What Should You Do With Customer Receipts?

[apriljc]

Hey I am trying to clean out my office but I am having a hard time deciding what to do with some paperwork. What do you all do with the receipts that customers fill out? So far I have kept them all in a box but now I am wondering if I really need them since I have them all ordered and in PP. Just wandering if I need to keep them?

 

[ange13]

I save them for a year and then pitch them, just in case my computer crashes and I don't have the info. But I also always back up too--but ya just never know!

 

[pkd09]

I save them until I do my follow up call (usually within 30 days from show). Then I shred them. I also have the information on disc back up. No reason to have all that paper just sitting around.

 

[thechefofnorthbend]

Here is an Idea...

Scan the reciepts into an excel document to use as an accounting tool (to keep track of finances tjroughout the year and so on).

Have a "Back the truck up, Chuck" party and invite all the past guests. Place ALL of the reciepts into a jar. Do your normal shindig, food, drink, demo and every 15-20 min, draw a reciept and give away a prize, free show...etc. Then shred them after the party.

OR

Call all the people on thwe reciepts and tell them if they can send you a copy of the matching reciept that you have they win a prize, show...and get some bookings or orders out of it.

Just a couple of ideas that are "out of the box"