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The receipt is only of value to you, but it's THEIR DOCUMENT and unless they've separately conveyed ownership of THEIR DOCUMENT to you, it's still theirs.

When you decide to return your broken TV to Wal-Mart, imagining they will ignore the boot print clearly knocked into the case, THEIR DOCUMENT attesting to the fact you paid for it will be useful.

Without it I am sure they will require something more from you than your personal assertion that you bought the TV from them.

All of these things are covered under the Express Mail Statutes ~ and they are provided for under the "Post Offices and Post Roads" clause of the Constitution. The ownership of certain categories of documents is established in federal law, and uniformly followed by state courts. That you haven't run into the question is no reason for you to maintain your IGNANCE!

Okay, so Wal-Mart still owns all the receipts they’ve ever given me until I get a release of those receipts...should I call them and tell them I threw all their receipts out?

Also, what’s the best policy so I’m not charged with Theft Of An Unreleased Receipt? Should I ask for a receipt for the receipt, releasing their ownership of the receipt to me?

Can I “borrow” their receipt until I’m sure the device works, or the IRS doesn’t need it? What’s the time limit? How long can I keep their receipt until they need it back? Is it like a library book, two weeks unless I ask to borrow their receipt for another two weeks?

Thanks, I appreciate being schooled in Receipt Ownership!