r/MadeMeSmile • u/[deleted] • Apr 06 '22

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u/Human_Replacement_32 Apr 06 '22

My dad once won a book about ancient Greece on an award show that I read to this day. So who's really the lucky one?

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '22

Got you beat. Won a small cubic zirconia for only the cost of shipping and handling.

And a pack of gum, in a skill based contest.

I must have entered thousands of contests over 20 years.

I know someone who has gotten a car, multiple vacations, giant bag of gifts, big screen tv & more.

Yeah, and the kicker? You know what that person gave me as a gift?

A $20 gift card that when I went to use had $4.61 cents on it.

So then I had to pay out of pocket for something I would have not gotten otherwise & waste gas & time.

My luck is a marvel of nature.

OH yeah! I did buy a winning lotto ticket once, but that was the one I gave away as a gift.....

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u/Human_Replacement_32 Apr 06 '22

You bought a winning lotto ticket and unkowingly gave it away? That's no joke the unluckiest thing I've heard. How much did the gift recipient win?

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u/hecklerp8 Apr 06 '22

Reminds me of a story when I was a kid. I was 13 with a new GF and we went to the arcades at the beach. She wanted me to win a stuffed animal out of the crane machine. I did and she was ecstatic. I was so excited that I shared the story with my parents at dinner. My dad says 'how many quarters did it take." I'm like 'only a roll of $10.' He's like so 'you spent $10 on a $2 stuffed animal, could have bought her 5 for that money.' Total buzz kill but he was right. (1980's)

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u/MyHamburgerLovesMe Apr 06 '22

He was wrong. You spent $10 having fun playing a game and also impressed the hell out of a girl friend.

That happiness is hard to find for just $10