From: theise@panix.com
On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:56:32 -0600,
sticks wrote:
> I play the lotto 5 times a week with a friend. I tried
> explaining why I think the situation I'm gonna tell is funny to
> my wife, but I'm not sure she understood. Here goes.
>
> So I go in to get $20 worth of lotto tickets. I also have a $2
> winner to be taken care of. I tell the girl I have a winner
> and would also like $20 worth of tickets. She goes to the
> lotto terminal and has the machine generate the tickets, and
> also checks the winning ticket and finds it is a $2 winner.
> She walks back to the register and sees I have placed a $20
> bill on the counter for payment. 9 times out of 10 this person
> then asks if I want to put the winnings toward the tickets. I
> always say, "What?" and make her repeat it. When she does, I
> simply say that what I want is my $20 worth of lotto tickets
> and for her to give me $2 change. She looks confused for a
> minute and eventually does what I asked her to do. Happens all
> the time.
>
> Some people might think this is normal, or not understand why I
> find it to be a problem if this is the way some people think.
> I'm not saying these kind of people are stupid, but they're
> certainly not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
I run into that same thing from time to time. It used to bother
me a bit, but I've (mostly) come to accept that some people just
think differently and that's okay.
I most often encounter this difference when giving an extra amount
of cash over the total so I can get back a reduced amount of
change (or fewer $1 bills). For example, if the total due is
$4.77 I may give the clerk $5.02 to get back only a quarter. At
times I have to explain it. On the other hand, I enjoy it when
the clerk stops for a moment, and then I can see the light go off
in their head.
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Ted Heise Gretna, NE, USA
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