EXPERT WHO WORKS AT GAS STATION SAYS YOU'RE PROBABLY ORDERING SCRATCH-OFF LOTTERY TICKETS WRONG

Alexander Rosas' (@alexcal760) message is a simple one that he demonstrates in a viral video: it’s very, very difficult to know, from the cashier’s perspective, which lottery tickets customers are referring to...

so he implored shoppers with some tips on how to get their “scratchers’ more quickly while being considerate of the worker helping them out

From his perspective, the front of the tickets can’t be clearly viewed through the glass display that’s built into the counter in front of him. As he pans the camera down, however, he reveals that there are slips sticking out of counter top.

“So when you guys say let me get the poker, let me get the bingo, let me get the year of the dragon this is what we see. And then from right here,”

“So we just see the number, we don’t what scratcher you’re talking about,” he says, demonstrating how difficult it can be for employees working behind the counter to really nail down which lottery tickets customers are referring to.

“If you guys could all help out your cashiers by letting them know what scratcher number you want? Can I get the one-dollar Year of the Dragon number 24, or just tell them the number.”

Several other TikTokers who saw his post replied that they weren’t privy to the information Rosas relayed in his clip. “Now I understand why I get the look when I point and say I want this one,” one user wrote.