I'd guess that this actually reads 21 Dec 22 but the faulty printer has left off the bottom bar of the 2 making it look like a 7? Those prices would be pretty high for 1977.
$2.65 would be quite pricey in 1977. Makes me wonder if someone has tiddled with the date of 21 Dec 22.
I’m not sure about that. It looks like an old receipt as there’s not the amount of information on it as you get on modern receipts,shop name etc. The sevens look too straight to be a typo and $2.65 in 1977 wasn’t a lot of money plus we don’t know what they actually purchased.
But the top of the 2 is curved everywhere else. Maybe the 77 is nothing to do with the date? Some sort of identifier for the staff member or till perhaps, although it's an odd place to put it.
That's true. But the date format doesn't look right for American. Could be Australian dollars I suppose...But the top of the 2 is curved everywhere else. Maybe the 77 is nothing to do with the date? Some sort of identifier for the staff member or till perhaps, although it's an odd place to put it.
Of course it could be from 2077.
Do we know what it is a receipt for?
Yes it doesn’t look like a modern receipt to me, the way it’s printed and presented.
I doubt they’ll be any printed receipts in 2077 unless technology crashes in on itself.Of course it could be from 2077.
Do we know what it is a receipt for?
Edit @Stillill just beat me to the curved 2s!
Edit again - And what the receipt was for.p
If it’s U.S. dollars I’m thinking that the 6 % tax is a state tax which varies from state to state so unfortunately that doesn’t really help.
Non-thermal printer = 1970s western era
I didn't know it varied from state to state. I falsely assumed it was the same as the UK's tax (Value Added Tax = VAT) which is the same all over. The only thing that changes over time is the percentage of the VAT added on to the price. It only ever goes up. I was thinking the amount (6%) would give a clue as to the time period the receipt was issued.
I don't know why people are assuming that it is an American receipt. Why?
They say they are in The Bay Area. Which when I googled came up with
As a 30-something charity-shopper of vintage clothing, I’ve had plenty of coats and bags with ancient receipts in, usually a dry cleaning receipt or a cloakroom ticket. I wondered if maybe the original poster had bought something preloved and the receipt came with it. That’s a big ‘if’ of course.
Some cities, counties, etc. have sales taxes as well. It's usually included on the same "Tax" line as the state tax.
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Actually, I started that reddit thread and, while yes I was thinking about our trans-dimensional gas station thread, I was also inspired because I've seen dozens of "odd/out-of-place gas station" stories on reddit, so figured it was appropriate.
