Unlike the quick transactional vibe of digital payments, there was an elegance in the process, a deliberate pace that encouraged precision and care. Each bill was a tangible record, a piece of history preserved in duplicate. The carbon paper itself held a magic that digital records can’t quite replicate.
Beyond the practicality of record-keeping, this method carried an intimacy. It demanded attention, a deliberate act between the writer and the medium, imprinting information on to sheets with a sense of permanence.
The experience of holding a hard copy bill and marvelling at the precision of carbon paper duplication evokes a sense of nostalgia for a time when technology wasn’t instant but, in its slowness, fostered a unique connection between the written word and its physical manifestation.
