Today, I went to the drug store to pick up my dad's prescriptions. I purchased six items, and was handed a computer-generated receipt 3 feet, 4.5 inches long and three inches wide. That's over 120 square inches of paper total, 20 square inches per item. It's a trend. My favorite hardware store has a similar ailment, as does some of the big box stores. I've promised to write a novella on the back of one of these receipts, but haven't gotten it going it yet.