You can't trust newsagents.
20 March 2012, 06:11 PM
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You can't trust newsagents.
Would you believe a shopkeeper tried to do a 73 year old out of thier lottery winnings, thank god for Camelot 
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-winnings.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...-winnings.html
20 March 2012, 07:16 PM
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Shady Ba5tards
Pleased to hear they both got 12 months inside, have lost their jobs AND the accomodation that went with it - Couldn't have happened to a more deserving pair
Pleased to hear they both got 12 months inside, have lost their jobs AND the accomodation that went with it - Couldn't have happened to a more deserving pair
20 March 2012, 07:37 PM
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Dodgy *******.
Serves them right.
Good of Mr. Badham-Davies to forgive them, but I am not sure about this bit- 'The only thing that upset me, to an extent, is it really spoiled my village life. I loved going into that village shop.'
I understand that he loved going to the village shop, and the dodgy ******* have made it sour for him. But as a £156k lottery winner, his village life wouldn't have been same as before; to an extent. Some people who didn't want to know him would have become his mates, and some of the people who knew him would have ignored him out of jealousy. So, I think winning a 6 figure lottery itself can be a barrier for someone to lead a normal life as before. As he has his winning money now, I wish him much happiness and peace .
Serves them right.
Good of Mr. Badham-Davies to forgive them, but I am not sure about this bit- 'The only thing that upset me, to an extent, is it really spoiled my village life. I loved going into that village shop.'
I understand that he loved going to the village shop, and the dodgy ******* have made it sour for him. But as a £156k lottery winner, his village life wouldn't have been same as before; to an extent. Some people who didn't want to know him would have become his mates, and some of the people who knew him would have ignored him out of jealousy. So, I think winning a 6 figure lottery itself can be a barrier for someone to lead a normal life as before. As he has his winning money now, I wish him much happiness and peace .
20 March 2012, 08:27 PM
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I haven't heard anyone winning thousands or even hundreds on scratchcards. I hear that some people win maximum 2 quid or a tenner on a scartchcard and greedily invest it back into buying more scratchcards. Or, if a tenner, they'll buy a packet of **** and invest rest of the money back into buying more scratchcards. Now when they scratch these ones with their mucky looking 2p., they will win **** all. Then they see their @rse. Either scratchcards are cons, or the shopkeepers are dodgy. It could be both. I never buy lottery or a scratchcard. What's the point? I have more chance of getting scratched by my cats than winning any money by scratching a conning scratchcard.
20 March 2012, 08:33 PM
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Dodgy *******.
Serves them right.
Good of Mr. Badham-Davies to forgive them, but I am not sure about this bit- 'The only thing that upset me, to an extent, is it really spoiled my village life. I loved going into that village shop.'
I understand that he loved going to the village shop, and the dodgy ******* have made it sour for him. But as a £156k lottery winner, his village life wouldn't have been same as before; to an extent. Some people who didn't want to know him would have become his mates, and some of the people who knew him would have ignored him out of jealousy. So, I think winning a 6 figure lottery itself can be a barrier for someone to lead a normal life as before. As he has his winning money now, I wish him much happiness and peace .
Serves them right.
Good of Mr. Badham-Davies to forgive them, but I am not sure about this bit- 'The only thing that upset me, to an extent, is it really spoiled my village life. I loved going into that village shop.'
I understand that he loved going to the village shop, and the dodgy ******* have made it sour for him. But as a £156k lottery winner, his village life wouldn't have been same as before; to an extent. Some people who didn't want to know him would have become his mates, and some of the people who knew him would have ignored him out of jealousy. So, I think winning a 6 figure lottery itself can be a barrier for someone to lead a normal life as before. As he has his winning money now, I wish him much happiness and peace .
Nah, 156 grand is not that big an amount, people earn that every year, and easy to keep quiet.
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20 March 2012, 08:36 PM
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When scratch cards first came out, a woman on the next road, won 20 grand. It was on local tv etc. She then kicked out her boyfriend. He put a brick through her front window in revenge.
20 March 2012, 09:22 PM
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They may earn £156k every year, but not in one shot to the village shop. I don't think so.
LOL I meant for a poor old pensioner residing in a council bungalow, in a little village, on his handful pension etc., £156k is a big sum. As a matter of fact, a tax free £156k is big sum for the one who earns £156k a year as well, because you don't have to graft for a year for that sum on a drip. Instead, all you did was that you walked to the village shop, bought a lottery ticket from two dodgy *******, grassed them up for acting too smart with you, and got the lump sum for doing virtually nothing. Come on.
I agree that £156k or even little a bit more can be kept quiet. Its just that I was imagining this old gentleman in a really clicquy village where other villagers may even know what colour undies he wears. You know what I mean.
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20 March 2012, 10:12 PM
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Lottery - Self assesed stupidity tax. Even if you win, you're still retarded. I'm surprised the old duffer knew he was being fleeced 
20 March 2012, 10:17 PM
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They may earn £156k every year, but not in one shot to the village shop. I don't think so.
LOL I meant for a poor old pensioner residing in a council bungalow, in a little village, on his handful pension etc., £156k is a big sum. As a matter of fact, a tax free £156k is big sum for the one who earns £156k a year as well, because you don't have to graft for a year for that sum on a drip. Instead, all you did was that you walked to the village shop, bought a lottery ticket from two dodgy *******, grassed them up for acting too smart with you, and got the lump sum for doing virtually nothing. Come on.
I agree that £156k or even little a bit more can be kept quiet. Its just that I was imagining this old gentleman in a really clicquy village where other villagers may even know what colour undies he wears. You know what I mean.
LOL I meant for a poor old pensioner residing in a council bungalow, in a little village, on his handful pension etc., £156k is a big sum. As a matter of fact, a tax free £156k is big sum for the one who earns £156k a year as well, because you don't have to graft for a year for that sum on a drip. Instead, all you did was that you walked to the village shop, bought a lottery ticket from two dodgy *******, grassed them up for acting too smart with you, and got the lump sum for doing virtually nothing. Come on.
I agree that £156k or even little a bit more can be kept quiet. Its just that I was imagining this old gentleman in a really clicquy village where other villagers may even know what colour undies he wears. You know what I mean.
20 March 2012, 10:57 PM
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Not such a good thing, as he will lose all his benefits and if he spends it at a rate that is faster than the amount he gets in benefit would of lasted,then when he tries to claim again they will refuse him, so he is no better off at all, in fact it's actually more hastle than it's worth, GB not as great as people think.
Where does it say he is on benefits? or even living in council accomodation for that matter.
20 March 2012, 11:14 PM
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Not such a good thing, as he will lose all his benefits and if he spends it at a rate that is faster than the amount he gets in benefit would of lasted,then when he tries to claim again they will refuse him, so he is no better off at all, in fact it's actually more hastle than it's worth, GB not as great as people think.
but let's face it, he was doomed since the moment he set his eyes on that lottery ticket. Going by what you say, I bet he doesn't know whether to laugh or cry right now.
20 March 2012, 11:16 PM
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20 March 2012, 11:24 PM
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Oh, right. So, someone did win 20k on a scratchcard at some point. That's good, but see, what winning money can do? Even just 20k drove the woman nuts, than the boyfriend went nuts! No good.
21 March 2012, 12:37 AM
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Absolutely. Did you see that shopkeeper's picture? He even LOOKS horrible.
As a side issue - If there ARE any lottery winners watching, it so happens that I have some magic beans for sale. They're probably worth a lot more, but I would be willing to sell. Offers in the region of £150,000 please
As a side issue - If there ARE any lottery winners watching, it so happens that I have some magic beans for sale. They're probably worth a lot more, but I would be willing to sell. Offers in the region of £150,000 please
21 March 2012, 01:39 AM
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Always thought people take a huge chance handing over their ticket for the shopkeeper to check automatically on the machine. "Sorry, you haven't won anything again 
" Then a couple of weeks later they are staying at their new villa in Spain 
" Then a couple of weeks later they are staying at their new villa in Spain
21 March 2012, 04:18 AM
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"Relatives will look after the couple’s ten-year-old daughter while they serve their sentences. Mr Badham-Davies, 73, who has since received his full winnings, said after the hearing that he forgave the Jeevarajahs."
The benefits of extended families.
The benefits of extended families.
21 March 2012, 05:22 PM
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A couple of times I have went into my local shop and handed tickets over saying there is £10 to claim on this. Each time the woman serving gave me a lecture saying you should never say how much there is to be claimed, and always ask to see the ticket after it has been put through the machine just incase you made a mistake and there is more than £10.
Around Christmas I went into claim a tenner, ended up getting £76 back paid for my xmas beers.
Around Christmas I went into claim a tenner, ended up getting £76 back
paid for my xmas beers.
21 March 2012, 05:27 PM
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A couple of times I have went into my local shop and handed tickets over saying there is £10 to claim on this. Each time the woman serving gave me a lecture saying you should never say how much there is to be claimed, and always ask to see the ticket after it has been put through the machine just incase you made a mistake and there is more than £10.
Around Christmas I went into claim a tenner, ended up getting £76 back paid for my xmas beers.
Around Christmas I went into claim a tenner, ended up getting £76 back
paid for my xmas beers.