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  • Fun With Lotto And Scratchers

    I think lottos and scratchers sometimes bring out the stupid in people.

    Exhibit A: A lady walks in and buys a lot of stuff. While I am ringing her up she asks for 5$ worth of lotto tickets and a bunch of scratchers. I notice that she has a credit card in her hand. I tell her that she can only pay cash for lotto and scratchers. "You mean I can't use this" she says waving the card around. "No," I tell her.

    She says "That's okay," She charges the rest of the stuff on her card and starts digging around in her purse. I print out her lotto, get her scratchers when she finally pulls out her debit card. I tell her again she can't use that only to hear "But you said I couldn't use my credit card this is a debit card" Apparently cash only is a foreign concept to her.



    Exhibit B: A lady comes in wanting to purchase some scratchers for her son's birthday. Now I don't do scratchers all I can tell a person is how much it costs and which one I sell the most of that's it. She spends 15 minutes asking me about each and every ticket. How much does this one win? Is this one fun? Would her son like this one or the other one more?

    After telling her once again that I am not familiar with all of the cards. She goes "Well it shouldn't matter, he'll probably like whatever I get." 15 minutes and you decide it doesn't matter which ones he'll like.
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  • #2
    Quoth TruthHurts View Post
    I think lottos and scratchers sometimes bring out the stupid in people.
    No, they bring in the stupid people. They're sold in liquor stores and cash checking joints, not book game (non-video) stores.
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    • #3
      Maybe I'm just dumb, but scratchers can be confusing.
      My mom came in with one (a Monopoly one) convinced she had won $10,000.
      She got three properties that added up to that amount and we were sure she had won.
      My brother looked at it and informed us that one of the places was not Vermont, but something else that started with a V that, with the itsy bitsy type, looked exactly like Vermont.
      No $10,000 for us.

      I can't remember what the actual property was, but I don't remember it from the regular Monopoly gameboard so I told her to have it checked anyway.
      She may not have yet, but I'm calling shenannigans on these Monopoly scratcher manufacturers!

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      • #4
        Quoth TruthHurts View Post
        IExhibit B: A lady comes in wanting to purchase some scratchers for her son's birthday. Now I don't do scratchers all I can tell a person is how much it costs and which one I sell the most of that's it. She spends 15 minutes asking me about each and every ticket. How much does this one win? Is this one fun? Would her son like this one or the other one more?

        After telling her once again that I am not familiar with all of the cards. She goes "Well it shouldn't matter, he'll probably like whatever I get." 15 minutes and you decide it doesn't matter which ones he'll like.
        Scratch cards for your sons birthday??? How about taking that money and just buying a really nice card? If he won do you think she asked for a cut since she bout it?

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        • #5
          Ah, a couple scratchers is a bit of a birthday custom at my house, either in the card or picked up on the way home from birthday dinner. Just one of those things, we have a lot of weird little customs like that really.
          "English is the result of Norman men-at-arms attempting to pick up Saxon barmaids and is no more legitimate than any of the other results."
          - H. Beam Piper

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          • #6
            My family has done that a few times.
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            • #7
              Quoth iviles View Post
              Scratch cards for your sons birthday??? How about taking that money and just buying a really nice card? If he won do you think she asked for a cut since she bout it?
              Ah yes...the good 'ol "If you get good luck, remember where it came from."

              I have two scratch-off tickets on my desk that won me a grand total of $3. They were my Christmas gift from management last year. I've never gotten around to cashing them in.
              Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Study hard. Be evil.

              "I never said I wasn't a horrible person."--Me, almost daily

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              • #8
                Quoth Irving Patrick Freleigh View Post
                They were my Christmas gift from management last year.
                Isn't that a bit dangerous? One of their prized employees might win a fortune and leave.
                "I can tell her you're all tied up in the projection room." Sunset Boulevard.

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                • #9
                  Ahh, lottery tickets. The SC retirement fund.
                  This isn't an office. It's Hell with fluorescent lighting.

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                  • #10
                    Quoth bigjimaz View Post
                    Ahh, lottery tickets. The SC retirement fund.
                    That reminds me of a bad joke I once heard. If your easly offended please just stop reading now and skip on to the next comment.

                    A SC thats at its wits end cant pay the bills and is about to lose their house has decided to put their future into the hands of a higher power. So every night they pray "god (or who's ever name they place their faith in) please just please let me win the lottery!" And every day that the lotto numbers are called they dilagently watched the results. But every week they didnt hit the numbers. Finaly the SC gets so fed up that they yell. "Why god why have you forsaken me at my time of need!" Theres a crack of thunder and a big booming voice from the heavens replys "Give me a break SC and help me out a little by at lest buying a ticket!"

                    Sorry sorry bad I know but I couldnt help it I plead insanitly!
                    Last edited by iviles; 03-16-2008, 02:00 AM.

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                    • #11
                      Potentially dumb question; but, why can't you use cards for scratchers and lotto?

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                      • #12
                        Quoth TruthHurts View Post

                        Exhibit B: A lady comes in wanting to purchase some scratchers for her son's birthday. Now I don't do scratchers all I can tell a person is how much it costs and which one I sell the most of that's it. She spends 15 minutes asking me about each and every ticket. How much does this one win? Is this one fun? Would her son like this one or the other one more?
                        Like do I care?

                        I can only imagine how much (little) your store makes on these lottery tickets.
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                        • #13
                          Quoth kibbles View Post
                          Potentially dumb question; but, why can't you use cards for scratchers and lotto?
                          I am not entirely sure. I was simply told in training to never ever accept credit cards for lotto tickets/scratchers. I presume it to be a Lotto rule, I'd be happy to learn why. I'll have to ask next time I work
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                          • #14
                            Quoth kibbles View Post
                            Potentially dumb question; but, why can't you use cards for scratchers and lotto?
                            To prevent people from racking up huge bills in the futile pursuit of a fortune. Lottery tickets can be addicting just as gambling, drugs and alcohol can be.
                            Knowledge is power. Power corrupts. Study hard. Be evil.

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                            • #15
                              Quoth Irving Patrick Freleigh View Post
                              To prevent people from racking up huge bills in the futile pursuit of a fortune. Lottery tickets can be addicting just as gambling, drugs and alcohol can be.
                              That and it's a god way to churn through a stolen credit card
                              Lady, people aren't chocolates. D'you know what they are mostly? Bastards. Bastard-coated bastards with bastard filling. Dr Cox - Scrubs

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