Bought fifty €2 all cash today

Fighting Irish

Got back €64 and 5 Frees


Highest win was €10 :pac:

recyclebin

Get another 37 with the winnings. Sure what have you to lose?

AnonoBoy

Tell Enda.

So long recession!!!!

TeddyTedson

Do you have an addiction or were you just running a little experiment?

Fighting Irish

recyclebin wrote: »

Get another 37 with the winnings. Sure what have you to lose?

That's what i'm going to do, all or nothing :pac:

mfceiling

Fighting Irish wrote: »

Got back €64 and 5 Frees


Highest win was €10 :pac:

Ooooohhhhhhhh.....no recession round here!!

LizT

Give me one of the frees. Go on.

Fighting Irish

TeddyTedson wrote: »

Do you have an addiction or were you just running a little experiment?

Long story but a mate owed me €100 and to begin with it didn't look like i'd be getting it back, then in the end he said he'd gimme the 100, and i said fook it, buy me 50 all cash :pac:

Grimebox

I've always believed such things as scratch cards were a tax on the stupid. You are stupid according to me.

Kensington

Fighting Irish wrote: »

Long story but a mate owed me €100 and to begin with it didn't look like i'd be getting it back, then in the end he said he'd gimme the 100, and i said fook it, buy me 50 all cash :pac:

Cool story bro - but still a complete waste of €100 in fairness

Capt'n Midnight

I thought this was a Household Charge thread

do they take payment in scratch cards ?

allthedoyles

You see , - 1 in 3 does win .

And of the €100 you spent , €32 went to good causes all over Ireland

Fighting Irish

Grimebox wrote: »

I've always believed such things as scratch cards were a tax on the stupid. You are stupid according to me.

I agree that they are a stupid thing to spend money on, this was a once off.
But you can't win if you're not in

Jimoslimos

Grimebox wrote: »

I've always believed such things as scratch cards were a tax on the stupid. You are stupid according to me.

A tax on the poor is what I regard them as.

Fighting Irish

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

I thought this was a Household Charge thread

do they take payment in scratch cards ?

Hopefully

Fighting Irish

Jimoslimos wrote: »

A tax on the poor is what I regard them as.

So if a "rich" person buys one, it's not a tax on them?

booboo88

You could have just given me the money if ya dont really need it :P

Capt'n Midnight

Fighting Irish wrote: »

Got back €64 and 5 Frees


Highest win was €10 :pac:

So your nett spend was €36 and they gave out €74 in prizes


That's over two to one


Hang on , I'm not sure, but looking at those numbers I think I've figured out how to solve our debt crisis

Jimoslimos

Fighting Irish wrote: »

So if a "rich" person buys one, it's not a tax on them?

People in poverty spend disproportionate amounts of their income on scratch cards and lotteries.

Of course wealthier folk take the wiser option and speculate on the property market instead.

Skid

recyclebin wrote: »

Get another 37 with the winnings. Sure what have you to lose?

Never buy more tickets with your winnings, that's what the Feckers want you to do.

Know when to walk away, as Kenny Rogers said.

sunflower27

I won €50 on a €1 All Cash a few weeks back. Won't happen again for 10 years so I won't bother.

ArseBurger

Jimoslimos wrote: »

A tax on the poor is what I regard them as.

That's effectively what he said.

Fighting Irish

sunflower27 wrote: »

I won €50 on a €1 All Cash a few weeks back. Won't happen again for 10 years so I won't bother.

That's a thought, I might buy 64 1e all cash instead of 32 2e ones

:eek: imagine all the scratching

Gingernuts31

WTF is this about scratch cards are a tax on the poor or stupid people. They are not a tax and shouldn't be regarded as one. A tax is some thing a person is legally obliged to pay. No one is legally obliged to buy a scratch card. Don't begrudge Fighting Irish because he took a gamble and won on it. You have good luck Irish. Those of you who begrudged him grow up and it seems you are focusing too much on your inability or refusal to pay the household charge so you regard anything as a tax :rolleyes:.

deisedevil

Gingernuts31 wrote: »

Don't begrudge Fighting Irish because he took a gamble and won on it. You have good luck Irish.

He spent €100 euro. 50 x €2 = €100. He lost money, that's the current luck of the Irish right there.

alphanine

Fighting Irish wrote: »

Got back €64 and 5 Frees


Highest win was €10 :pac:

Scratch cards are a way of taxing the dole

Tigger

Gingernuts31 wrote: »

WTF is this about scratch cards are a tax on the poor or stupid people. They are not a tax and shouldn't be regarded as one. A tax is some thing a person is legally obliged to pay. No one is legally obliged to buy a scratch card. Don't begrudge Fighting Irish because he took a gamble and won on it. You have good luck Irish. Those of you who begrudged him grow up and it seems you are focusing too much on your inability or refusal to pay the household charge so you regard anything as a tax :rolleyes:.

As was said earlier : " a tax on the stupid"

H2UMrsRobinson

How about a little AH competition.

All those not paying the Household Charge instead use the money to buy scratch-cards and see if anyone shows a profit ?

Carroller

I followed this thread to see what comes of the 64 1e all cash scratch cards.

You better go through with it

Seachmall

Gingernuts31 wrote: »

WTF is this about scratch cards are a tax on the poor or stupid people. They are not a tax and shouldn't be regarded as one. A tax is some thing a person is legally obliged to pay. No one is legally obliged to buy a scratch card. Don't begrudge Fighting Irish because he took a gamble and won on it. You have good luck Irish. Those of you who begrudged him grow up and it seems you are focusing too much on your inability or refusal to pay the household charge so you regard anything as a tax :rolleyes:.

This post is taxing.

antodeco

So technically they're not 'All Cash'. False advertising. Better call Lionel Hutz

Bobby1984

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

So your nett spend was €36 and they gave out €74 in prizes

That's over two to one

Hang on , I'm not sure, but looking at those numbers I think I've figured out how to solve our debt crisis

Gingernuts31 wrote: »

Don't begrudge Fighting Irish because he took a gamble and won on it.

I hope ye are joking or else I am really mixed up with these figures. He didn't actually win, he lost €26 overall out of his original €100 (im giving him cash value for free tickets even though i doubt he will win €10 between all 5 tickets).

Just out of curiosity Fighting Irish how many winning tickets made up the €64. 1 in 3 wins is what they say so that's 17 - you had 5 free tickets so stats would say that you had 12 other winners

Fighting Irish

Gingernuts31 wrote: »

WTF is this about scratch cards are a tax on the poor or stupid people. They are not a tax and shouldn't be regarded as one. A tax is some thing a person is legally obliged to pay. No one is legally obliged to buy a scratch card. Don't begrudge Fighting Irish because he took a gamble and won on it. You have good luck Irish. Those of you who begrudged him grow up and it seems you are focusing too much on your inability or refusal to pay the household charge so you regard anything as a tax :rolleyes:.

I didn't win though, i bout 50 2e all cash which is €100 in total :pac:

Pottler

Bobby1984 wrote: »

I hope ye are joking or else I am really mixed up with these figures. He didn't actually win, he lost €26 overall out of his original €100 (im giving him cash value for free tickets even though i doubt he will win €10 between all 5 tickets).

Just out of curiosity Fighting Irish how many winning tickets made up the €64. 1 in 3 wins is what they say so that's 17 - you had 5 free tickets so stats would say that you had 12 other winners

Captn Midnight is using IBRC accounting methods, whereby if you buy somthing worth €100 for €120 but sell it again for €75 you have turned a spectacular profit and deserve a bonus, a PA and a larger car. He will go far in Ireland.

Fighting Irish

Carroller wrote: »

I followed this thread to see what comes of the 64 1e all cash scratch cards.

You better go through with it

I will but not til 2moro at least

Bobby1984

Fighting Irish wrote: »

I will but not til 2moro at least

Could be the weekend by time you are finished scratching

CrazyRabbit

They should tax forum posts. People would only post if it was worthwhile to do so. Spammers would be poor.

Erm, on second thoughts...I don't want to be poor.

As for scratch cards...I dislike getting them in birthday/Christmas cards. Don't get me wrong...I appreciate the thought, but with the odds of winning being so low, I effectively gain nothing most of the time. But, it is the thought that counts.

Dartz

****it, a hundred euro you didn't think you'd have for a laugh. What the hell.... if OP had fun doing it it's his money.

ladysarastro

Bobby1984 wrote: »

Just out of curiosity Fighting Irish how many winning tickets made up the €64. 1 in 3 wins is what they say so that's 17 - you had 5 free tickets so stats would say that you had 12 other winners

I think All Cash gold its 1 in 6.4 chance of winning...

wonderboysam

lol op, youre my hero

Good work OP.. One thing I miss about Ireland is doing the lotto every couple of weeks. Tax on the stupid? Fek that.. It's some good daydreaming for sake of 2euro.

UglyBolloxFace

deisedevil wrote: »

He spent €100 euro. 50 x €2 = €100. He lost money, that's the current luck of the Irish right there.

Go back and read the OP's earlier posts - he said 50 Euro was spent on the scratchcards, not 100.

Susie_Q

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

Go back and read the OP's earlier posts - he said 50 Euro was spent on the scratchcards, not 100.

Nope - see thread title: "Bought fifty €2 all cash today". Fifty scratch cards at €2 each means he spent €100.

Grimebox

He did win in one sense. I imagine he significantly beat the expected outcome of his bet. I don't think you would win €74 on average from this.

uck51js9zml2yt

I wonder if he already paid his household charge or is he one of those who says he can't afford it :-)

Orando Broom

Jimoslimos wrote: »

A tax on the poor is what I regard them as.

Is it not more of a tax on the eternally optimistic.

When I was in College I had an amazing hot streak on All Cash tickets. I won €50 on several occasions.

AskMyChocolate

Orando Broom wrote: »

Is it not more of a tax on the eternally optimistic.

When I was in College I had an amazing hot streak on All Cash tickets. I won €50 on several occasions.

He bet his study partner €50 that he wouldn't win. The actuarial department of Quinn Insurance is in safe hands.

the culture of deference

UglyBolloxFace wrote: »

Go back and read the OP's earlier posts - he said 50 Euro was spent on the scratchcards, not 100.

Another NAMA accountant here

Susie_Q wrote: »

Nope - see thread title: "Bought fifty €2 all cash today". Fifty scratch cards at €2 each means he spent €100.

It couldn't have been any clearer

Orando Broom wrote: »

Is it not more of a tax on the eternally optimistic.

I dislike the Uk tabloids when some neanderthal family wins the lotto and the family proclaims they spent their last 2 quid on the ticket.

AngryBollix

Capt'n Midnight wrote: »

So your nett spend was €36 and they gave out €74 in prizes


That's over two to one


Hang on , I'm not sure, but looking at those numbers I think I've figured out how to solve our debt crisis

But he was down €50 before he got the tickets (they are €1 arent they)

Formosa

Some very high levels of dimness around here today.

MadYaker

Unless you win €36 on the free ones you just wasted €100.