[nFBMI-Talk] ot/email of store receipts

[Donna Kremer]

Try the app called “Seeing AI,” talking camera for the blind. You could take a picture of your receipt and have it read to you. 

Thank you,
Donna

> On May 9, 2019, at 9:36 AM, Fred Wurtzel via NFBMI-Talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi, Amy
> 
> 
> Good suggestion.  If you have email on your phone, you could even step aside after paying and check your receipt on your phone before leaving the store.  This presumes that the email will be very fast and I think they usually are.  I have never done this, so, I don’t know for sure, but I have noticed receipts in my email very soon after leaving a store.
> 
> Good suggestion.
> 
> Warmest Regards,
> 
> 
> Fred Wurtzel
> Blind Scientists Live the Lives We Want
> 
>> On May 9, 2019, at 5:45 AM, Amy Sabo via NFBMI-Talk <nfbmi-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> hello all,
>> well, I thought this might be of some importance to us as blind people
>> who do shop at brick and mortal stores. for many times we get receipts
>> from stores and, of course we can't read them at all and, we normally
>> don't have a sighted person there to see if we have forgotten
>> something or if we are charged for something we didn't purchased or
>> screwed because of it! and, the only we can read the receipts is by a
>> sighted person.
>> 
>> well, for many times I never did this I just refused and, just got the
>> printed copy. well, I realized this when I was in Michigan visiting
>> with my friends this past week. they will now in stores ask if you
>> want a printed receipt or a email one! I usually just used the printed
>> one well, there's a light for all of us! ask for a email of it! the
>> stores should have your email address on file if you are a frequent
>> shopper for them or you are on their mailing list. it's just sent as a
>> attachment which can viewed in a pdf format or if jfw won't read it
>> then read it in a html format. and, if you wish to or not then it's up
>> to if you want to keep it or not!  I just thought this was just some
>> food for thought for you all!
>> 
>> 
>> hugs,
>> amy
>> 
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