Today, I won a lottery at my local grocery store. Excited, I went to claim my prize, only to discover it was a bottle of red wine. I'm a recovering alcoholic. FML
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Peeves_fml 17
Scumbag lottery
mzrobinson 13
Sell it and use the money for cake!
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Comments (85)
stoych 19
The key word here is 'recovering'. Which means you should be proud of yourself for being in control of your life and your own recovery. You could explain your situation and maybe they will exchange it for something else? Failing that, just politely decline, you don't have to disclose any info, and maybe offer it to another customer in the shop. Just don't put yourself in the position where you might be tempted. Well done and good luck.
beautiful_hope 16
I'd give it away as a gift to a friend or family member that drinks.
beanthemouse 13
What sort of stupid store has ALCAHOL for a prize!?
jwebster 8
Cook it with onions and put it back in the bottle. You won't WANT to drink that and even if you do all the alcohol will be gone. It will only be useful for cooking.
Neesalun 20
That's really too bad! Well, you could give it as a gift as an act if will power.
onesarcasticdik 8
Call your sponsor!!!!
mrlopez 13
Dear me, I feel for OP. He must be wineing about it.
lwonderful 11
That's horrible. So many people can't have alcohol for many different reasons! Hope you got rid of the wine, OP:)
Raykyogrou03 12
One bottle of wine? What a shit lottery, not even free shopping for a minute?
ThatHorse 15
I'll take taht bottle off of you. :D