Humiliation!

It was supposed to be simple: all I needed to do was pick up one last Christmas gift, instant lotto tickets. Priced at a buck a piece, it sounds like an ideal dollar coin purchase, doesn't it?

Not so!

After two failed attempts (what convenience store wouldn't carry lotto tickets?!) I headed to a grocery store where I knew I could make my purchase. Walked through the door, spotted the PA Lottery vending machine. Perfect. Only.... this vending machine did not have a coin slot. Inconceivable! It only accepted bills.

Begrudgingly, I skulked over to a register to -- for the first time ever -- exchange a Good One for a Bad One. Of course the manager needed to be called over to make sure it was kosher. Public humiliation ensued. Then, as the cashier dipped into the dregs of the register to fish out a Bad One, she commented at the gleaming Good One, "Oh, do they still make these?".

No winnings came from the instant lotto tickets. This is obviously due to the tender that was used to purchase them; garbage in, garbage out.