The Claw Machine

[Pony.inc 38]

Man oh man I love these things. If you don't know, a claw machine is a game where there are numerous toys in a machine, and you have to use a little mechanical claw to pick them up, hopefully win a thing or two. I've logged a lot of game hours on them. I've never won, but they are fun to play with. Discuss them or share your wins here!

[Panne 1,342]

My sister is a master at these things. She can practiacally just hit the grab button and then she has a toy.

[Otter 1,942]

I always have good luck with them. I don't win every time, but I have won a lot. One time, I played a claw machine five consecutive times, and got seven toys out of it. Cross my heart and hope to die, that actually happened. 

[CC_Maud_Pie 6,431]

I remember playing them a lot when I was younger. I didn't win anything though. It's hard to play.

[Tameless 979]

These things are super hard.. I wanted this penguin in there once and I spent 8$ trying to get it..

[Ridley Wolf 291]

I only play them if there's something that I actually want, and even then I never spend more than a buck.

 

The best thing I ever pulled out of a claw machine was an alarm clock that lasted for two years before I gave it away.

[Dark Horse 12,795]

Those things are rigged! I swear no matter how well you grab something the claw just drops it when it retracts to the ceiling.. On occasion you'll get RNG luck and be picked as a winner, but I still say there's something fishy about them.. :okiedokielokie:

 

I did, however, manage to get a Spyro plushie out of one years ago while on holiday, so yes, I have to like them too. Sometimes.

 

 

It's suffered some damage over the years but overall I think it's lasted pretty well for a decade old crane prize. 

[Panne 1,342]

Personally I'm terrible at claw games, but I have won so much over priced garbage on midway games at carnivals it is scary.

[Pony.inc 38]

I spent 2 bucks trying to get a red M n M plushie once. Tried to get a Pinkie Pie and a Kenny once too.

[Radiance64 7,051]

I remember being good at a claw machine one time... it can be fun sometimes I guess. I haven't tried any lately though.

[iceestarz 5,752]

Those things are rigged! I swear no matter how well you grab something the claw just drops it when it retracts to the ceiling.. On occasion you'll get RNG luck and be picked as a winner, but I still say there's something fishy about them.. :okiedokielokie:

 

I did, however, manage to get a Spyro plushie out of one years ago while on holiday, so yes, I have to like them too. Sometimes.

 

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It's suffered some damage over the years but overall I think it's lasted pretty well for a decade old crane prize.

OHMYGOSHOHMYGOSHOHMYGOSH. I love that plushie. Spyro was my childhood.

[Moonlight 7,279]

I absolutely love claw machines even though some of them may be rigged. I don't remember what they were but I once won three plushies at once. 

[Plume 922]

I love em! But the last time I tried, I didn't get anything. Overall, I have pretty crap luck XD

 

HOWEVER. My uncle on the other hand? He gets one minimum out of each try. I think his record is 4? Just grabbing and dropping, so on so forth. He's a ninja.

[Wind Chaser 4,767]

I'm sure many of them are rigged, but I did get lucky once at the Dave & Buster's in Times Square. I got a Yankees teddy bear.

[Moved to Elsewhere 11,328]

I think most of them feel rigged. My parents would used to tell me as a kid how they were all rigged and ate your money. I would try to play them and never win at them. My dad actually won me a Patrick Star plushie when I was 8. Also, last year I was at a bowling ally and there was one there with a bunch of balls and I played it out of boredom and actually won.

[Petrus 696]

I have a funny story with a claw machine.

When I was in middle school for 8th grade all the 8th graders went on a field trip to Cincinnati where we went to a Roller coaster park. And my friend brought $60 in ones to spend over the entire trip, and we took a break from walking and went into one of those arcades you see in Amusement parks. And there was a claw machine that had 5 iPhones in it! (it was like the newest version) so I already knew that it would be really hard to do or else they wouldn't put IPHONES in it. My friend didn't see it that way and spend two hours feeding in his one dolor bills and not getting a single bite. He ended up spending all $60 and never got the iPhone. Here's the kicker, I only had like $5 because I didn't have that much money. And I tried it because he said it was "impossible". No joke, the very first try I picked it up, and brought it over to the chute and I received a brand new iPhone for one dollar. To this day my friend hates me for it.

[Misty Rose 3,215]

My mom used to like claw machines and she had won some plushies when she was younger, but whenever she saw me looking at some cool toy in one of them she told me they were rigged nowadays -_- Apparently the claw really doesn't have a good grip and can easily let the toy slip if you ever manage to catch one at all :okiedokielokie:

 

One time I saw a cool Smurfette plushie in a Denny's claw machine while we were eating and my mom tried her best to get it for me to no luck We ended up buying a much better Smurfette plushie at Wal-Mart anyway

[ponylaces 1,869]

My parents have told me to stay away from those things, but they look so fun. I've played them before, but I don't think I've won anything in the past.

 

So yeah, it can be a waste of money.

[DubWolf 16,573]

Those things are cheap. They might as well make them worth a dime so that more people ought to do it without the fear of losing 25 or 50 cents. It might wor out better for the companies or machine owner.

 

I've won a few good prizes...

 

Those things are rigged! I swear no matter how well you grab something the claw just drops it when it retracts to the ceiling.. On occasion you'll get RNG luck and be picked as a winner, but I still say there's something fishy about them.. :okiedokielokie:

 

I did, however, manage to get a Spyro plushie out of one years ago while on holiday, so yes, I have to like them too. Sometimes.

 

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It's suffered some damage over the years but overall I think it's lasted pretty well for a decade old crane prize.

Like THAT ONE!! I remember I won one when I was much younger, and it was my favorite thing for a while until I lost it :c .

[DragonFlyer 328]

I love claw machines but I swear most of them are rigged, especially nowadays. When I was a kid my family used to travel out of state and we would frequently stay at the same motel on our trip. This motel had a claw machine that was either really lucky or I just became an expert at because I would win something practically every single time! I was always so excited to play that one. 

[mars 4,861]

I hate claw machines. They hate me too. In all my years of existence, I've never won a single prize.

[Yoshi89 5,290]

I haven't played claw machines in years but I have won a few nice things. Once I picked a Sonic plushie.

[RDtheclawmaster 0]

Well actually, those things (believe it or not) are not bad you HAVE to look at this guys youtube channel (Matt3756).

 

[ShadowEclipse 1,209]

I remember getting a domo plushie from the claw machine

Edited May 24, 2016 by JHauxhurst

[powerpuff-tsubasa 447]

i only got a bubbles plush from the claw machine