Ever wonder who invented the idea of store credit—or that awkward “I swear I bought it here” argument? In this Dad Tangent, we travel back toancient Carthage, where written contracts, silver shekels, and cranky customersgave the world its first return policy. Turns out, bureaucracy is a lotolder—and funnier—than you think.

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