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Written by Yijie

on Mar 19, 2005

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If you examine the receipts (or so called uniform-invoices) given when you purchased stuff from shops in Taiwan, you will find that each has an unique 8-digit number at its top. This is a lottery number where the winning numbers are published on the 25th of every odd month of the year. The lottery is a gimmick used by the government so that businesses in Taiwan have to report actual revenues to the tax office. (Receipts are proof of revenues and the lottery motivates the consumers to ask for them :P) Foreigners can claim the prizes too. ;)

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hekate Mon Jun 6, 2005 09:49 UTC Very nice restaurant tips, I am getting hungry just by reading them :) Interesting updates too :)	deecat Sun Mar 20, 2005 09:17 UTC What an informative, interesting, helpful page. Loved the restaurant tips, just outstanding. Good hotel tips, also. You have a nice writing style, and your photographs that accompany the commentary just add to the great experience of visiting your work.
JLBG Fri Mar 18, 2005 04:21 UTC Interesting page. I will remember the technique to taste the steamed dumplings