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Seems like the obvious thing would be to have the QR code contain a "receipt ID" (UUID?) in a URL.

When the QR code is scanned, the browser opens to the URL, the remote side takes your "receipt ID", and presents you with a list of all the items you purchased.

I can't imagine any decent-sized retailer isn't already maintaining records like this.



See, one of the useful properties of a paper receipt is that, once you receive it, you can be fairly confident about the ~one way you're going to lose it


Two ways. Receipts fade, sometimes very quickly.




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