11/27/20224
The Manager Tried to Steal the Money from my Scratchoff. I usually have great service at this store. Today that changed. I went to this store, Circle K @ 2444 Sand Mine Road, Davenport, FL 33897, to redeem scratchoff tickets for my sister. She loves these and plays everyday. She was especially happy because she won a big prize, $100.00, on one of the tickets and $5.00 on the others. I gave the tickets to person behind the counter whom I assume is a manager as he had on a black shirt. He was a heavy set, white or possibly Latinx, middle aged male with black hair, tattoos (large one on his forearm), and gauge earrings in both ears. He took the tickets and checked them. When the sound of the first ticket indicated "winner' (which I know well because I do this for my sister everyday) he said "whoa!". He finishes checking the tickets, comes back to me and states "You won $5". Knowing how much the tickets were I replied "What?" and he then quickly adds "Oh, because I don't have the $100.00 to pay you for the others". He proceeds to explain that customers hadn't been paying cash and other things. His intention was obvious. He intended to keep my ticket if I hadn't said anything. They have a thief in their store. I took that same ticket down to another Circle K, one that I frequent more than this one on 101 Polo Park East Blvd, Davenport, where the manager, Latinx woman with black hair, who is always helpful (sorry I can't think of her name), didn't hesitate to pay the ticket even though it almost emptied her till.
I plan to report this to the Lottery Commission and although this is the first time I've had problems at the 2444 Sandmine location. I will not be going back. If that manager tried to rob me what would have happened if my elderly, soft-spoken sister had gone in to redeem those tickets? How many people has he done this too in the past? They have a thief there and need to address it. read more