It’s rather sneaky that claw vending machines take dollar bills. If they only took quarters, then I wouldn’t be as likely to play them, because I don’t always have change on me–let alone two quarters. Plus the dollar enables the player to have two attempts. Just playing the game once is like eating a potato chip. You can’t have just one. And you know it. So having two tries is much more realistic.
The game tempts you into thinking, “Oh i have TWO tries. Surely I can get something with TWO tries.” But of course those claw things never quite work. Nevertheless, the sheer entertainment value is worth it. OOOOOH BOY! THE CLAW IS DROPPING! OH MAN! I DIDN’T GET IT.
But the excitement gets even better when you actually get the prize! Literally. It is VERY EXCITING. Like, I-can’t-believe-I-just-won-so-I’m-gonna-yell-and-scream-that-I-just-won-
-and-it’s-alright-cuz-people-understand.
Plus when the prizes are a pig and this wack-o football players, how can one resist?
so you won on both tries? that’s remarkable. I’m certain the establishment housing this claw game was overcome with grand excitement and pleasure.
i’ve never met anyone who is as good as you at the claw game. actually, i dont really know anyone else who plays the claw game. is that brian urlacher?
Remember when we say that lady with her daughter at the Wal-Mart? She was grabbing stuff like it ain’t no thang! She was going for something in the corner and I was all like, “nuh-huh! you can’t get dat!” And she was all like gettin it.
true true, i forgot about her. i think she had some sort of uber confidence b.c she was getting toys for her son who was watching. until she grabbed that one that got stuck on the claw. that pretty much ended her streak.
OH THAT’S RIGHT! she was gettin so many toys, she got one jammed in the actual claw. And we try banging the machine to get it to fall out. Kinda funny that the problem most of the time with those claws is that they could never hold the item strong enough. But that time it was holding onto it too strong.
magic toy claw! grant us happiness!
Its just look like some Childs toy I’m certain the establishment housing this claw game was overcome with grand excitement and pleasure.
One of the Fleischer brothers (of “Betty Boop” and “Popeye” fame) is said to have invented or pioneered the claw/skill [rize device.
can iplay the game