Remember back when we were all trying to save paper? Did that idea come to and end and I missed it? I've noticed for some time now that even the simplest purchase comes with a receipt as long as your arm.

Take a look at the receipt in the picture. From the size of the receipt, you'd think I had done all my grocery shopping for a month, but that super-sized receipt is for a bottle of water. I mean I bought one bottle of water and nothing else. What would the thing look like if I had done my shopping for a month.

I mentioned this to a co-worker and he informed me that Jimmy Kimmel had actually done a bit about this very thing on his show, so I searched for and found that video clip. Of course, Kimmel addressed his question about the mega-receipts to the President of the United States.

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