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Ripoff
Posted on May 12, 2014 by p.j.
We've all done it. You drop your coins in one of those grabby claw games becuse you wanted the Minion doll or that cute unicorn.  Fifty bucks later you have a cramp in your hand and searing regret for the rest of our life.  Searing... deep... searing... regret.

26 thoughts on “Ripoff”

  1. Tony McGurk

    I too have been jilted by the claw. Oh the regret, the deep deep regret…

    1. p.j.

      A cross we have to bear. (no pun intended).

  2. David Y

    I lost a quarter playing bridge at university — and I didn’t even know we were playing for money. Put me off gambling for life.

    1. p.j.

      That funny. Ruined for life on gambling. Your much better off that way.

  3. Mark Stokes

    You’re making mountains out of money hills!

    1. p.j.

      Good one Mark!

  4. Court

    Oh how I despise those grabby claw games. They tease in the worst way. They even let you pick up the plush toy and carry it, only to be dropped short of the exit. Curse them! Curse them all!

    1. p.j.

      You would think that since most of that stuff has practically no weight to it, it would take much to pick them up.

  5. Michael corley

    I WISH I only list half a dollar on those things!

    1. p.j.

      Yeah. They’re like potato chips. You can’t just stop at one.

  6. Tim Green

    Two items from the claw machine…not two dinners. 🙂

    1. p.j.

      Now see, that would make it more interesting for me. Meals or beverages instead of stuff things.

  7. Tim Green

    Believe it or not, we were out for dinner this weekend and my daughter got two!

    1. p.j.

      A rare occurrence.

  8. David Hurley

    I’m with you Duffy, gets you every time.

    1. p.j.

      It’s all part of their evil plot to take over the world. One vending machine at a time.

  9. Bearman

    Usually ends up being $5 as I swear I am that close.

    1. p.j.

      “just one more dollar. It almost moved that time.”

  10. jynksie

    Ohhhh… I’ve spent more than 50 cents with that claw toy! The more inebriated you are, the more alluring it is! [*hic]

    1. p.j.

      That’s why they’re usually around inebriated people. Perfect targets. That and parents.

  11. Gruhn

    Oh, if we could all have our money back from our own vices over the years…..

    1. p.j.

      … then we would spend that money on some other vice to be sure.

  12. Joseph

    Ha! Those things are designed to not grab. If it were a claw with four prongs instead of three it would be better for the player (but not for the vendor).

    1. p.j.

      They are a money maker. Especially if you got a kid in tow.

  13. Bill Murphy

    Duffy, I feel your pain. Problem is, I’ve only half-wanted that stuff.

    1. p.j.

      And yet we all continue down that road to ruin. “Just one more quarter.”

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