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If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

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CathyB

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If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

Say someone sends you a birthday card and throws a scratcher or two in there. If you win on the ticket do you give that person back half the winnings? I'd never heard of this but someone I know is insisting everyone does it.

Posted 4/20/10 4:54 PM
 

Ophelia
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

uh no.

I mean, if it was win for life and I won for life, maybe I'd do something...but if I won $20 I'd use it toward a real present Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 4/20/10 4:55 PM
 

rileysmama
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

if i won a lot (like 50k or something) i'd throw them a few bucks, sure.

but if i won like 50, no.

Posted 4/20/10 4:55 PM
 

MrsPJB2007
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

Um..well I'm with you, never heard of giving them back half the winnings.

That would say the person gave you a gift and EXPECTED something back from it. When the heck is that okay?!

No, if you give me a card and I win $10 bucks, I'm not giving you back $5. That seems so petty to me.

Now if I won the jackpot and - I'm sure I'd take that person out to dinner or something and thank them. But not because I HAVE to or SHOULD but because I WANT to.

Posted 4/20/10 4:56 PM
 

Jenn627
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

No.

If someone gave me a sweater, I wouldn't share it with them either.

Ditto to what Ophelia said - if it was significant I would probably do something...

Posted 4/20/10 4:56 PM
 

neener1211
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

No, and honestly if I won anything over 1k, I would totally keep a secret so the giver didn't expect half.Chat Icon

Posted 4/20/10 4:56 PM
 

MeNBobs
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

If I won over a million I would throw a few pennies their way.

Posted 4/20/10 4:56 PM
 

MissJones
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

Posted by rileysmama

if i won a lot (like 50k or something) i'd throw them a few bucks, sure.

but if i won like 50, no.



Ditto!

Posted 4/20/10 4:57 PM
 

Kahuna
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

Depends on the amount and who gave it to me. Then again, if it was for a large amount I don't necessarily have to tell them I won anything. Except DW, because she knows all and sees all.

Posted 4/20/10 4:59 PM
 

MrsPJB2007
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

Posted by MeNBobs

If I won over a million I would throw a few pennies their way.




Don't throw them my way....I'll just throw them in the garbage.

Posted 4/20/10 4:59 PM
 

LSP2005
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

If I won a 20 no, but if it was substantial, then I would give them something, not half, but something.

Posted 4/20/10 5:01 PM
 

CathyB

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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

I thought so! This person won less than $20 and I'm going to be seeing the person who gave them the ticket so they insist I pass along their half of the winnings. I feel so stupid.

Obviously I'd do something if I ever won anything big. The biggest amount I ever won was about $100 in an office Super Bowl pool and I brought in bagels for everyone.

Posted 4/20/10 5:01 PM
 

AimeeE2006
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

I said no...but if it's a huge amount, I would either share it or give them a very nice gift...it also depends on who it's from.

Posted 4/20/10 5:55 PM
 

JessInCA
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

Only if it was a whole lot of money.

Posted 4/20/10 6:13 PM
 

MrsSpring
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

i read this yesterday. last night i got 5 lotto tickets from a friend for my bday. i asked her if i won did she expect me to split the winnings--she said no. no one at the table heard of this either. i didnt win

Posted 4/21/10 6:57 AM
 

GioiaMia
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

The most I ever won was $500 and I didnt even think to give anyone a share Chat Icon

If I won THOUSANDS, then yeah I probably would.

Posted 4/21/10 7:27 AM
 

Finally1108
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

no, unless it was like a ridickulous amount then i would def either give the person who gave me the strach offs some money, or buy them a present.

example of why i would not, i gave my girlfriend $ when we went to AC to play the table, and she won... i never expected her to give me any of her winnings!

Posted 4/21/10 9:59 AM
 

Pray4Baby2010
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

no, I wouldnt even think of doing that- and if someone won off a ticket I gave them in a card, I wouldnt take the money if they offered it

Posted 4/21/10 10:16 AM
 

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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

Posted by CathyB

I thought so! This person won less than $20 and I'm going to be seeing the person who gave them the ticket so they insist I pass along their half of the winnings. I feel so stupid.

Obviously I'd do something if I ever won anything big. The biggest amount I ever won was about $100 in an office Super Bowl pool and I brought in bagels for everyone.



The person who gave you the ticket is insisting you give them half?

THE NERVE!

Posted 4/21/10 10:19 AM
 

Christine
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

Posted by CathyB

I thought so! This person won less than $20 and I'm going to be seeing the person who gave them the ticket so they insist I pass along their half of the winnings. I feel so stupid.

Obviously I'd do something if I ever won anything big. The biggest amount I ever won was about $100 in an office Super Bowl pool and I brought in bagels for everyone.



That's crazy! Does the birthday person know she is expected to give back half of her birthday gift? I wouldn't want any part of that and would tell the person who gave the ticket to get the money herself.

Posted 4/21/10 10:25 AM
 

ali120206
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Re: If you win on a scratch lotto ticket someone gave you

Posted by Ophelia

uh no.

I mean, if it was win for life and I won for life, maybe I'd do something...but if I won $20 I'd use it toward a real present Chat Icon Chat Icon



ITA - the most I've ever won is $5.

Posted 4/21/10 1:21 PM
 
 

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