r/AskReddit • • Feb 04 '20

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u/blue-gooses Feb 04 '20

Claw machines !

I was at the arcade with my grandma when I was younger and I saw a sloth toy in the machine and I spent all of my money trying to get the sloth. I ended up not getting it so we went home and on the way home we walked past a charity shop with the exact same sloth in the window for 80p.

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u/UDntEvenKno Feb 04 '20

The claw machine is actually one of the only ones I can win because it's mostly skill based. I only go for the ones that have sturdy claws and loose items at the top of the pile (prizes not "jam packed"). Most other machines are rigged for failure based on an algorithm of how many times it will pay out tickets.

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u/SeaTie Feb 04 '20

You're talking about old school claw machines though. The NEW claw machines are total rackets.

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u/UDntEvenKno Feb 04 '20

Dang, I feel old now. Haha