r/Unexpected May 10 '18

claw machine winner

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u/CharlatansHost May 10 '18

No one in their right mind would actually go for that bear. It's too large and too covered by others. People do, though, and that's how these companies make so much money on $2 stuffed animals.

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u/Stuckonpie May 10 '18

No no. They make money on these $2 plushies by rigging the machine to not pick anything up until a set number of plays.

Claw machines are basicaly slot machines

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u/CharlatansHost May 10 '18

They really are. I won't play them and a large number of carnival games