork i think important and email it to my email address where I then move it to my 'receipts folder'. Everything's together and I can print it out if and when needed. Easy.
saltatrix
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I take photos of receipts now
I take photos of receipts now with the mobile phone. I even took a photo of receipts and send them to clients if need be. Its a back up.
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Squidvicious1 "Uv light will
Squidvicious1 "Uv light will show faded receipts."
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