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The scratchers
You've seen those colourful rectangles of cardboard hanging from behind convenience store counters, promising the purchaser chances at many thousands or even millions of American dollars. Only $1 for those very small, simple design cardboard scratchers, up to the Ferrari of instant lottery, those multi-coloured, shiny metallic, fancy designed, licence plate sized $20 tickets! They are supposed to be "fun" and for the buyer of the occaisional instant ticket they are just that. But in my short time at The Deli, I have discovered the instant lottery addicts, the"scratch-off"scratchers. It's"cardboard crack"a customer told me one evening. I laughed it off at the time, but it turns out he is right. Like drug addicts looking for their next "fix", the scratchers show up. Money in hand, they scan the large assortment of tickets we offer, for that one that will put them on Easy Street. If that's the street where the bums live, then they are well on their way.
I have noticed there are several types of scratchers:
The Counter Scratcher: Non-Addict Spends a few bucks, makes a mess on my counter and leaves. I had a lady win $50 on her first $5 scratch-off. She spent half of her winnings on more tickets and took the other half in cash. Five minutes later, the cash half of the winnings was in the register too. She left $5 in the hole. Addict Usually buys the $5 and $10 tickets, often combinations of both. They will start scratching off the tickets the moment they are handed to them. Makes a mess on my counter, shoves money in my direction for more tickets, as I finish ringing their original sale. If they have a winner (usually enough to pay for another of the same game) it is also thrown in my direction in addition to more cash. If they win $50, they'll spent it. If they lose $50, they may buy more or leave.
The parking lot scratcher: Non-addict Considerate enough not to make a mess on my counter and go outside. Will come back in to collect on a $2 winner and a smile on his/her face. Addict Considerate enough not to make a mess on my counter and go outside. Will come back in to collect on a $10-$20 winner. Will stand by register while I ring up other customers. Hoping to cut line with the phrase "I gotta $20 winner, gimme two more of the tens." They'll keep this up until they've blown $50-$100.
The car scratcher: Non-addict Much like the parking lot variety but in their vehicle, except if they have a child with them, they'll let the kid do the scratching. Addict Same as the parking lot variety, except after scratching losers off in their car, they attempt to leave by pulling out of the parking spot, only to return moments later with that "lucky feeling".
The collector: Applies mostly to non-addicts. They buy and go home. They show up weeks later with a fistful of small winners. I spend ten minutes verifying them all for a $10-$20 payout, while a steady line of customers grows behind them. The big winner scratcher: A rare breed indeed. If you are in the right place at the right time and happen to buy the right ticket... I have a very good friend who won several million dollars on a $20 instant lottery ticket some years back. He was just a casual player who, while in a convenience store decided to take a chance with a $20 bill. To put it in perspective. There was only two of these big winning tickets in the entire state. |
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