Good grief....

Oh no! I was behind a woman buying 60 euros worth at a newsagent's in Lisbon last year and was shocked by that. In fact the till broke down in protest just as the transaction was finished and I had to go elsewhere for my travel card!

Must say I had to admire the Coop assistant - the only reaction she showed was a slightly raised eyebrow at me! Otherwise not a flicker.

I work in a supermarket and a few of my shifts are on the Lottery & Cigarette Kiosk - it's not uncommon to have customers that spend huge amounts of money on scratchcards.

A friends DD gave everyone a scratch card as a wedding favour........well you never know

Re the people spending large amounts, that is not unusual for gamblers...

I sometimes put a scratch card or a lottery lucky dip in with birthday presents.

Maybe the large purchases are for a syndicate in some work place or a large family group. I used to run a large works syndicate so had to do the lottery run every Saturday. Then take the tickets to be checked through the till just in case I had missed a win.

I had the same thought Nanabilly - perhaps it was for a syndicate.

Wonder if he won anything.? We will never know