Lottery question: is it customary to tip cashier if you win?

[Shawn]

no

 

[kef7]

Thanks for the replies.

Despite this particular cashier always being friendly and talkative I'm not inclined to tip in this instance.

Winning the powerball would be a different matter though...

Yeah, I think I'll go cash it in and buy $500 in powerball tickets.

 

[kranky]

I wouldl never think of doing it (unless it was a $million+ ticket) but I have a friend who sells lottery tickets in a grocery store and she told me she gets $1 and $5 tips all the time when cashing winning tickets. Even she thinks it's stupid, since 99% of the people are regular lottery buyers who have lost far more than they have won.

She thinks it's part of the whole lottery player syndrome where some people just want to win so they can act like a big shot. They tip her $5 for cashing a $500 winner, and in their mind they are like Brad Pitt tossing a $20 at the valet for bringing his car around.

She has a regular customer who plays $20 a DAY on the lottery, and will tip her $5 if she wins anything over $100.

 

[JS80]

It's just like waiters - they don't deserve a tip. They are doing they're job.

 

[Kimba1820]

I tip 10% to the cashier who sold me the ticket...it is a small price to pay for "paying it forward". And before you ask...yes, i would do it on a very large win also, as I consider winning an abundant blessing.

 

[MagnusTheBrewer]

Buy him a scratcher. What's lame is when someone wins the big jackpot at the bar at work and doesn't buy a round for the house.

 

[Cozarkian]

No.

Exception: You asked the cashier advice on which tickets to buy, and their response was "Well, I wouldn't really recommend any of them because they all have bad odds, but if you really want to then ...," and you actually bought the ticket they recommended.

 

[Ichinisan]

Yes. Otherwise you're saying "ahahah, you just sold me a winning lottery ticket; you had $500 in your hands BUT YOU GAVE IT TO ME MWAHAHA".

At least give him something, like $1 or $5 or so.

"Stupid tax" proves true.

You're "tipping" every time you buy a losing ticket.

 

[highland145]

Customer gave me a mega last Fri as a gift. Didn't hit a single # so I think I'll re-gift it. That's cool in a 11 year old thread, right?

 

[A Casual Fitz]

Thread needs a pole. No lol don't tip.

 

[Ken g6]

Usually they're behind a counter or a cage, so there's no way to get a running start.

 

[TennesseeTony]

Had to read that thrice, Ken, to get it. LOL!

 

[shortylickens]

Thread needs a pole. No lol don't tip.

Polls made in 2006 dont carry over to the new software.

 

[who?]

It's just like waiters - they don't deserve a tip. They are doing they're job.

Servers in Arkansas have a minimum wage of $2.95 an hour because they're expected to get tips.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Can't say I've ever heard of that custom myself.

Though I wonder how it feels to be a cashier when the person comes in with the jackpot winning ticket. I'm sure you'd have that small glimpse of hope they might give you like a grand or something just because.

 

[angminas]

Bunch of skinflints around here.

 

[highland145]

Bunch of skinflints around here.

Oh, yeah? Well we ain't thieves.
Thief on the right. Outta be in the teacher thread.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-claims-worker-stole-150K-lotto-winnings.html

 

[blackangst1]

The US is probably the most tippy country on the planet. Ive done some traveling and its amazing how many countries wheres tips arent expected. In fact, when I immigrated my wife, one of the things she said when she first got here is "why do you tip everyone for everything?"

 

[Darwin333]

Oh, yeah? Well we ain't thieves.
Thief on the right. Outta be in the teacher thread.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-claims-worker-stole-150K-lotto-winnings.html

What kind of shit boss gives two workers a lottery ticket to split for a Xmas bonus?

 

[highland145]

What kind of shit boss gives two workers a lottery ticket to split for a Xmas bonus?

:whistles;