Steva Robbins here, and welcome to the Get It Done guys, quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.

Today's topic is how to organize receipts for online and offline purchases.

I love buying things.

My apartment has things piled from floor to ceiling almost everywhere.

But even if I filled it up completely, the next door unit has two bedrooms for just

$1,400 a month.

Knock out a non-load-bearing wall and I'll have room for more stuff.

Or for extra wide stuff, like couches, parade banners, or the full-body plaster cast

of Bernice.

She made it for our infamous 2009 office

charity auction. No one bid on it. I felt obligated. I wanted to help feed the orphans. Maybe I could

give it to the orphans. They could live in it. It's big. No, that would take time. Orphans aren't

as important as getting that thing out of the living room. Surely the auction house takes returns. Let's check the website. Purchases? Bitting, here it is. Return policy. Anything smaller than a small sperm whale will be accepted for return with original receipt.

Receit.

I don't know where the receipt is, but why should I need one?

They have to remember a Bernice-shaped bodycast.

The auctioneer fainted when he saw it.

Two phone calls later, and yes, they remember.

And no, they won't take it back without the receipt.

When I said I lost the receipt, they started giggling.

Welcome to my life.

When you buy big items, you may need to return, exchange, or get service on the items.

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