Question for all lottery players.

Reply #21

lottologix — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 05:45:44 GMT

The most pick3 tickets I baught at one time was around 1500 .50 cent tickets playing a progression, about 300 play slips. The grocery store manager asked me nice to not do this again, as it took hours. What I learned.. If the machine runs out of paper this will mess you up. Make sure They have enough paper in the machine to print the slip you give them. Feed the clerk play slips, do not just hand them a stack thats asking for trouble if something goes wrong with the machine like running out of p... [ More ]

Reply #20

Unlucky-Kenny — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 17:09:08 GMT

I remember a long time ago I had a $500 winner and I went to a Super America (gas station) to cash it - only one person working there since it was late at night.

I asked if they could cash it, they said sure! I gave them the ticket, they scanned it, and then from their safe door under the counter watched a check print out. Looked like a money order, but it listed Super America as the payer.

Utterly confused as hell I asked what's up and she said oh we do not have that much cash to give you... [ More ]

Reply #19

Uluska — Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:31:34 GMT

It's not even an issue. As long as it is legal, keep doing it, bro.

Reply #18

destinycreation — Thu, 12 Mar 2020 22:20:55 GMT

Go to a MAJOR GROCERY STORE to cash $500 Pick 3 lottery tickets. Major Grocery Stores should have more money on hand than smaller convenience stores.

Reply #17

grwurston — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 01:30:17 GMT

Some stores also use a time lock safe. There were times I wanted to cash a $500 winner and had to wait 10 minutes for the clerk to be able to open it. Other times they had it in the register.

Reply #16

Uluska — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 00:04:33 GMT

I do not experience negativity, when buying lottery tickets. If anything they always wish me luck.

Reply #15

KY Floyd — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 22:50:43 GMT

Common sense, why keep excess money in the store when it's not needed.

True, but why go the bank every hour or two? A lot of small places have a drop safe, which is a safe that you can drop money into without opening it. A shift supervisor probably has access to a change safe that has a bit extra, but typically it's only a manager that has access to the drop safe. It's fairly uncommon for somebody to use a fifty or hundred to pay for small purchases and you're constantly collecting new cash,... [ More ]

Reply #14

Pick3geniu$ — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:26:40 GMT

rcbbuckeye, convenience stores can and do ,at times, need more money than what they keep in their registers. I've had one store tell me that they only had $25 when I tried to cash a $500 winning ticket. So, if that was true that he only had $25 then how is he supposed to conduct business if he ,for example, needed to break a hundred dollar bill. He would have to tell the customer that he didn't have the money or change and I don't see that happening. It's bad for business for stores to keep too... [ More ]

Reply #13

rcbbuckeye — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 13:29:14 GMT

The store I buy my tix does have cash in the back office, but not hundreds of dollars. If they get robbed they want to limit their loss.

Common sense, why keep excess money in the store when it's not needed. Paying the occasional lottery winner is not a high priority in lieu of security. The little c-store did cash a $67 the other day. That's not unusual. But $500? I don't blame them for not having that much, and even if they did, it would probably clean out what cash they did have.

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Reply #12

NumberRunner — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 08:53:43 GMT

we learn something new everyday. darn i would not have thought of doing something like that.

Reply #11

BobP — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 08:09:54 GMT

Think stores that already sell money orders, like for people who need one to pay a bill and can't send cash. If they can take $999 for someone to pay their rent, they can accept a winning lottery ticket as payment for a money order. Only problem is money orders cost I believe a percentage of the amount or have a flat rate based on hundreds, so a winner may be asked to pay the money order fee.

BobP

Reply #10

Pick3geniu$ — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 15:54:41 GMT

rcbbuckeye, C-stores or convenience stores do have significant cash on hand. They just don't keep it in the register nor do they like when they have to dip into it in front of customers.

Reply #9

rcbbuckeye — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 13:21:57 GMT

I've been going to the same C-store for years. Owners are very friendly. Years ago I won a few hundred dollars and she didn't have the cash on hand and told me to come back in a few hours. I did and she paid me. Little private C-stores generally don't keep a lot of cash on hand for security purposes. So if I have a bigger winning ticket I just go to the Tom Thumb store to cash it. But most times I still buy my tix at the little C-store.

Reply #8

LiveInGreenBay — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 01:12:58 GMT

I ran into that situation too. Been going to the local CVS store to run my ticket because the woman who worked there was attractive. Well, one day I showed up when she was taking care of a customer, she looked at me and said why do you always show up when I'm busy . Last time I went back. Screw her. LOL

Reply #7

sexynursega — Thu, 05 Mar 2020 00:32:54 GMT

Does anyone have the wheel of nortia ebook

Reply #6

Pick3geniu$ — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 10:00:30 GMT

BobP, I've never heard of stores writing money orders when cashing lottery tickets, but I'm in NYC

Reply #5

BobP — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 07:52:48 GMT

Would be nice if you'd give your general location in case someone knows something helpful. Won't some of the stores write you a money order? Consider asking the lottery for additional payout locations where it isn't a problem. If you prefer to avoid government entanglements, staying with cash is perfectly understandable.

BobP

Reply #4

BobP — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 07:47:34 GMT

Likely every lottery is different, I believe retailers make pennies per ticket. They are sold on the idea offering lottery tickets will bring in paying customers. Your two ticket purchase worth less then ten cents takes the same time as it takes to ring up something worth selling. It isn't your fault and it won't be the last time I buy the loss leader and nothing else either, but if I want to rely on the good will of the store owner it wouldn't hurt to occasionally throw a bone their way. Like t... [ More ]

Reply #3

Pick3geniu$ — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 02:20:17 GMT

I've had no problem with getting a lot of tickets at different stores. The only problem I've had ,so far, is in cashing my winning tickets because the stores don't have enough money or ,perhaps, they're just lying about not having enough money. One store told me two different times that they don't have the money and the first time they ,supposedly, only had $25. I've had to go longer distances to find stores so that I can cash all my $500 winning tickets.

Reply #2

grwurston — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 01:26:21 GMT

There are always a few clerks that act like they don't want to sell tickets. You're only buying two tickets a day, it's not like you're buying 50 or 100 numbers at a time. If he's going to give you an attitude over that, then just go someplace else. Personally, I wouldn't lose any sleep over it.

Reply #1

SweetRed83$ — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 01:12:28 GMT

Hello, yes a lot of stores are like that. They seem to hate the Florida lottery. A lot of the cashiers don't like working. This one particular store gets an attitude everytime I purchase lottery tickets.

A lot of them have negative energy. Be careful who you have over your numbers. I like going to places that don't mind selling lottery tickets.

Every now and then you go to these stores that always screw up your numbers. Or sometimes they like to throw your tickets any kind of way. Stay a... [ More ]

Question for all lottery players.

nycityboy19 — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 00:59:56 GMT

I started playing consistent this year. I always take 20 dlls and play it in 10 or 15 days. Try to play 2 numbers a day monday to Friday mostly pick 3. The problem i am seeing is that the owner at the store seems like it bother them that i go just for tickets and do not buy something else. I try to alternate the stores but I dont know like i feel like they do not like to sell lottery tickets. Maybe is just me being paranoid? I am not doing anything illegal...lol..I do cash big tickets at the sup... [ More ]