Scratch Cards

[Josy]

Do you buy Scratch Cards?

If you do, do you check the lottery website to see if theres any decent prizes left on them or do you just buy and hope for the best?

[Niamh.]

Nah, the only time I get a scratch card is if I win one from the Lotto draw

[Jesus.]

I've never bought a single scratch card. I do play both Euro lotteries every week though. I have no idea why I don't do the normal one. I guess the £3-5m prize, compared to £12m min on the Euro makes it less appealing, but it's not as though £3m wouldn't change my life completely.

I've always thought the lottery/scratch cards caused weird psychology.

[MTVN]

Went through a phase of buying them when I was 16/17 but don't bother anymore, think they're a bit pointless

[Black Dagger]

Every once in a while. I tend to win on the ones I get. I must be lucky.

[Josy]

I think I have only ever bought one, I know some people that buy them every time they are in the shop though and a few weeks ago I was in buying lottery tickets for my partners gran and the woman infront of me bought 28 scratch cards, surely they can't all have been for her? :eek:

[Ammi]

..no, I hardly ever do but my dad used to buy them..around 25 or so at a time and he would give them to us all to scratch..if we won anything, we would just exchange them for more and keep going on until we lost lol..it seemed to keep him happy anyway....I read something this morning though that said they still sold them when the big prizes had already been won..?...

[Josy]

Yeah I think they do Ammi, thats why I was wondering if people that bought them checked the website to see what prizes were left.

[Niamh.]

The last time we won a scratch card on the Lotto, we then won €50 on the scratch card, it was great :amazed:

[Josy]

I never even knew you could win a scratch card on the lottery?

[Niamh.]

If you get 3 numbers or something like that, could be the Irish lotto, we do that and the Euro Millions

[Jesus.]

If you get 3 numbers or something like that, could be the Irish lotto, we do that and the Euro Millions

Isn't the Oirish lottery where the winners have to pay the company the prize money?

[Josy]

Yeah it might be that, my mother in law plays the irish lottery.

[Niamh.]

Isn't the Oirish lottery where the winners have to pay the company the prize money?

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[Roy Mars III]

I call them my retirement plan

[AnnieK]

When I was on maternity leave and having 6 months off work, I bought one most days. I think I as trying to win enough to not go back to work - epic fail. The most I won was £20 and must have spent hundreds. I blame baby brain :laugh:

My mother in law puts loads on her tree at Christmas and we all choose one in Christmas day.

My OHs friend said he was in a shop one day and the guy in front bought one of those rich for life ones and won £350k. He's my inspiration! I play the Euro though.

[thesheriff443]

scratch card's are are bad new's

[arista]

I have bought the £4Million Cards
3 or 4 times
costing £10 each

[Samuel.]

Yeah I will occasionally buy a scratch card. I think it's the lucky pot one I normally get, where you try to get a line of pictures.

Don't bother checking to see what prizes are left.

[Kizzy]

I put them in the crimbo cards last year, and my nephew gave them in an envelope on their wedding day to guests at the meal.
I have only bought them a handful of times though, someone local to me is an addict as theres usually a trail of them from the shop :(

[Smithy]

I used too, won a tenner a few times but them i stopped winning so stopped buying them

[Jessica.]

I buy them rarely.

[reece(:]

Rarely:)

[Benjamin]

Nope, never buy them.

[Mystic Mock]

I don't but my Mom does.

[Gstar]

I used to be obsessed with buying them, I won quite a lot of times too, my mum always wins.

There was once when I only had £2 and I bought my mum two scratch cards and she won on both of them D:

[Cherie]

I play lottery on line so if I win a a tenner or less, I buy they a scratch card online, never bother checking to see if the money has been won.

[Harry!]

I have never bought a scratchcard before, I have played the lottery many times - no wins though.

[Locke.]

Go through phases of buying a few. Usually win aswell, although not much.

[Marcus.]

no i do not

[Me. I Am Salman]

I've never bought one, is it really that easy to win?

[Josy]

I've never bought one, is it really that easy to win?

Quite a lot of people I know win on them regularly, small prizes though.

Talking of winning I got a letter today telling me I had won 25 quid in su-duko puzzle (and it was actually someone else that told me the answer) :amazed:

[Me. I Am Salman]

what are the 'small' prizes?

[Josy]

Like prizes under £50

[Me. I Am Salman]

I may buy one then :amazed:

[Locke.]

Not gonna win anything more than a fiver unless you buy a £3+ card

[Me. I Am Salman]

I bought five scratchcards and didn't win, FFS, I blame the people in this thread who keep saying they always win, it was the only reason why I bought it :idc: How the **** can you always win

[Vicky.]

No. I used to buy a lot and only every won £1 on £1 cards, or £2 on £2 cards. So it was utterly pointless. I'm not even totally convinced that 'real' people win the big prizes. I think a lot of them go to plants.

[Suze]

Nope.

One of my sister in laws, quite a while back now won £100, then the following week she won £1000 :o

[smeagol]

scratch cards are a rip of. done afew times only ever won a pound back.too easy too lose your cash i prefer fun betting

funny no matter what shop go to or pass theres always a woman outside scratching away with a pram nearby

[InOne]

Used to buy them all the time in 6th form. When I was going through my gambling phase playing poker and betting all the time.

So glad I stopped all that as they're pretty much a waste of money. The most I ever won was £15.

[Me. I Am Salman]

Bought five today, won £3 on one, then bought another three and lost. I think I have a gambling problem. I'm a victim.. of a crime that I COMMITTED :bawling:

[Shaun]

Never bought one myself... but when I was younger my mum would get one whenever she took me to the post office... she'd always let me do the scratching, and I remember one time we won £50 and she spent it on some toys for me and lunch out :love:

[Jords]

I won £75 once!

[Me. I Am Salman]

Never bought one myself... but when I was younger my mum would get one whenever she took me to the post office... she'd always let me do the scratching, and I remember one time we won £50 and she spent it on some toys for me and lunch out :love:

I won £75 once!

I wish you hadn't have said that, it's only going to tempt me to buy more http://agardenoftears.com/edit/data/emoticons/twitch.gif

[joeysteele]

No, I don't buy them.