Guy In Front Of You In Gas Station Line Buying Lotto Tickets, Cigarettes, Applying For Home Mortgage Loan

[Richard Cranium]

Guy In Front Of You In Gas Station Line Buying Lotto Tickets, Cigarettes, Applying For Home Mortgage Loan​

Oct 10, 2025




BOISE, ID — According to sources, the guy standing in front of you at the gas station right now is buying lotto tickets, cigarettes, and also applying for a home mortgage loan.

He's been standing at the counter for what seems to be several hours now, filling out various forms, while taking the occasional break to scratch one of his lotto tickets and ask the clerk to pick out another carton of cigarettes.

Eyewitnesses claimed to have seen you mutter something under your breath as you clutched a bottle of water, which was your only reason for stopping at the convenience store.

"Yeah, gimme one of the Crazy Cash tickets and three of the High Roller Heaven tickets," the guy said while writing his address and Social Security number on a piece of paper in hopes of being approved for a low-interest loan, which is now apparently being offered at the checkout counter of 7-Eleven. "You have any Camel Menthols? No? Could you check in the back?"

An anonymous source familiar with the situation claimed you were now questioning all your life choices as your muscles began to cramp up from standing behind this guy for what seemed to be several hours.

At publishing time, the guy in front of you looked like he was almost done. Nope, never mind. He's still not done.

 

[Dave6T4]

Yeah; a lot like sitting in the drive-through lane at Tim Horton's to pay for a coffee, while guy ahead of you is waiting for the four meals to cook for his family!

 

[Black_Sheep]

It used to drive me nuts, standing there holding a scalding hot cup of coffee and trying to get to work while the guy in front of me wearing filthy sweat pants is buying $100 worth of scratch-offs.

 

[ffgreg32]

O r the woman in front of you, who has a couple items with no UPC codes, that they have to announce over the PA for somebody to go check, then she wants two separate sales transactions, "these 5 things are for my mom"......then, of course, her card is denied.....AAAARGH

 

[Don Frelier]

Well did the guy get the loan?

 

[69conv]

Please hold for further review.

 

[DeltaV]

O r the woman in front of you, who has a couple items with no UPC codes, that they have to announce over the PA for somebody to go check, then she wants two separate sales transactions, "these 5 things are for my mom"......then, of course, her card is denied.....AAAARGH

She has a twin in Savannah!

 

[khryslerkid]

It seems like people using their bank card or credit cards take longer than cash transactions. I thought it was supposed to be quicker?

 

[Sahara]

I hate it when waiting in line to pay for my coffee and the idiot in front of me is buying lottery tickets like he’s playing a VLT. Hint: buy your tickets and step out of the way!

 

[Ron_M]

Don't forget the dip$hits that park right in front of the door with the vehicle running, crappy music playing, blocking everyone else.

 

[moparedtn]

It seems like people using their bank card or credit cards take longer than cash transactions. I thought it was supposed to be quicker?

It is quicker - scarier quicker sometimes.
A simple swipe of the card against any capable reader and it's done. No signature needed.
I figured if they have it here in Buford USA, they gotta have it everywhere by now, eh?

(Next, they're just gonna implant the chip in your forearm and you won't need a card anymore...)

 

[khryslerkid]

It is quicker - scarier quicker sometimes.
A simple swipe of the card against any capable reader and it's done. No signature needed.
I figured if they have it here in Buford USA, they gotta have it everywhere by now, eh?

(Next, they're just gonna implant the chip in your forearm and you won't need a card anymore...)

Well that's the way it supposed to work but it seems like after they swipe their card they have a hard time with their pin# or they want cash back or something went wrong and they're having a discussion with the cashier or that card is full up and they have to look for and use another card.

Myself I have no problems. Swipe, skip the pin# and done.

(PS How ya been Ed)

 

[moparedtn]

Well that's the way it supposed to work but it seems like after they swipe their card they have a hard time with their pin# or they want cash back or something went wrong and they're having a discussion with the cashier or that card is full up and they have to look for and use another card.

Myself I have no problems. Swipe, skip the pin# and done.

(PS How ya been Ed)

All a lot closer to resolved than I ever thought I'd be allowed to get, brother. It's all quiet now; no "outstandings" left.
Thanks for asking.

 

[padam]

Don’t go in. Pay for your gas at the pump. Drink tap water.

 

[YY1]

From my 2017 post on this topic-


I've noticed that most lottery players can only process one transaction at a time.

They ask for a specific ticket, and wait for the clerk to retrieve it.

Then they ask for another specific ticket, and again wait.

This can repeat several times and include other times, most notably one or more packs of $8 cigarettes, always one at a time and always waiting for the clerk to return to the counter before the next item is ordered.

...and heaven forbid they are out of that particular off-brand cigarette in the requested size. and NO, I won't accept "one hundreds".

Sometimes you can hear a collective sigh from the now dozen or more customers waiting in line when the clerk announces that they are out of "Fo Dolla" "full flavor light" "shorts" and only have "Hundreds".

 

[68BabyBlue]

Don’t go in. Pay for your gas at the pump. Drink tap water.

Back in 2000, I was recruited by a head hunter for an executive position with the gasoline transport division of a major convenience store chain in my area. I made it to the final round of the process before turning them down. Along the way, I learned that they didn't make a cent off the sale of gasoline, and that the transport division was able to offer a sweet deal to both drivers and management because they didn't have to show a profit. The pumps were part of the marketing expense to get customers into the stores, where the real money was made.

 

[YY1]

Back in 2000, I was recruited by a head hunter for an executive position with the gasoline transport division of a major convenience store chain in my area. I made it to the final round of the process before turning them down. Along the way, I learned that they didn't make a cent off the sale of gasoline, and that the transport division was able to offer a sweet deal to both drivers and management because they didn't have to show a profit. The pumps were part of the marketing expense to get customers into the stores, where the real money was made.

For a while, I owned part of the MLP (Master Limited Partnership) that operates Sunoco tank trucks.
It was extremely lucrative.
However, the paperwork is horrible (schedule K).
So they're makin a lot of money somewhere.