00:00Careful, you don't make a big mistake when paying a bill at a restaurant or closing a tab at a bar.
00:05The HuffPost says there's one thing you should always do after signing the receipt,
00:09and too many people are skipping it and by default hurting their bank accounts and service staff.
00:15Check that you're not accidentally taking home the only signed receipt.
00:19It's really not the end of the world if you confuse the merchant copy from the customer copy.
00:23What's important is that whatever comes home with you is not the only signed piece of paper.
00:29Restaurants are then left to figure out what the tip was meant to be.
00:32And although some staffers can play detective and try to figure out what was written on the other copy,
00:37since the copies most times are on top of each other, the reality is staffers are likely left without a tip.
00:43Then there's the risk of fraud.
00:44Mash.com says that while your privacy is pseudo-protected with the receipt just showing the last four digits of your credit card number,
00:51it could be enough for scam artists to use as a phishing tool to get the rest of your number.
00:56I know we're not fans of having little pieces of paper laying around in life,
00:59but when it comes to purchases, it's good practice to keep your receipts.
01:03That way you can validate your expenses.
01:05Then you can dispose of the piece of paper.
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