| Some people consider it insulting to receive lottery | | | | that bought it for you, and rightfully so. You'd probably |
| tickets as birthday presents. The main argument is that | | | | give that person a share of your winnings. But what if |
| it is a thoughtless gift. If someone doesn't have the | | | | that person thinks that you owe him more than you |
| willingness to buy a personalized gift, buying a lottery | | | | gave like, say, half of your winnings? What if you're not |
| ticket is thoughtless and easy; it got be considered | | | | willing to give so much. That would probably cause a |
| impersonal. So, they don't like receiving them. | | | | huge strain in your friendship or, even, be the end of |
| On the other hand, some people enjoy receiving lottery | | | | your friendship. |
| tickets as birthday presents. Just the thought of the | | | | On the other hand, if you gave a friend lottery tickets |
| possibility of winning a big lottery jackpot is exciting | | | | for their birthday and that friend won the jackpot, |
| and, because of that, they don't mind receiving an | | | | would you expect something in return? How much? If |
| impersonal gift. | | | | you think that you might be the type to expect a |
| Most of us, like it or hate it, have received lotto tickets | | | | kickback, perhaps you should think twice about buying |
| for our birthday at some point in our life. We probably | | | | lottery tickets as gifts. |
| have won something small, like $5 or $10. But have | | | | Winning the lottery could help a lot of people but it |
| you ever thought of what might happen if you actually | | | | could also cause problems between friends. Think |
| win big money from such a ticket that was purchased | | | | about that when you give and receive lottery tickets |
| for you? You'd probably feel indebted to the person | | | | as birthday gifts. |