Quickbooks desktop keeps crashing each time I try to open a sales receipt.

Run the Condense Data utility with any scenario. Did you encounter any error message?

@John Smith 13 

What is your company name and website?

Thank you John.  I would rather not call customer support if at all possible.  That is a absolute last resort if I can't figure out a solution with doing that. Calling is usually a long, frustrating, and often fruitless endeavor that makes me want to pull all my hair out and cry.