"Let me start by thanking you for obviously being a devoted Wal-Mart customer as evidenced by your extensive collection of Wal-Mart receipts. Per your response to my previous e-mail communication, I am responding to you in writing. I can not discuss or outline the specific concerns of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. except to say that they are of a proprietary nature. However, I will tell you that you are correct in your assumption that the TC# is the source of our concern. Rather than requesting you remove your site, I find your offer to obscure the TC# to be acceptable. Obscuring the UPC numbers will not be necessary. As stated in my original communication, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. has gone to great expense in order to protect itself from certain topes of fraud. There is information contained within the receipts that you have published which would allow persons engaging in criminal activity to effectively bypass the protections that we have put in place. Although I am sure that this was unintentional on your part, it does put our company at risk. We strive to minimize losses no matter how large or small in an effort to keep our prices low for loyal customers such as yourself. Your attention to this matter is greatly appreciated."

So, according to the arrangement with Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., I will go through each receipt and blur every TC#. NO COMMITTING ANY FRAUD TONIGHT! I know you're all thinking about it, but it's illegal, so don't do it!

Anyways, tonight you may notice some strangeness on the receipt site. I'll be altering all the receipts, along with implementing a site redesign (yay!). Everything should be in order by the end of the weekend.