RECEIPTS....think twice before throwing them away!

From the files of I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THAT:

Some of you diligently file your receipts away for accounting or safekeeping.

Others may save them and turn them in to local schools or organizations.

But most of us just wad them up and throw them away.

At home, in the store parking lot, maybe even in the shopping buggy.

And you never thought twice about the crimes that could be committed with them.

Until now.

Because I'm going to let you in on a little scam that is actually a quite common practice on the streets.

Thieves will go through the trash cans looking for receipts (especially Wal-Mart ones).

Then they will go in the store and shoplift the items on a receipt.

They then return to the store with the stolen item and YOUR receipt to exchange for cash.

So be careful with your receipts. Never throw them away in the store's garbage cans and, if possible, tear up receipts before tossing them out.

Retail theft makes everyone's prices rise!