I swear, Lottery retailers need training!

Reply #13

goldrush — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:24:20 GMT

I agree, it the UK, there is a lotto extra game, which you can only play with the regular lotto game. I have in many cases asked for lotto and lotto extra, but in many cases the assistant could not do the lotto extra.

Reply #12

justxploring — Fri, 03 Feb 2006 00:20:52 GMT

Unless a person has vision problems or a handicap that makes filling out a slip difficult, I don't see why the clerk should do it. I agree that many store employees are not properly trained and the reason Prisoner Six gave above is a good one. Even with experience, if you're new there's a lot to learn and customers aren't patient. But sometimes the employees are just being lazy. One time I either handed a cashier at the supermarket the same card or she ran it through twice, so I had 2 tickets wi... [ More ]

Reply #11

PrisonerSix — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 15:07:05 GMT

I'm running a pool at my work where every payday(every 2 weeks), each member puts up $4 and we buy 3 Powerball and 3 Louisiana Lotto tickets for 4 consecutive drawings. I have filled out playslips for multidraw tickets and I just hand them to the clerk who just runs them through the machine and it prints the tickets.

There have been times when I've asked for multidraw tickets and they told me they couldn't do it through the terminal. Whether or not that is true, I don't know, so I just fill... [ More ]

Reply #10

DoubleDown — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 02:17:11 GMT

I don't blame them for wanting the numbers on play slips-

I have been lucky ( ? ) enough to be behind more than one player that tells the clerk several pick 3 or 4 numbers in several different combinations and denominations ran multiple times- while on a cell phone ..

Reply #9

Tenaj — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:49:47 GMT

Some stores in SC you must fill out a slip.

Reply #8

angelm — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:49:19 GMT

I always fill out slips but they usually try to put them in backwards,upside down and act likes it's a pain for them to have to do it(maybe some of the cashiers are on a diet of razor blades

Reply #7

RJOh — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:20:48 GMT

There's not wrong with making out play slips and taking responsibility for the numbers you play and speeding up the process to boot if you're not happy with quick picks.

Reply #6

TheGameGrl — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:00:28 GMT

PA has started the automated machines, they work great for folks who want to pick their own. Or run their own tickets. Only draw back is: Tickets can't be canceled - or jamming does occur and no human/employee will be available to fix the jam or retrieve the 20$ bill you just stuck in the machine. So in essence its a gamble; be it a human or an automated machine, accidents happen. I personally dont care for the folks who do hog the terminal for forty minutes playing dailys and pick 4's without... [ More ]

Reply #5

CARBOB — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 23:00:27 GMT

Quote: Originally posted by Jani Norman on February 1, 2006 Quote: Originally posted by weshar75 on February 1, 2006 I fill out game slips now because it seems like some of the lottery retailers do not train the employee's on how to use the terminals properly.

I agree, that's about the only way you will get what you ask for is to fill out those slips, but i think they completely ignore what you say just so you will have to fill out those slips....because i tell myself nobody can be that plain... [ More ]

Reply #4

Snakeyes — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:46:50 GMT

Are these the same people that work the Taco Bell drive thru at night? You know, where you could order one standard taco, and they manage to mess that up

Reply #3

Jani Norman — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:25:58 GMT

I agree, that's about the only way you will get what you ask for is to fill out those slips, but i think they completely ignore what you say just so you will have to fill out those slips....because i tell myself nobody can be that plain ignorant about something they do everyday.......

Reply #2

DoctorEw220 — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:22:37 GMT

I was trained very well when I worked the terminal. I was known for rarely making a mistake. I think some retailers have high employee turnover rates, so they don't bother giving them the full training.

Reply #1

weshar75 — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 21:10:21 GMT

I fill out game slips now because it seems like some of the lottery retailers do not train the employee's on how to use the terminals properly.

I swear, Lottery retailers need training!

Korean Redneck — Wed, 01 Feb 2006 20:49:19 GMT

Like I said before. I always get 1x20 multiplay on mega millions. I purposely ask for MULTIPLAY about 3 times.. what do i get? $20 worth of tickets for ONE Drawings.. geeezzz. This happened to me 6 times already. Then sometimes i get paranoid thinking that those could of been the winning numbers.