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Waiter Given $1K After Sharing
Racist Note Admits He Wrote It

Jul 24, 2018 8:00 AM CDT

Waiter Given $1K After Sharing Racist Note Admits He Wrote It

'There is no excuse for what I did,' says Khalil Cavil

(Newser) - A $108 bill from a Texas steakhouse, showing no gratuity and the words, "We don't tip terrorist," inspired thousands to speak out against racism. But though "racism of any form is intolerable … falsely accusing someone of racism is equally disturbing," the COO of Saltgrass...

Master Chef Firing Daughter Over Insult on Diners' Bill

May 11, 2016 5:03 AM CDT

Master Chef Firing Daughter Over Insult on Diners' Bill

A manager, 2 servers also got the boot

(Newser) - Four diners—three of whom were wearing plaid—dined on deep-fried eggplant, Szechuan shrimp, and fish rolls at Chinese Master Chef Peter Chang's restaurant in Arlington, Va., on Saturday. But when it came time to pay, they found two extra line items on their $115 bill: "Im a...

New BPA Culprit:
Cash Register
Receipts

STUDY SAYS

Oct 23, 2014 12:02 PM CDT

New BPA Culprit: Cash Register Receipts

Using hand sanitizer before going shopping might make things worse: scientists

(Newser) - Thought you'd cut your risk of BPA exposure by ditching plastic water bottles? You might have to add "stop asking for receipts at the store" to the list. Scientists tested the skin, blood, and urine of people before and after they handled receipts and other thermal papers that...

Al-Qaeda's
Mundane Life
Revealed via
Receipts

Dec 30, 2013 7:56 AM CST

Al-Qaeda's Mundane Life Revealed via Receipts

Terrorist group likes meat and tomatoes, spends a lot at hardware stores

(Newser) - Even terrorists have to get the car fixed, and the AP takes a look at al-Qaeda's mundane day-to-day via some 100 receipts and invoices found in a Timbuktu building occupied by its North African branch. Turns out the terrorist group keeps close tabs on its dollars and cents. Some...

Long Receipts
Get Shoppers in a Twist

Sep 2, 2009 9:48 AM CDT

Long Receipts Get Shoppers in a Twist

But some like the extra coupons

(Newser) - Buy a pack of gum at a New York drugstore, get a foot-long receipt. That’s just one example of the paper-trail overload generated by many retailers in recent years, the Wall Street Journal reports. What was once a record of your purchase has become a ribbon of countless coupons,...