EDITORIAL: Keep that receipt safely after a purchase; you will need it one day

Rwanda National Police (RNP) has an assortment of stolen items which were recovered. The items are on display at Kimironko police station showroom, and Police has called upon any person who may have lost their items, especially in the City of Kigali, to go and check if the items are among those on display. The items include 106 television sets including 65 flat screens, 87 computers, 129 smart phones and 139 home theaters. Others are iPads, DVD players, cameras, decoders and scanners. Although this is a good gesture on the part of Police, finding owners of the recovered items is usually a challenge because most people rarely keep receipts or documents after purchase of such items. When one walks into a shop and buys a flat screen or a phone-they usually discard the receipt within days or put in a place where it usually gets lost. If a house to house operation was conducted and people were asked to produce receipts of items in their homes, few would produce the receipts. So why is the culture of keeping receipts of such valuable items lacking? Keeping receipts safely after purchase of treasured items is a culture people should embrace. And it is the only way you can reclaim your item in case Police recovers it, like the case of the items at Kimironko. If you buy that expensive flat screen, TV, home theatre or any valuable

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EDITORIAL: Keep that receipt safely after a purchase; you will need it one day