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w3matter
Hilarious and totally credible!
nihaar
wow! this is genius. would have definitely come in handy during my consulting days instead of fishing around for blank cab service receipts. brilliant marketing gimmick as well.
clarkcw1
At first i thought this was pretty awesome, but it doesn't change any dates and basically bundles everything into laser print cartridges. It should at least change the dates on the receipts. A- idea, C+ execution. Another 2 hours of coding would have made all the difference.
mncaudill
Wow, a little harsh for a funny little app, don't you think?
csbrooks
I think it's a clever marketing tool, not an actual tool for committing fraud...
philwelch
Right now it's bundling everything into wire desk trays and corrective fluid, so it's not like it never changes.
jsm386
FWIW, though it came later, I think Smith and Wollensky's Steak For Stock program is cleverer. Enter the ticker of the stock you just got in lieu of a cash bonus and based on the previous closing price it will tell you what you can get.

Try it: http://www.steakforstock.com/

eg - GS (Goldman) - 1 Sirloin, 1 Porterhouse, Shrimp Cocktail C (City) - 1/2 Order Creamed Spinach

Read about it: http://adage.com/adages/post?article_id=141902

mshafrir
GOOG: $539.32 1 Double Sirloin 1 Porterhouse 1 14 oz. Lobster Tail 1 NY Sirloin 1 Filet Oscar Style Prime Rib of Beef American Lamb Chops 1 Halibut S&W Lobster Cocktail Sauteed Spinach Mixed Green Salad Soup Du Jour Baked Potato
hop
BRK-A: $114105 2 Double Sirloins 1 Porthouse 2 14 oz. Cold Lobster Tails 1 NY Cut Sirloin 1 Dover Sole Meuniere 1 Cajun Marinated Rib Steak 1 Colorado Rib Steak 1 Sirloin 1 Sliced Steak Wollensky 1 Filet Oscar Style 1 Roasted Veal Chop 1 Filet Mignon w/ Roquefort 1 King Salmon 1 Red Snapper S&W Lobster Cocktail Shrimp Cocktail Creamed Spinach Asparagus Vinaigrette Wild Mushrooms Wollensky's Famous Split Pea Soup Onion Rings Broccoli 2 Baked Potatoes Dessert
slioslat
how about this; you give me the share and I'll treat you 2 of everything on this list?
illumin8
Hilarious... although I think I would get a few questions about why I needed 12 toner cartridges and a laser printer.
pavel_lishin
http://grab.by/2unF

I think I'd rather explain the steak than 37 compressed air bottles.

I'm also surprised you can't enter your own credit card number's last four digits.

onewland
The way they do the degradations is great.

Also, the book store receipt has listed as a purchase "Sunday is the New Monday and Other Tips for Giving 111% at Work"

rmorrison
I put in $10,000.00, and it came back w/ receipts for ~$4500 in yellow toner and ~$3500 in Air-In-A-Can.

How would one defend this during an audit? "We had a company wide chicken-colored, jet paper airplane contest. The paper we already had on hand, we just needed to pickup the coloring and the jets"

prawn
As soon as I start entering a number, up pops Firefox's Quick Find in the status bar. Anyone else get that?
javaru
Yes, I have Quick Find set up to turn on as soon as I start typing though. The input isn't being captured by a normal textbox so it's triggered.
sethg
In related news, a NYC Councilman, recently indicted for corruption, is alleged to have taken a $7 receipt for a soda and bagel sandwich, doctored it to look like a $177 receipt, and submitted it for reimbursement. This was part of his technique to siphon money out of a political club that he controlled (bribe money was allegedly disguised as donations to the club) into his pockets.

Maybe he should have gone for the fake toner and compressed-air receipts instead.

http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/02/ny_council...