Can I delete Receipts.pkg files? For Permissions repair, verify first?

I recently read that all *.bom (/Library/Receipts/boms/*.bom) files should be preserved so Mac os x knows what files an installer put into which location. But what about those large .pkg files (/Library/Receipts/*.pkg)? Those take up more than half a GB on my drive. Can I just dump all the *.pkg files?
On another note, when I want to repair permissions I can either "Verify" or "Repair" disk permissions. I suspect I don't have to verify permissions when the repair button can be pressed, assuming that verification is part of the repair? Or do I have to go verify and then repair?

Can I just dump all the *.pkg files?
If you do then Software Update will be confused and Permissions Repair will be damaged. So, don’t.
No you don’t have to verify before repairing Permissions.
Regards
TD

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You do not want to delete items in the Receipts folder!
More info here Disk Utility shows a "No Valid Packages" alert.
They really don't take up much room, so the gain in HD space would be minimal anyway.
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