Lottery Tickets-How good a Christmas gift are they?

[gameshowguy2000]

This is something I ponder a lot about. I mean, the cheapest ones are $1, and some states sell them as high as $20 or $30.

My sister thinks they're useless, and I think they're not. I mean, if you have at least $1 you could afford a lottery ticket for that someone on your gift list. (Heck, I got 4 $1 Christmas-themed lottery tickets in my stocking in '05)

And who knows, you might win. (Depends on how many you buy for the people on your list). Thoughts, people?

 

[Scarlett]

I think they would make a great stocking stuffer!

 

[MrsSoup]

We always used to get them in our stockings from my mom. I think they are a great, inexpensive stocking stuffer.

 

[Cathymac]

I personally would love to get one! We don't have a lottery here, but if we did....

Welcome, by the way, Gameshowguy! Glad to have you here at our magical new home!

 

[jackfrosty]

I like the scratch ones!

 

[Little Elf]

We always get each other the scratch and win ones. They are great stocking stuffers! :grin:

 

[christmascreations]

As I posted about this topic once before I believe if it is something the recipient LOVES I usually pair it up with a dinner GC for Christmas or in a stocking or better yet as a gift tag. For the most part I buy scratch off's for birthday cards!!!

 

[Rudolph]

Any of the recipents of the tickets share their big winnings? :nana:

 

[Lana]

My great aunt ALWAYS buys the scratchers and she passes them around and we each pick 2 out. We get them for the kids.

 

[Santababy]

i USUALLY BUY HOLIDAY SCRATCH OFFS AND PUT THEM IN STOCKING

 

[CherylOK]

I don't think I'd like my whole gift to be lottery tickets. But I'd love one as an add-on, or tie-on, or stocking stuffer!

I think they would be fun at a family get together where a lot of people had one, and the tickets had been bought in sequence. Probably there would be several winners.

 

[supermom315]

If it's something the recipient enjoys I say go for it!! :grin: I have given scratch offs as a main gift & as extras. Our lottery here in NJ have scratch offs that go from $1 to $25 (as far as I have seen at my local lottery places).HAGD
Tina ink:

 

[gameshowguy2000]

If it's something the recipient enjoys I say go for it!! :grin: I have given scratch offs as a main gift & as extras. Our lottery here in NJ have scratch offs that go from $1 to $25 (as far as I have seen at my local lottery places).HAGD
Tina ink:

That's good. The BEST NJ scratch-off is the Holiday Gift Packs with 6 $1 instant tickets and a chance to win up to $20,000 for just 5 Bucks. Love those.

 

[ChristmasMissy]

I like 'em for stocking stuffers.

 

[NLxmasmom]

Personally, I wouldn't give lottery tickets as a gift. I wouldn't hesitate to put them in stockings or as a gift tag.

 

[michelle3]

I would buy them as a stocking stuffer.


:bigsnow:

 

[KimD]

We always buy my stepfather and my grandfather scratch offs as their gifts everyyear. If you buy either of them anything else the first thing they go for is the scratch offs.

 

[jackfrosty]

Here in NS we have'Christmas for life' scratch tickets-I would love to get some of those for Christmas!
Also they have stocking shaped cards that you can put your purchased tickets in to give.

 

[saydee]

We've always purchased scratch off lotto tickets to put in the kids' stockings. They're in their 20's now and I still give them some for Christmas.
:bigsnow:

 

[chrisaholic]

I always put one in my husbands christmas stocking and he always puts one in my.
I've also used them for our Secret Santa at work (small $2 daily gift). Everyone always gets a kick out of them. :skate: