Today while ordering a delicious wrap from Paradise Burrito, I realized I left out a critical part of my podcast/film (use of electronic means of money in our culture). Although there is no doubt that our culture pushes electronic means of exchange, there is still use of and physical results of those kinds of technologies. We see VISA commercials now which depicts groups of individuals paying with credit/debit cards where one disrupts the process only to pay with cash or check. However, my realization came in the form of the actual receipt I received from my transaction. Regardless of paying with cash or electronic means, there will always be some sort of paper trail. I usually keep receipts and verify my debit purchases (monitored online) once they get posted. Acting as a security measure, receipts play a vital role in the transaction. While I don't mean to discuss the environmental implications of this, I did also realize that there seemed to be an unnecessary amount of paper being wasted (from the receipt to the order ticket), which most people trash. I recently heard that many banks are investing in technologies to text message the card owner either every time a purchase is made or when the account balance drops below a certain amount. Again, with identity theft and fraud, these technologies will work to keep consumer account secure.