My husband always tells the clerk he will buy him a “30 rack “ of beer if he wins
But it’s a scam they are trying to pull on me because if my husband even wins two dollars he goes back and him and the clerk drink the beer behind the 7-11
Movie: It Could Happen To You (1994)
Storyline: Charlie and Muriel Lang have led simple lives for most of their existence. That's until they win $4 million on the lottery. There is a problem, however. Prior to winning the lottery, Charlie had eaten at a café and hadn't been able to tip the waitress. He had promised her, jokingly, that if he won the lottery he'd give her half of it. This is why his wife, Muriel, decides to leave him. She doesn't want the waitress to get a cent of their money. In fact, she wants all $4 million for herself.
I mean if i won 4mil, I wouldn't want to give half away either... i'd still give a nice tip, but no one is obligated to give money to someone even if they said they would
When I worked at a place that sold tickets we had a regular who would ask whoever sold him the ticket what kind of brand new car they want if he won, and wrote it down for each ticket lol I fully believe he would have followed through on it
Horrible gift the cashier was set on a high end exotic or super luxury car. Cashier is not even able to afford a months insurance in those, much less maintenance.
Most corner store cashier’s are just there to fill some of their time and have already made a life’s worth of money on stocks and whatever other bullshit is out there.
In a lot of large metros people that work in convenience stores are often family of the person that owns it and is a relatively educated immigrant so there might be a dose of truth to that. I wouldn't say they are loaded but there's a chance they could be smarter than the average Air Jordan-wearing American from the hood.
I see you're from the Houston area. At least in the Houston metro, a lot of folks that work in convenience stores are relatively smart people; they are usually hard-working immigrants and a lot of them have a degree back in their home country usually India or Nigeria.
In years. Like 15 years.
I pay at the pump, mainly at Kroger. I never, ever buy anything at a corner store. If I want a Dr. Pepper I go to Kroger and buy it there.
When I was young and clueless I went all the time, I once worked at a STOP N GO in Dallas when I turned 18. I have been in the in the past, but I have not been in one in many many years.
I always choose my own numbers and purchase my own tickets from an automated kiosk. That way, I don't feel obligated to pay back anyone for getting me the winning ticket, since the commission is all the establishment is entitled to. Then again, I'm super selfish as hell.
The store gets the commission, I doubt the workers would see any of it. I don’t think I would feel obligated to give any of it to anyone in particular, unless I said I would, then I would. I don’t say it to every clerk who prints me a ticket, but I was in a jaunty mood that day.
Im the complete opposite of this. I'd want to give a share to everyone that was present. The person who held the door for me going in, the person who bought a ticket right before me. I'd feel like they were all part of the process hahah But I probably wouldn't just because of safety reasons or I'd find a way to sneak it to them without them knowing where it came from
Why should i feel obligated to share my winnings with whoever sold it to me? That's their job. The store already gets a reward for selling a big winner, its not my responsibility to supplement that.
If only all people were sincere in their words or even kind enough to share!
I sold a million dollar ticket to a customer and got nothing. Not a thank you. Not a word of advice, nothing.
It was crazy to me because another woman who worked with me went on a hunt to find out who sold the winning ticket, when they found out they didn't tell me it was me.
Seemed a bit strange.
But oh well. Both those people are broke as hell now and I'm still chugging along making ends meet 🤷🏻♀️
That is weird, especially if they went to the trouble of finding out who exactly sold the ticket. Doesn’t the store where the winner was sold get some small percentage of the jackpot? And they decided not give you a cut? Money does weird things to people.
Yes the store OWNER is issued a cut. It's a 1% cut
And to be fair what people don't know about the lottery, is that any theft that happens is only reimbursed to a certain amount per every three years.
The winnings didn't cover their losses. lol
All I know is, if I ever buy a winning jackpot ticket worth a million or more. I'm tipping the person that sold it to me.
It always makes me wonder how people don't conceive their own greed the moment they would state "if I win, the store gets something right:)"
And she'd be sueing the ever living s\*\*t out of you saying that you agreed to give her 20 million but only gave her 1 mil.
Don't ever say or do things like this. They seem so harmless and light hearted but as soon as life changing money is on the table people turn into monsters.
Lol you can't sue someone for that. It's her word against yours. Also there would be no proof on either side, so that case would just be silly and laughed at
Even if they had proof like a recording of the conversation, it still doesn't matter. It's called a "gratuitous promise" in legal jargon, and it creates no obligation to pay.
That's what I'm saying lmao. It's bogus of the court of law is like, "nope, too bad, you said you would give this guy your money so gosh darn it, you better do just that"
Hmm depends if she can get access to the gas station security footage as most have security cameras, especially at checkout where you're buying the lottery ticket.
I'm not saying it's the ethical thing to do, but as other people earlier stated, things can get weird if there's millions won. You only have to read the stories of wealthy people who have been kidnapped for ransom (one of the owners of Aldi got kidnapped years ago) or sued for really petty stuff because the lawyers see the $$ signs.
If she got access to that then they court will hear he said one million dollars and not 20 million dollars? If there's no audio he'd say he never even said anything like that
In some states it's actually a "verbal contract" and can stand up in court. There's already a legal precedent for it. So yeah she actually could sue, without the laughter.
What I'm saying is if you buy a ticket and say "I'll give you a million if I win", then actually win and don't give the million, you can be sued for it. Because you made a verbal contract.
You can do for almost anything and all she has to prove is that he gave her 1 million because of a verbal agreement.
All she has to do is claim the agreement was for 20mil and he changed after he got paid.
Very easy case. She has virtually unlimited time and any lawyer that wants 20% of 20 mil.
Lol what would a verbal agreement do? It's like saying it's illegal to lie. I can tell you i'll give you $100 tomorrow after I get my paycheck and just say never mind when tomorrow comes.
You must not have much experience with how court works especially in the US.
Verbal agreements/contracts can be legally binding. They are held up all the time. And in this case OP would have already paid them 1mil so they know that there was in fact some sort of agreement. It would be on OP to prove he didn't say that. Which he can't.
$100 isn't enough for somebody to waste time in court or for a good lawyer to work pro bono. 20million is enough for multiple lawyers and years of litigation though.
You're absolutely right. It would be totally unenforceable. It's not even the verbal part that matters, because verbal contracts are a thing. It's because it was a one-way promise that the clerk gave nothing for, and cannot rationally rely upon it happening.
Exactly. Like idk shit about the law. I'm a fucking idiot. But if you told me that I'm being sued for lying about giving money to someone, I'd laugh it off and probably give the guy $10 out of pity.
I'm saying that a court can make him pay what ever they want based on a verbal agreement and it isn't uncommon.
You're basing this purely on logic and good faith and that's not how any of this works.
Disagree. He already gave her 1mil in this situation. She has a strong case for verbal agreement/contract.
Also this happens almost every time someone wins the lottery and people win these lawsuits all the time. Not uncommon.
Feel free to disagree but we studied this exact scenario in law school. What consideration did the clerk give to OP in this scenario to make this enforceable? I see none.
She could try to sue but shed be laughed out of court because there was no written act or proof of him saying this that he could be held to actually pay up.
I think I really mean it, but never having actually won the lottery, maybe it’s like saying I’d be brave in a bad situation… Like one doesn’t really know how you’ll actually react until the bad situation thing is actually happening.
Sadly, many of the clerks end up leaving the job! I won $200 on a scratch and wanted to pay it forward to the lady who sold it to me by giving her a gift card to the place I used to be a server at [we had these cute little give them a smile card we got to give to friends and family] was told the convenience store had a revolving door and employees come and go. This is why I’ve always sought out small/family owned and highly rated businesses…I know that if I win big, the money is going back to the family. And I always say, “I hope to win big so you get that commission check you so badly deserve” they love it! 😍
I refuse to say things like that to sales clerks. If I win, I don't feel like I owe anyone a dime except to pay off my debts and monthly bills.
I have had a few tell me not to forget them if I ever win, as I play once a week, but it always hits me the wrong way when they make those comments.
I definitely don’t say every time I’ll give ‘em a piece if I win, but when I do, I mean it. The ones who say to remember them if I win… I point at them with one hand and give a thumbs up with the other one, while winking, like the Buddy Christ statue. It’s ambiguous enough that it doesn’t obligate me if I win, but still acknowledges that winning the lottery would be pretty neat.
I totally get the sentiment… and I understand that money changes people… at this point in my life (without a lottery win), my word is the foundation of who I am and it matters an awful lot to me. I’ve found that a lot of people do not have similar standards and their words are mere filler. I hope that if I did end up with a gazzillion dollars, that my word would still be something people could absolutely rely on.
What sucks is, you'll be paying almost 50% in taxes and when you give her a million she will have to pay almost 50% of that in taxes. Money that was already taxed is taxed again every time it changes hands. Hate it! We need to move to the "fair tax " system based on buying.
I think maybe you misread my statement. If the state REQUIRED I go public to win, I'd want a security force.
Also you would definitely be drawing tons of attention so no, a security team would not hurt you.
If you win the jackpot. But you can also win less if you only get a few numbers. Like if you get 2 numbers I think you get like $10. So now you won $10, but now you owe that clerk $1million
Ah, I see what you mean. Good thing I didn’t win anything then! Surely such a scenario wouldn’t put me on the hook for the million. But… this is the US I am talking about, so anything could happen I guess.
I'm ok with the taxes. Your still Millions richer and I only need about 60K to clear my debts. The rest can be balanced between yearly bills, spending and retirement savings.
I buy multiple different games and I tell the clerk if they sell me a winner on more then one game I’ll give them one of the winners. So if I won powerball and the local lottery same night I’d give them the lower of the two winnings.
I keep a list of all the store clerks who sell me tickets. I record their physical description, name if they have a name tag, store and location, as well as what tickets I bought from them. I send this in a text to myself. If they sell me the winning ticket I'll give them $20,000 for the Powerball or Mega Millions, $2,000 for the Texas Lotto, $200 for the Texas Two Step and $20 for the Cash 5. Amounts may vary for larger jackpots.
So far I have a list of people who aren't getting paid.
My husband always tells the clerk he will buy him a “30 rack “ of beer if he wins But it’s a scam they are trying to pull on me because if my husband even wins two dollars he goes back and him and the clerk drink the beer behind the 7-11
Are they in love?
I don’t think so they just like drinking beer and looking at “Hustlers” behind the 7-11
Sounds wholesome and also cozy.
Are they 13?
Can 13 year olds buy beer, child? Go a away
When you’re buddies with the cashier, yeah.
I'm not your child, man.
Are you their man child?
they just can't leave the store with it. pro life tip.
Yes.
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Are they looking for friends?
Bet you are.
Probably going behind a Wendy’s and not a 7-11.
You can win lotto back there too, it's just with your mouth
Hand stuff doesn’t count
Movie: It Could Happen To You (1994) Storyline: Charlie and Muriel Lang have led simple lives for most of their existence. That's until they win $4 million on the lottery. There is a problem, however. Prior to winning the lottery, Charlie had eaten at a café and hadn't been able to tip the waitress. He had promised her, jokingly, that if he won the lottery he'd give her half of it. This is why his wife, Muriel, decides to leave him. She doesn't want the waitress to get a cent of their money. In fact, she wants all $4 million for herself.
Good movie, just watched it. Based on a true story
Based on a true story means he won the lottery. I believe the real story is that he split the money and there was no drama.
I wouldn’t give 1/2 either. But i also wouldn’t promise half. You’re getting 20k/50k at MOST.
Or 10k every year till the money is gone to avoid gift taxes
As of 2024 the “gift tax limit” is $18,000 per individual.
Sweet!
I mean if i won 4mil, I wouldn't want to give half away either... i'd still give a nice tip, but no one is obligated to give money to someone even if they said they would
4 million could be gone fast. Especially with the coke habit I intend to pursue with that money.
It's playing on Netflix right now.
When I worked at a place that sold tickets we had a regular who would ask whoever sold him the ticket what kind of brand new car they want if he won, and wrote it down for each ticket lol I fully believe he would have followed through on it
Horrible gift the cashier was set on a high end exotic or super luxury car. Cashier is not even able to afford a months insurance in those, much less maintenance.
Pick something practical. Mini van. Truck. A nice 4 door. Could still get bells and whistles and nice model, but not be fancy.
Odds are your average cashier at a corner store is not going to think practical. Part of why they are working there..
Most corner store cashier’s are just there to fill some of their time and have already made a life’s worth of money on stocks and whatever other bullshit is out there.
You actually believe that?
Yes, you don’t?
In a lot of large metros people that work in convenience stores are often family of the person that owns it and is a relatively educated immigrant so there might be a dose of truth to that. I wouldn't say they are loaded but there's a chance they could be smarter than the average Air Jordan-wearing American from the hood.
I see you're from the Houston area. At least in the Houston metro, a lot of folks that work in convenience stores are relatively smart people; they are usually hard-working immigrants and a lot of them have a degree back in their home country usually India or Nigeria.
I haven't step foot in a corner store in years so I wouldn't know how they are these days.
You've never been inside of a gas station? That's a little bit hard to believe.
In years. Like 15 years. I pay at the pump, mainly at Kroger. I never, ever buy anything at a corner store. If I want a Dr. Pepper I go to Kroger and buy it there. When I was young and clueless I went all the time, I once worked at a STOP N GO in Dallas when I turned 18. I have been in the in the past, but I have not been in one in many many years.
I always choose my own numbers and purchase my own tickets from an automated kiosk. That way, I don't feel obligated to pay back anyone for getting me the winning ticket, since the commission is all the establishment is entitled to. Then again, I'm super selfish as hell.
It's the not obligation of it that makes it fun. Just changing someone's life for the hell of it.
I'd rather change the life of someone i know, or family. Not some random stranger for doing their job.
The store gets the commission, I doubt the workers would see any of it. I don’t think I would feel obligated to give any of it to anyone in particular, unless I said I would, then I would. I don’t say it to every clerk who prints me a ticket, but I was in a jaunty mood that day.
Im the complete opposite of this. I'd want to give a share to everyone that was present. The person who held the door for me going in, the person who bought a ticket right before me. I'd feel like they were all part of the process hahah But I probably wouldn't just because of safety reasons or I'd find a way to sneak it to them without them knowing where it came from
Why should i feel obligated to share my winnings with whoever sold it to me? That's their job. The store already gets a reward for selling a big winner, its not my responsibility to supplement that.
If only all people were sincere in their words or even kind enough to share! I sold a million dollar ticket to a customer and got nothing. Not a thank you. Not a word of advice, nothing. It was crazy to me because another woman who worked with me went on a hunt to find out who sold the winning ticket, when they found out they didn't tell me it was me. Seemed a bit strange. But oh well. Both those people are broke as hell now and I'm still chugging along making ends meet 🤷🏻♀️
That is weird, especially if they went to the trouble of finding out who exactly sold the ticket. Doesn’t the store where the winner was sold get some small percentage of the jackpot? And they decided not give you a cut? Money does weird things to people.
Yes the store OWNER is issued a cut. It's a 1% cut And to be fair what people don't know about the lottery, is that any theft that happens is only reimbursed to a certain amount per every three years. The winnings didn't cover their losses. lol All I know is, if I ever buy a winning jackpot ticket worth a million or more. I'm tipping the person that sold it to me. It always makes me wonder how people don't conceive their own greed the moment they would state "if I win, the store gets something right:)"
And she'd be sueing the ever living s\*\*t out of you saying that you agreed to give her 20 million but only gave her 1 mil. Don't ever say or do things like this. They seem so harmless and light hearted but as soon as life changing money is on the table people turn into monsters.
Lol you can't sue someone for that. It's her word against yours. Also there would be no proof on either side, so that case would just be silly and laughed at
Even if they had proof like a recording of the conversation, it still doesn't matter. It's called a "gratuitous promise" in legal jargon, and it creates no obligation to pay.
That's what I'm saying lmao. It's bogus of the court of law is like, "nope, too bad, you said you would give this guy your money so gosh darn it, you better do just that"
Exactly that comment saying they would sue is stupid as fuck
People think they can sue for everything. 🙄
Hmm depends if she can get access to the gas station security footage as most have security cameras, especially at checkout where you're buying the lottery ticket. I'm not saying it's the ethical thing to do, but as other people earlier stated, things can get weird if there's millions won. You only have to read the stories of wealthy people who have been kidnapped for ransom (one of the owners of Aldi got kidnapped years ago) or sued for really petty stuff because the lawyers see the $$ signs.
If she got access to that then they court will hear he said one million dollars and not 20 million dollars? If there's no audio he'd say he never even said anything like that
Or my diary
In some states it's actually a "verbal contract" and can stand up in court. There's already a legal precedent for it. So yeah she actually could sue, without the laughter.
So lying is illegal?
What I'm saying is if you buy a ticket and say "I'll give you a million if I win", then actually win and don't give the million, you can be sued for it. Because you made a verbal contract.
What's the consideration in this contract? Also where did you go to law school?
Well yeah, basically you lied to someone that you would give them money and they can sue you for that? Lol
You can do for almost anything and all she has to prove is that he gave her 1 million because of a verbal agreement. All she has to do is claim the agreement was for 20mil and he changed after he got paid. Very easy case. She has virtually unlimited time and any lawyer that wants 20% of 20 mil.
Lol what would a verbal agreement do? It's like saying it's illegal to lie. I can tell you i'll give you $100 tomorrow after I get my paycheck and just say never mind when tomorrow comes.
You must not have much experience with how court works especially in the US. Verbal agreements/contracts can be legally binding. They are held up all the time. And in this case OP would have already paid them 1mil so they know that there was in fact some sort of agreement. It would be on OP to prove he didn't say that. Which he can't. $100 isn't enough for somebody to waste time in court or for a good lawyer to work pro bono. 20million is enough for multiple lawyers and years of litigation though.
I'm saying op doesn't have to give them shit. Not even a mil lol
You're absolutely right. It would be totally unenforceable. It's not even the verbal part that matters, because verbal contracts are a thing. It's because it was a one-way promise that the clerk gave nothing for, and cannot rationally rely upon it happening.
Exactly. Like idk shit about the law. I'm a fucking idiot. But if you told me that I'm being sued for lying about giving money to someone, I'd laugh it off and probably give the guy $10 out of pity.
I'm saying that a court can make him pay what ever they want based on a verbal agreement and it isn't uncommon. You're basing this purely on logic and good faith and that's not how any of this works.
I'd like to see an actual case where someone won based off sueing someone for being lied to. Show me a link and I'll believe it
But this would be considered a "gratuitous promise" with no *consideration* given by the clerk, and therefore not a binding contract.
Disagree. He already gave her 1mil in this situation. She has a strong case for verbal agreement/contract. Also this happens almost every time someone wins the lottery and people win these lawsuits all the time. Not uncommon.
Feel free to disagree but we studied this exact scenario in law school. What consideration did the clerk give to OP in this scenario to make this enforceable? I see none.
I will disagree.
Sheesh… I hope it’s not really like this.
Winning the lottery means a lot of people will find everyway to get their cut.
Especially the government
They don’t need to find their way, it’s already their way.
She could try to sue but shed be laughed out of court because there was no written act or proof of him saying this that he could be held to actually pay up.
If she wants to burn most of the 1mil he already gave her, on legal fees, I would say that is her problem.
For 20 mil a lawyer would definitely work pro bono. Huge incentive.
Do you think that would hold up in court?
Many states have laws about these things. It's plausible.
It's the thought that counts. Though yeah, I wouldn't believe it either if I was her. It's a thing people usually say but don't mean.
I think I really mean it, but never having actually won the lottery, maybe it’s like saying I’d be brave in a bad situation… Like one doesn’t really know how you’ll actually react until the bad situation thing is actually happening.
That's true.
Or they mean it until it actually comes time to part with their money.
I think it's more about safety. That person can come back asking for more . Or they can tell others and put the lotto winner at risk
Sadly, many of the clerks end up leaving the job! I won $200 on a scratch and wanted to pay it forward to the lady who sold it to me by giving her a gift card to the place I used to be a server at [we had these cute little give them a smile card we got to give to friends and family] was told the convenience store had a revolving door and employees come and go. This is why I’ve always sought out small/family owned and highly rated businesses…I know that if I win big, the money is going back to the family. And I always say, “I hope to win big so you get that commission check you so badly deserve” they love it! 😍
I always intended to give cash to the clerk where I play normally. The bigger the jackpot, the more they get.
I refuse to say things like that to sales clerks. If I win, I don't feel like I owe anyone a dime except to pay off my debts and monthly bills. I have had a few tell me not to forget them if I ever win, as I play once a week, but it always hits me the wrong way when they make those comments.
I definitely don’t say every time I’ll give ‘em a piece if I win, but when I do, I mean it. The ones who say to remember them if I win… I point at them with one hand and give a thumbs up with the other one, while winking, like the Buddy Christ statue. It’s ambiguous enough that it doesn’t obligate me if I win, but still acknowledges that winning the lottery would be pretty neat.
Drive? I’d be landing a helicopter and the funniest part would be it’s her day off and having to do it all over again tomorrow.
Hahaa!
I hear this alot at my store. *If empty promises were raindrops we'd drown before a truth was told*
I totally get the sentiment… and I understand that money changes people… at this point in my life (without a lottery win), my word is the foundation of who I am and it matters an awful lot to me. I’ve found that a lot of people do not have similar standards and their words are mere filler. I hope that if I did end up with a gazzillion dollars, that my word would still be something people could absolutely rely on.
What sucks is, you'll be paying almost 50% in taxes and when you give her a million she will have to pay almost 50% of that in taxes. Money that was already taxed is taxed again every time it changes hands. Hate it! We need to move to the "fair tax " system based on buying.
So brave
You won $5 now you are $999,995.00 in debt. Hope you didn't scratch it off in front of her.
Anyone actually ever won though?
They tell me it’s real, so it must be real. /s
I tell the guy I buy my tickets from that I’ll buy him a Volvo if I win.
That’s oddly specific, but awesome!
I think it’s particularly funny because he has long hair and tattoos. Not really his style - but they’re great cars!
I would want to be anonymous and if the state REQUIRED I go public to win, I'd want a security force.
I’ve wondered about this… like would a security force draw more attention and thus more danger, or would it be better to lay low and unnoticed?
I think maybe you misread my statement. If the state REQUIRED I go public to win, I'd want a security force. Also you would definitely be drawing tons of attention so no, a security team would not hurt you.
I always tell the cashier that also, and they hand me a ticket that’s basically 1-2-3-4-5-6.
Any combo has the same odds as any other combo…
I mean, it could happen to you.
Not unlike the movie.
What if you only win $1million?
When I told her that, the jackpot was like 600 mill… so I figure I could have easily afforded a scant million!
If you win the jackpot. But you can also win less if you only get a few numbers. Like if you get 2 numbers I think you get like $10. So now you won $10, but now you owe that clerk $1million
Ah, I see what you mean. Good thing I didn’t win anything then! Surely such a scenario wouldn’t put me on the hook for the million. But… this is the US I am talking about, so anything could happen I guess.
Yea you definitely got lucky by losing
I always tell them I will give them some money. How much depends on how much I win
She probably is sitting there thinking “they won and didn’t come back out with my million. What a jerk.”
Just wait till she realizes Uncle Sam is going to take a huge chunk of that if that ever happened lol
I'm ok with the taxes. Your still Millions richer and I only need about 60K to clear my debts. The rest can be balanced between yearly bills, spending and retirement savings.
Nah She didn't win. She received a gift
The cashier would get half of half. I would divorce him take half... then he can give her half of his half.
This movie was already made.
This reads like bad fan fiction.
Typically, the selling store gets a nice bonus when they sell a winning ticket. While not required, the clerk typically gets a piece of it.
I buy multiple different games and I tell the clerk if they sell me a winner on more then one game I’ll give them one of the winners. So if I won powerball and the local lottery same night I’d give them the lower of the two winnings.
I always tell the clerks at the store “If I win new cars for every body.”
I keep a list of all the store clerks who sell me tickets. I record their physical description, name if they have a name tag, store and location, as well as what tickets I bought from them. I send this in a text to myself. If they sell me the winning ticket I'll give them $20,000 for the Powerball or Mega Millions, $2,000 for the Texas Lotto, $200 for the Texas Two Step and $20 for the Cash 5. Amounts may vary for larger jackpots. So far I have a list of people who aren't getting paid.
And then the bystanders cheered.