Many people throw out receipts. “Instead of ‘And here’s your receipt’, they should say, ‘Will you throw this away for me?’” was posted on Twitter by Nick Vatterott on January 12, 2011. “Instead of saying, ‘And here’s your receipt,’ cashiers should say, ‘Will you throw this away for me?’” was posted on Twitter on May 17, 2011 and credited to Nick Vatterott.
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Nick Vatterott
@nickvatterott
Instead of ‘And here’s your receipt’, they should say, ‘Will you throw this away for me?’
10:53 AM - 12 Jan 2011
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ALEXIS
@AlexisLyricG
Instead of saying,” here’s your receipt cashiers should just say, could you throw this away for me!
2:39 PM - 14 May 2011
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OLIVIA witherite
@Oliviawitherite
“Instead of saying, ‘And here’s your receipt,’ cashiers should say, ‘Will you throw this away for me?’” ~Nick Vatterott
3:17 PM - 17 May 2011
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Jeromie Johnson
@BuckeyeBwoy
Instead of cashiers saying “here’s your receipt” they should say “will you throw this away for me?”
8:26 PM - 2 Jun 2011
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Men’s Humor
@MensHumor
Instead of cashiers saying “here’s your receipt” they should say “will you throw this away for me?”
6:00 PM - 26 Dec 2012
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Instead of cashiers saying “here’s your receipt” they should say “will you throw this away for me?”
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Bill Murray
@BiIIMurray
Instead of cashiers saying “here’s your receipt” they should say “will you throw this away for me?”
9:29 AM - 5 Feb 2018
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
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