Ever won in a raffle?

fussyonion · 10-04-2015 10:14PM #1

Have any of you ever won anything in a raffle?

I've entered a few different raffles over the years; from Christmas hampers to cars, to holidays and money, but I've never won.

I entered one recently, for a car, and I doubt I'll win that either.
You ever won a raffle? What did you win?

alroley · 10-04-2015 10:15PM

won an easter egg in 6th class

shruikan2553 · 10-04-2015 10:17PM

I won an iPad for completing a survey. Unless you mean a raffle as in buying a ticket, in that case no, Im very unlucky. Second thing I have ever won in my life.

ColeTrain · 10-04-2015 10:17PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slmb4ZZ5pkY

Had to be done...

fussyonion · 10-04-2015 10:21PM

ColeTrain wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slmb4ZZ5pkY

Had to be done...

I don't follow....?

tomwaterford · 10-04-2015 10:23PM

I've won a surprising amount of glass crystal?? Bowls in raffles over the years and literally have no idea what to do with them

Schism · 10-04-2015 10:24PM

ColeTrain wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slmb4ZZ5pkY

Had to be done...

I only ever win if I have ticket #11, strange that.

whatismyname · 10-04-2015 10:25PM

Yes.

The other fella · 10-04-2015 10:26PM

ColeTrain wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slmb4ZZ5pkY

Had to be done...

"Please stand for the National Anthem"

10-04-2015 10:27PM

A lamb.

Had the choice to take it alive or, for no extra cost, carved up.

It was delicious. Also never knew butchers carve lamb in different ways depending on the size of the family it's bound for.

fussyonion · 10-04-2015 10:27PM

:pac: I get it now. *slow*
"But I'll give you a 10 and a 1 and then you'll have 11!"

SEPT 23 1989 · 10-04-2015 10:27PM

I have won a few bottles of red wine which was fcuked back at them immediately

theboy1 · 10-04-2015 10:28PM

I WON GODS RAFFLE OF GOOD LOOKS.

eternal · 10-04-2015 10:29PM

Every single bottle of whiskey and teddy bear available through my childhood.

MonkstownHoop · 10-04-2015 10:30PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

I've won a surprising amount of glass crystal?? Bowls in raffles over the years and literally have no idea what to do with them

Host dinner partys and after a few bottles of wine wear them as hats

tomwaterford · 10-04-2015 10:33PM

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

Host dinner partys and after a few bottles of wine wear them as hats

I just use them as coin jars!!!

In all honesty wtf are you supposed to do with a glass bowl ffs

Aongus Von Bismarck · 10-04-2015 10:35PM

I never enter raffles. I assess every financial decision before I decide to invest and raffles make absolutely no sense. It's pure blind luck. A complete waste of time.

A few months ago I was on a staff night out when I was approached by a girl trying to solicit me for 5 euros for some raffle they were holding in the tavern that evening. I explained my reasoning for not wasting money on raffles. She then attempted to guilt me into entering her little raffle by telling me about the good work her organisation does for the less fortunate of Frankfurt. I told her to pass on the details of her organisation including a breakdown of the donation expenditure and I would consider whether they were worthy of a donation (I give generously to a number of charities). She declined to do so, which told me everything I needed to know about that organisation. I was much happier to have the fiver in my Brioni wallet than in the hands of this disinterested and poorly informed salesperson.

ColeTrain · 10-04-2015 10:35PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

In all honesty wtf are you supposed to do with a glass bowl ffs

Stick some tickets in it and have a raffle?

Never ending cycle.

10-04-2015 10:38PM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

I never enter raffles. I assess every financial decision before I decide to invest and raffles make absolutely no sense. It's pure blind luck. A complete waste of time.

A few months ago I was on a staff night out when I was approached by a girl trying to solicit me for 5 euros for some raffle they were holding in the tavern that evening. I explained my reasoning for not wasting money on raffles. She then attempted to guilt me into entering her little raffle by telling me about the good work her organisation does for the less fortunate of Frankfurt. I told her to pass on the details of her organisation including a breakdown of the donation expenditure and I would consider whether they were worthy of a donation (I give generously to a number of charities). She declined to do so, which told me everything I needed to know about that organisation. I was much happier to have the fiver in my Brioni wallet than in the hands of this disinterested and poorly informed salesperson.

She was hardly disinterested

Aongus Von Bismarck · 10-04-2015 10:44PM

bluewolf wrote: »

She was hardly disinterested

She had no idea of the revenues of the charity for the previous year. She couldn't tell me the breakdown of the spend on wages and administration vs charitable works, she didn't know the average wage of the office staff, only that she wasn't paid - not the question I asked!, etc.

If I'm selling a product I know it inside out. She didn't as she clearly wasn't interested enough to do the research on the charity she represented. Disintersted!

tomwaterford · 10-04-2015 10:47PM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

She had no idea of the revenues of the charity for the previous year. She couldn't tell me the breakdown of the spend on wages and administration vs charitable works, she didn't know the average wage of the office staff, only that she wasn't paid - not the question I asked!, etc.

If I'm selling a product I know it inside out. She didn't as she clearly wasn't interested enough to do the research on the charity she represented. Disintersted!

I remain to be convinced you asked all these questions to someone selling tickets in pub.... As anyone I've ever seen selling tickets like that usually brush off questions asked of them and move on!?

MonkstownHoop · 10-04-2015 10:48PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

I just use them as coin jars!!!

In all honesty wtf are you supposed to do with a glass bowl ffs

My OH uses one to mix various styles of crisps in :-/

10-04-2015 10:48PM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

She had no idea of the revenues of the charity for the previous year. She couldn't tell me the breakdown of the spend on wages and administration vs charitable works, she didn't know the average wage of the office staff, only that she wasn't paid - not the question I asked!, etc.

If I'm selling a product I know it inside out. She didn't as she clearly wasn't interested enough to do the research on the charity she represented. Disintersted!

She sounds more uninterested to me :pac:

Aongus Von Bismarck · 10-04-2015 10:50PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

I remain to be convinced you asked all these questions to someone selling tickets in pub.... As anyone I've ever seen selling tickets like that usually brush off questions asked of them and move on!?

She did exactly that. Every answer was "Ich weiß nicht" until she eventually just walked away.

tomwaterford · 10-04-2015 10:51PM

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

My OH uses one to mix various styles of crisps in :-/

I grew cabbage in another one of the bowls one time....like I've about 8 of em...good sized ones....I taught on using them As fishbowls....though I dunno would that be unhealthy for the fish??

10-04-2015 10:52PM

I won coffee syrups once

I don't tend to win things though

tomwaterford · 10-04-2015 10:52PM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

She did exactly that. Every answer was "Ich weiß nicht" until she eventually just walked away.

:pac:

osarusan · 10-04-2015 10:53PM

bluewolf wrote: »

She was hardly disinterested

bluewolf wrote: »

She sounds more uninterested to me

BOOM! The hammer falls, the kaiser falls.

Aongus Von Bismarck · 10-04-2015 10:54PM

bluewolf wrote: »

She sounds more uninterested to me :pac:

osarusan wrote: »

BOOM! The hammer falls, the kaiser falls.

Disinterested and uninterested can be both be used to mean not wanting to learn more about something or become involved in something. Granted disinterested is more commonly used to mean impartial, or not influenced by personal feelings, opinions, or concerns but my use of disinterested in that context was perfectly fine.

EGriff · 10-04-2015 10:55PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

I've won a surprising amount of glass crystal?? Bowls in raffles over the years and literally have no idea what to do with them

I've heard you can look into the future with a crystal bowl.

10-04-2015 10:56PM

tomwaterford wrote: »

I grew cabbage in another one of the bowls one time....like I've about 8 of em...good sized ones....I taught on using them As fishbowls....though I dunno would that be unhealthy for the fish??

Very, fish need proper tanks, even little goldfish.

You could put floaty candles on some of them, or pot pourri or ... I don't know
Raffle them off yourself

Ever won in a raffle?

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