Postal Lottery (2004-10-23)
Postal lottery is a rather strange but interesting idea.
You can get blank post cards from post offices all year round, but
around mid-year and year-end, these post cards will have lottery
numbers printed at the bottom. Several sets of numbers will be
drawn on a chosen date and one can win prizes ranging from a trip to
digital
cameras with the winning numbers. Since Japanese like to
send summer and year-end greetings by post cards to friends and family,
recipients of these post cards don't just get regards from loved ones,
they also get a chance to win a prize.
My hairdresser sends me such post cards twice a year. So far I have not won anything but I look forward to getting them in the mail. Because I just love to hear from my hairdresser, not that I could win a trip to southern Japan, of course not.
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