thank you for your payment ... your confirmation number is ...

... hey, wait a minute please! hold it right there. are people still writing down these confirmation numbers? i mean what the hell am i supposed to do with it? quote it the next time i get a collection notice that says i never payed? and what if they say they have no idea what this number is and they have no record of it on their system?
hey, you know what? if i make a credit card payment and it doesn't show up on my online statement in 2 days, i will know that the payment is not confirmed. so you can go take your confirmation number and ... no not that ... enter it in your system and keep it safely - i don't want it!
btw, your confirmation number for having read this blog entry is READMYLIPSNOMORECONFIRMATIONUMBERS!