Good Day Atlanta Viewer Information: August 1, 2024

ATLANTA – There’s nothing better than winning a prize on a scratch card, right? Well, good news: Over the next two weeks, businesses in Woodstock are handing out a bunch of jackpots to shoppers looking to save.

Visit Woodstock GA — the city’s official destination marketing organization — is hosting a Summer Scratch Off Lottery starting today and running through August 15. What’s it? Simple: During the promotion, participating Downtown Woodstock stores will give shoppers one Summer Scratch Off card for every purchase. The cards include a discount offer that can be used immediately or later in the month at the same store. Visit Woodstock GA staff tells us that shoppers can also fill in their name and email address on a Summer Scratch Off card and present it at the store to be entered into a drawing to win additional prizes. Five winners will each receive $100 in Downtown Dollars, which can be used like cash at participating downtown stores and restaurants.

Businesses participating in the Summer Scratch Off Lottery include Apricot Lane Woodstock, Blue Frog Imports, Branches Boutique, Brenda’s House of Flowers, Brooklynn’s, Dare To Be Different on Main, Dress Up, Fashion Cupcake, Kilwin’s Chocolates and Ice Cream, Leaning Ladder Olive Oil, Made Mercantile, The Rustic Market, Salon and Spa Venessa, Spirited Boutiques, Sucré, The Sweet Read and the Woodstock Visitors Center. For more information about the program, click here.

Here at Good Day Atlanta, we never miss an opportunity to support local businesses — especially when scoring deals is part of the mix. So we spent the morning in Downtown Woodstock scratching off our lottery tickets! Click the video player in this article to watch!

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