It's not you. Claw machines are rigged.

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[@paladin4074]

I remember winning a toy from a claw machine for this random kid and he called me his hero. I felt so happy after that

[@tonicaulfield294]

son of hades how are you my brother, brother?

[@afiqahpika1]

son of hades thats so cuteeeeee 💕

[@user-md4xz4cp5m]

awwww

[@wawasp]

shsl_fxngirl *sniff* that's so nice *sniff*

[@lairdofpawblins]

That's cute. ✨

[@jaden6640]

the sad thing is about 3 years ago i tried to explain this to a guy in my feild trip group to an amusment park but he wouldnt hear any of it and just said i'm an unskilled loser and was mad that i couldn't beat the machine. so i got pissed and walked away. about 10 minutes later he had a blue stuffed dog and boasted about how good he was. when it was time for lunch he only had 8 bucks left. the problem? he came to the park with 40 dollars. to make it worse in a gift shop at the end of a ride i saw the exact same blue dog for $3.50

[@kikisburger111]

**when reads comment** :o

[@blade7506]

Thundernugget LOL

[@jerryhernandez1895]

Thundernugget Funny story HAHA

[@kevflies]

i can picture all of that.lmao

[@avril4119]

Lol and whats worse is this story is porbably true. Like damn 32 frickin dollars?

[@samadamson2194]

The claw machine be like,"It's not you, It's me."

[@fuitbythefoot]

"I didn't choose the crane life, the crane life chose me."

[@coolguy-cw7ng]

Grey Matter's life matters HA LOL

[@staarline]

Claw machine: and me don't like you

[@interstellar0001]

Widowmaker voice line nice

[@interstellar0001]

Oh it's a reference

[@teddyxma627]

Me: * knowing this game is rig* *Still tries to win a toy*

[@starlexix3620]

Same

[@clara.p]

mood

[@chubsieee]

*relatable*

[@s.9383]

lol same

[@jorgemtzb9359]

Cause it's still fun.

[@ZippetySticks]

Actually claw machines are not rigged. You just have to close your eyes and be the crane.

[@jerbert6]

Sounds familiar

[@bixeki4634]

squidword just be the crane

[@sansypaps7072]

ZippetySticks spongebob reference?

[@regisord159]

You didn't get a prize? You know what that means? It means you're a loser! I'm a winner see my prize, you're a loser who sits and cries!

[@willbe_human]

Be the crane.... be the crane...

[@EiSen_A]

How to win 1.put a blindfold 2.think you are the crane 3.control the controller 4.win and repeat

[@Half-V]

Spongebob can only do that *correctly*

[@vmarzein]

Sounds familiar from a spongebob episodes

[@cloroxbleach7377]

Only sponge bob is the chosen one not us

[@kinga6565]

@@cloroxbleach7377 he is legend27

[@cloroxbleach7377]

??? ??? Yeah, he’s our god our leader

[@braidenanimates8949]

I think we should really do something about this. That's almost like scamming people.

[@소년단방탄-n5b]

But it kept going until now

[@ZombiePuppys]

Though they’re classified as gambling devices technically.

[@Fewchore]

People that do this repeatedly should see the consequences coming when they do.

[@rafadydkiemmacha7543]

Almost? This literally is a scam.

[@problem9941]

No Dip Sherlock

[@thefallenleaf8029]

Those claw machines are cheating us. *_Why don't we cheat on them as payback?_*

[@dailahaggan3535]

The Fallen Leaf how

[@vedran3775]

@@dailahaggan3535 just break the glass XD

[@tabsicegiant369]

Or simply not playing them at all

[@breadbug6101]

Blast the glass with a 12 gauge Because 12 gauges solve all your problems

[@Bananappleboy]

No, you have to throw eggs at it at infinite times. Glory to Howtobasic eggs.

[@b.sylphaen]

My way to always win: 1. Play one time or watch someone play one time. 2. Call someone that works there. 3. "The machine doesn't work, the claw is failing." 4. The worker will try it and lose. He/she will open, move the plushies around and give you the one you want, marking the machine as "out of order" and turning it down. Success! Extra: 6. Go back in half an hour and see the machine running again without having been "fixed".

[@chupacabra9357]

They might give you your money back but they aren't giving you the prize.

[@b.sylphaen]

Zain Chupacabra They always give me the prize

[@cilliq]

Priscilla Ferrari seriously? how do the same people not know what you are doing..

[@chupacabra9357]

Priscilla Ferrari If they do that you've got some real nice claw operators. Why would they give you a prize? Why can't they just give you your money back however much it was. They're terrible businessmen.

[@QuartzIsAnOxide]

Lol, if they give you the prize they're either being good to you or are really stupid.

[@camodudesecurity]

I tried to cheat with a claw machine. Now I am just trying to win back my severed hand.

[@ilikepigeons6101]

Fightbot : xD

[@adeolaruva8266]

Camo Dude lol we have all been there

[@michaelallen4331]

Camo Dude did you get that hand back?

[@sebby324]

Camo Dude jeez if your a camo dude your gonna need that when they raid Area 51

[@jkml68]

@@sebby324 true

[@thevagabond1314]

One time at an amusement park, my dad got so mad at the claw machine that he got an employee to open it for us, I got a WALL-E and MARIO plushie, true hero

[@musaddiqueh6248]

The Vagabond Oh my is your father a WIZARD?

[@relevantduke2047]

Musaddique H he is harry

[@alextheduck8449]

lol employees arent allowed to do stuff like that or they'd risk getting fired. #Things That Didnt Happen

[@dissdotcom1964]

Pony Pegasister I can tell your a Jake pauler

[@carlosalbertorodriguezfuer2348]

all hail your father

[@gabe_s_videos]

The last time I played one of these, it was at Dave & Buster's. I got the toy, no sweat. Then as soon as it was suspended in air, the claw stopped and SHOOK IT OFF. At that point, I gave up.

[@bullet4346]

Gabriel Schleifer bruh

[@sunnycitruss]

Was it the big one or a smaller claw machine?

[@神の人-f2k]

Gabriel Schleifer Now that’s true scamming, you should’ve like called the guys that own it and they would refund you or maybe even give more as an apology because seriously man that’s ridiculous.

[@gabe_s_videos]

@@sunnycitruss Big one.

[@hewhiz8985]

Gabriel Schleifer, I won 4 prizes at Dave and Buster’s just from claws and I’ve had similar amounts there several times.

[@ValenWarden]

I remember when I was younger I went to a movie with my family and this guy was trying to win a Homer Simpson stuffed doll and I watched as he missed once or twice and then I said "Move it to the left a little" and he won the Homer Simpson and a little rainbow dog. He handed me the Homer and gave his kid the dog. I don't think I'll ever forget that.

[@cosmicmouse2]

Aww. Sweet story. Sure won't be something you'll forget. But two stuffed animals(Home has the mind of one) as you said that? That's some luck there!

[@cereal4u]

Valen Warden there was a claw game in mesa az in a Safeway. It was a radioactive man doll from Simpsons. It took 5 bucks but it's now mine!!! I still sleep with it

[@cosmicmouse2]

cereal4u There's a Filaburtos in Chandler that always has this one adorable toy in there but is always gone the next time I go. And I always forget my money.

[@Bymie]

Valen Warden you like fma brah

[@christianaquino5230]

Valen Warden lol

[@hetstandaardkanaal7167]

only spongebob is a pro in claw machines

[@finkazafira2224]

hetstandaardkanaal The trick is: Just close your eyes and be the crane

[@Takumi_Did_Nothing_Wrong]

Beating the crane probably relies on dumb luck, so just act stupid.

[@hetstandaardkanaal7167]

Finka Zafira yesss

[@shade9105]

hetstandaardkanaal 8

[@finkazafira2224]

Me: Oh, magic conch shell. Will I win the claw machine? Magic Conch Shell: No Me: Are the claw machines rigged? Magic Conch Shell: Please try again Me: Will I win the claw machine? Magic Conch Shell: No

[@vitavukotic1236]

I remember once when I was a little kid, I was playing a claw machine. I couldn't win. Then this lady came up and she gave me every single coin she had until I won. Turns out she was the owner. 😂

[@yg6484]

Vita Vukotic nice story and nice owner.

[@yg6484]

Also how’s life?

[@kittypixie.x]

Where lol I’m going there😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@imfaraz9869]

What a story Mark

[@kingdinodragonite3470]

@@imfaraz9869 billy

[@ohwen]

"To play the claw machine, you must be the claw machine"

[@asmaaalqattan1307]

-spongebob squarepants. 😂 lol

[@jocelynpalos5359]

RacerBeast 959 quote spongbob lol 😂

[@bmax5928]

"With great power comes great responsibility"

[@giraffeman326]

FunnyFish 9999 I literally just watches spongebob

[@Hi-ey5zt]

One time I played it then the machine broke so a dude who worked there opened the game and told me to pick any prize I wanted

[@aquaticstarr4607]

Téanna Ang Well I wouldn’t blame them; they are the ones not getting paid a lot

[@turborooster8548]

and then everyone clapped

[@fragostin]

@@turborooster8548 What?? No one was being funny here!

[@NotFlip]

Its enough to make a grown man cry

[@Totally_Bonkers]

thanks for the tip. I/'m gonna break it "on accident"

[@camodudesecurity]

Claw machines are really just vending machines that malfunction all the time.

[@determineddaaf3]

Yes.

[@qcemv]

Like the ice cream machine at mcdonalds lol

[@decaf4211]

Boop

[@qcemv]

@@decaf4211 boop hooman

[@chibidoggosowoblm2543]

Hmm not really lol

[@forgottenisconfused6706]

When I grow up, I wanna make a non-rigged claw machine.

[@forgottenisconfused6706]

Sure thing.

[@alleghanyonce]

I’m sure many fair claw machines exist, they just aren’t well known because the majority of large businesses want profit and not entertainment.

[@jaderomlucero8940]

PLEASE DO

[@zoedavies3252]

You can actually just buy a machine and set it so that it's at full strength every time. There are also play-until-you-win claw machines but those aren't used often

[@Infinite_Epicness]

You can't. People make claw machines and they need to pay the people who make the toys some money. Let's say that you have a claw machine that's 50 cents to play. If a toy is worth 5 bucks then you need to pay the dude who made it however much he should get. He has to pay for the materials so he uses some of that. He only gets some of the money. If somebody wins his toy and he only gets 10 cents at the end of they day, he's gonna be kinda angry because he didn't get enough money, plus he has to pay people for the materials. Also, the people who are running the claw machine get some money too, so thats a lot less. Would you like it if you made a toy for a claw machine and only got a cent back? I don't think so. To sum it up, a non-rigged claw machine would either cost an obnoxious amount of money.. *or not be any fair.*

[@blammers]

"I am not the problem. The claw machine is the problem." A profound revelation.

[@Bauppi]

Benbot I'll tell that to myself every morning :D

[@MikeyDavis]

+Bauppi 9/1/2015 It is the 91st day since this masterpiece in law and logic has been dropped upon the worlds most sophisticated hominid species. As this has become the 11th commandment, we must repeat this mantra once a weekday, twice a weekend, and 3 times on the Sabbath. Thank you for having the foresight to commit to this on your own.

[@BitzelBlockington]

I saw one where the claw didn't even close lmao

[@TheM0nsterX]

found u

[@yanyan-0000]

Bitzel same. I saw one where the claw didn't even drop. or close.

[@BitzelBlockington]

MAYBE YOU ARE SECRETLY FOLLOWING ME OR PEOPLE HAPPEN TO ALWAYS LIKE MY COMMENTS That and we both like SkyWars

[@BitzelBlockington]

***** Or I am secretly following you. I mean, what? I didn't say anything.

[@purrpletiger2159]

I saw one where the claw didn't move when you played the joystick, or close, or go down. Oh wait I didn't put any quarters in.. huh

[@Sonicfan1661]

I was playing a claw machine at Wal-Mart last night and I thought for sure the claw would grab a bear I saw, but you wanna know what actually happened? It didn't even make it to the bear. It went back up before it even got a chance to grab it. Bullshit claw machines.

[@petrichorrrr]

Wow what Sugar Honey Ice Tea

[@samlester6195]

Sonicfan1661 why do people swear unconditionaly

[@haleyhernandez5808]

Lol too far for it too reach

[@Jack-hx8yz]

shadow wolf Deal with it

[@loamingx]

Most claw machines only give you 30 seconds

[@seanalmario66]

SpongeBob once said... *"You just need to be the crane, Be the crane"*

[@horseflyer27272]

lol

[@tahanighannam4459]

Wise words

[@megaball-ps8tq]

XD

[@dothamost]

No cap i did that once as a joke and actually got a rubber duck out of the claw machine for my little sister. I swear i was paralyzed for a second

[@confuseddiluc4972]

Did I?

[@bengreen2735]

I once came across a claw that was broken and not rigged properly, I won 5 smurfs in 5 goes. Believe if these weren't rigged, the toys would be way to easy to win.

[@clawkings833]

Just because you don't win doesn't mean it's rigged. A lot of claw machines aren't rigged at ALL, they're just hard.

[@bengreen2735]

Claw Kings No believe me this machine was broken, I played on it like a week later and it was impossible to win anything.

[@NetAndyCz]

A lot of claw machines have crap items that are bought in bulk and cost less than a try. You pay $1 for 3 goes but stuff you wwin is worth only 25 cents on average per item...

[@lisluvsu]

I won at a rigged game

[@jackkraken3888]

No, you won when the claw allowed it. All hail the claw!!!!

[@thatkidandrew7818]

Jack Kraken bruh not all are rigged

[@TheSonnyworld]

LeBron James They are you just had dumb ass luck.

[@imhappy2373]

harp seal Me too when I was younger

[@leifharmsen]

You and Trump.

[@thanos2399]

I'm supposed to be using this claw machine to get some teddy bears but this one claw keeps kicking my ass...

[@radnectar7011]

You memed it pretty good there

[@Bymie]

DaisyRidley is it TheClaw27

[@chillpolobear]

BasicChickenSalad Playz Yeah, TheClaw27

[@D3xTRb0y]

David Krasnyak who's TheClaw27?

[@masomirmanic3771]

DaisyRidley is it theclawmachine27?

[@PrehistoricLEGO]

Claw machines are rigged *YOU DONT SAY*

[@laurahuynh8333]

PrehistoricLEGO *Insert Nicolas Cage face*

[@wonilla.̇]

*Yes, they say*

[@bryantnojang709]

My boy SpongeBob would disagree "be the crane" ...I live by it to this day

[@sir_vaughn2018]

i was about to say that

[@reef_hood_killz330]

yep

[@andysaulnier2995]

The 1k dislikes are salty claw machine owners

[@skinnylegend2071]

Barbariangamer Star no they aren’t

[@impulse5674]

•Skinny Legend• man its a joke don’t ruin it with your logic

[@Bobelponge123]

Actually they are the claw machines

[@thatkidandrew7818]

Real Laundry Sauce no how ? Tho

[@thatkidandrew7818]

Barbariangamer Star you don’t know much at all then little kid you probably suck at playing the machine anyways

[@sparklesky7945]

I won an mp3 player from a claw machine once and it wouldnt download any songs. When I tested it i discovered it had Barbie girl on it and there was no space for more songs

[@TheAwesomeGardenOfEden]

At least you get an uhhhh....Kinda good song?

[@BeeWhistler]

Dang, that's worse than the one my son won... he got an ipod shuffle in 2 tries and it lasted maybe 6 months, at which point we found out it was so old they didn't even support it. They tried to sell me a new one but I passed. The kid got 6 months of use for $2. Why spoil it that sweet little victory by dropping money on an almost identical device that they're willing to support? I got him a cheap replacement and he was just as happy.

[@damiennguyen5143]

Sparkle Sky there are mp3s online for 3$

[@thatkidandrew7818]

Amy Nguyen yeah they are broke

[@nyahh8992]

Wtf?

[@wxlfixe]

You: It’s not you. Claw Machines are rigged. Claw Machines: It’s not you. Humans are rigged.

[@rapidmx6111]

Fallout Entertainment lol 😂

[@jaderomlucero8940]

Well i saw a roblox toy from the claw and i tried to get it and i didnt

[@Infinite_Epicness]

@@jaderomlucero8940 If I saw that roblox toy, I'd instantly put in my dollar! (if I was allowed to :/). If I didn't win it.. .. *I'd be on the floor crying* (again, if I was allowed to.)

[@sam_rimmer16]

Coming up next... The Sky Is Blue

[@Monochromystii]

Stubby _ or People breathe Oxygen

[@goldysun4318]

Stubby _ Lava is red.

[@frecensentbruh5927]

Carbon dioxide is co2

[@wyattlarrick3246]

Tide pods are not for human consumption.

[@imareal12yearsold58]

Or water is wet.

[@3DSuperWaffle]

"claw machines are rigged" Coming soon: "water is wet" "you need air to breathe" "rocks are hard" "you shouldn't eat broken glass"

[@CrysisVN]

lmfao

[@Viktir123]

"Religion is a myth."

[@3DSuperWaffle]

Slave Of The System how is that in any way related to this comment

[@cloroxbleach1200]

religion is not a myth

[@Viktir123]

YSC LOLOLOLOLOL you're trolling, right?

[@camodudesecurity]

A claw machine is what happens when a vending machine joins the circus.

[@JosephBallin320]

a vending machine but it does what a claw machine does just succesfully

[@skellythehappyskelliton223]

“Win a free phone!” Me: *that thing gonna fall 1000000 times and it STILL gonna be in good shape*

[@nardalis4832]

for that one I wish it was more like getting a code plate that would let you redeem it inside the store for the type of phone it was for. Phones dont hold forever, not like that lol

[@GigglyIggly]

my best luck in a claw machine was winning a red ball that was almost bigger than the claw its self on the first try in like 2007 its defladed now but its still one of the most memerable moments for some reason

[@abrahambrown713]

Shonk I won an iPod gen 3 back in the day

[@peytonthecat4476]

I won a ugly bee thing. And I never won anything ever again.

[@merlin_merlot]

I once one this pretty weird stuffed animal at a claw machine in a theater. I dunno where it is.

[@ceppoc]

Shonk Every time I try to get a cute thing it just doesn't pick it up, bet then... just when I get an ugly thing it goes just like nothing is hard..

[@jonathonm8702]

Shonk oh hey, it's another fellow TF2 player.

[@tristangray8046]

claw machines are way too rigged. when I was a kid I once picked up a toy in the opposite corner of the book, and when the claw was about an inch away from being over the box, the claw opened completely, went over the box, closed and then re opened. it didn't barely slip out of the claw, it OPENED COMPLETELY. never played another claw game again

[@skinnylegend2071]

Gray Wolf not all I think people are so butthurt from some of their experiences they just get rage and want everyone else to play it

[@thatkidandrew7818]

Gray Wolf some people just do not know how to play it idiots

[@ilikedonuts8771]

My way too win: step 1: play like 10 times step 2: give up step 3:see if someone is going to the same one step 4:wait until he/she wins step 5: push them and take the prize step 6:RUN FOR YOUR LIFE step 7: go to a other one and do it again

[@wdgaster2480]

I have 2 iphones 5 teddy bears and a dorito

[@julskybianson8533]

lol

[@birayne]

I like donuts I like doughnuts X3

[@ilikedonuts8771]

+Urocking Umbreon X3

[@thefreindshipterd8222]

I like donuts lol

[@guys-in9vd]

how to win 1 put in 100 $ in cents 2 kick it as hard as you can 3 and pick up the prize through the broken window

[@funfairrentals1679]

1998guys :D , We would say 1 put in 100 $ in cents! Regards Funfair Rentals

[@NotFlip]

GENIUS

[@terry_the_terrible]

So both Chaotic Good and Lawful Evil?

[@jahzd4028]

Even as kid growing up in the 90's I always knew Claw machines were rigged. 25 years later people still haven't caught on!

[@xxxod]

Everyone knows they're rigged deep down. You could have the perfect grip and you're about to get a toy! Then for some reason, the claw loses all of its strength and randomly decides to drop it? Not suspicious at all.

[@tea5224]

Yeah, I could relate to that.

[@randomaccount8846]

I knew that since I was like five.

[@fungitower]

Ok boomer

[@hackman669]

Best to skip the claw machine entirely and buy a cheap stuffed toy from the dollar store or recycled market!

[@armanimiller]

The claw isn't even strong enough to lift it but there is good in this world because I remember when was young there was a fast food place with a claw machine and it has a BIG NICE BULKY CLAW and it had four appendages and NEVER dropped the toy and you know what the best thing was??? YOU GOT TO KEEP GOING FOR FREE UNTIL YOU GOT THE TOY!!!! And believe me this is a true story....so if you ever lose faith in humanity just remember this holy tale.....

[@opossumontheinternet9864]

That fast food place sounds generous.

[@GummieI]

I can guarantee you that has nothing to do with generosity, but all to do with drawing in all the families with kids which they can earn a lot of money selling food to.

[@mariopokemon955]

Pennywise The Dancing Clown or you find the fact that a majority of claw machines are not rigged it's just the rigged ones are the ones you see in toy stores, normal stores and amusement park arcades

[@ilikepigeons6101]

Where is that claw machine?!?!

[@yoylemuff125]

nice tale man. When I was 6, Me and my parents would go every weekend to try to get a toy. And most of the time, we did catch one! Of course, we spent a lot of money and most of those toys were thrown away

[@abramrodriguez5919]

"you have to close your eyes and be the crane!"

[@yoloyolobo8154]

This is not spongebob mate lol

[@__name__6326]

+Yolo Yolobo You just have to close your eyes and be is SpongeBob!

[@yoloyolobo8154]

hein myat lol

[@manbird8784]

😂😂😂

[@dragontooth440]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@eatanotherzio6811]

There was a claw machine in a walmart I went to years ago. The claw wasnt programmed right so after spending twenty bucks I left with 20 stuffed animals. Cleaned it out.

[@empresssk]

lol what a lucky man!

[@ХроникаБеограда]

Going to report you, leave here your personal data.

[@Lonely_4_Ever]

Meanwhile in Japan, the skill cranes are easy to win.

[@snowcold5932]

Tringapore Cause the Japanese have Morals and Pride, unlike the greedy and no-morals Occidental company bosses ;_;

[@Lonely_4_Ever]

That one requires actual skill and precision though.

[@tsurugizaki]

When I was about 6 or so I was visiting family in Japan, and there was a toy in the claw machine that I really wanted. We tried to get it several times but it didn't work. Then one of the people working at the arcade came over and my mum told him which toy I wanted and he opened the machine and got it for me. Gotta love Japan.

[@neoseeker007]

LIES i live in Japan and Japanese claw machines are just as rigged as everywhere in the world.

[@Lonely_4_Ever]

神様 Bruh! I am talking about the one where you have to make the figurine drop. I won so many of those to the point the game centre changed the way to win when I returned.

[@talesofdanielredcliff1210]

I remember one in Malaysia where the claw didn’t even reach the toys

[@vladaad]

xD

[@RodyTheRoad]

relatable

[@nrigsd8735]

O______O I had one where it broke literally the machine broke and it gave me all the toys

[@nyahh8992]

Wtf?! XD

[@dinasaurusregina]

Lololol

[@bwdoggrooming4482]

Idk how but my uncle can get a toy from a claw machine almost every time

[@Yzyenthusiast]

Thewifeswapped lol

[@matthewfanous8468]

some poeple are just good at claw machines, but most arent

[@Quietbut_Deadly]

Thewifeswapped everyone has a really good uncle

[@matthewfanous8468]

Quietbut_Deadly "my uncle works at nintendo"

[@TaccRaccoon]

Thewifeswapped he knows the trick. Close your eyes. And be the crane

[@Qatari2007]

I remember me winning 3 toys at once and one kid yelling to his mum “LOOK WHAT THAT BOY GOOOOOOOTTTTTTTT”

[@LEGOWillMattAnimations]

Did no-one seriously know this? My parents told me they were rigged the first time I saw one XD

[@realvivifromloona]

same lmao

[@jaeelise9369]

I grew up thinking they were actually called "rip off machines".

[@JC-mf4uc]

WillMatt Animations I knew too,in fact I came here to say that XD

[@isame0085]

WillMatt Animations same! xD

[@pikachulove5468]

+Amerryla Thompson goodness same same.. I wasn't even told by my parents. I just learned by watching kids and grown ups alike try it and fail over and over. -.- I'm glad I was at least smart in that area. Lol

[@AqierDesigns]

played it once, won a huge heart for my date. felt like a hero 😏

[@samm-]

So cute!

[@isaak2868]

aw

[@chinzhilien2656]

same but I got a pony for my little godsister

[@pilotkian4906]

Solar Aqier i played it i won a plush mouse first time

[@aoifediy6314]

Solar Aqier 666 likes!

[@naufalaldzaki650]

*Insert so many coins* Me: Dang, This thing is rigged *Friend come* Wat'cha doin' Man? Me: This machine is rigged. Friend: *Nailed it on 1st try*

[@Imperialstorm03]

*Loads Glock* Alright, give it here, buddy..

[@jimmyjonjones9062]

Crappy Crap lol

[@Piratagarrapata]

me looking at claw mashines: Ah yes, enslaved failure

[@facquet2913]

Stop grammar police

[@HoneyBee-Bee]

*... The game was rigged from the start...*

[@zerotouheroarchive3639]

Supernova Xfinity POW

[@0zzysaurus]

R I N G A D I N G

[@ketchup5253]

fallout new Vegas m8

[@thatkidandrew7818]

How tho??

[@doofenshmirtzevilincorpora7785]

I know this very well

[@helpmeget500subswithnovide9]

Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated song is pretty dope

[@__________________2426]

Ur name is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@thatkidandrew7818]

No there not rigged some are but not all

[@NickGold]

😂😂

[@primahis2822]

I actually win 5 or more times playing those claw machines, maybe i'm the chosen one

[@TessyT]

How to win claw machine: Step 1: Break glass. Step 2: Claim Prize.

[@marshallenglish5947]

Thanks👍

[@rileydormer8890]

Wrong, you Gotta close your eyes... And... Be the claw, squidward!

[@TessyT]

Riley Humphrys * puts bag on head and slowly scoots away *

[@nick26442]

+LOLKOCAN take your price not steal it.

[@raidennaz1590]

+Dazenza step 3: you're in jail now

[@cayennepep]

They’re rare, but I absolutely love the idea of those winner every time claw machines. If you don’t get the bigger prizes on the first try, the claw moves to the bin of smaller prizes. If you don’t win a big prize then you get to try for a small one as many times as it takes to win something. I honestly think that these types of claw machines should become more popular over the traditional ones, because unlike the others you don’t get scammed.

[@anhx7884]

There is this one claw machine filled with stuffed ducks in the mall where I live and it costs a dollar to play it. The good thing is that u get to keep trying until u get a stuffed duck. Some ppl didn't know that, and I didn't know that until I tried it and lost the first time, and then my lil brother tried to play it and I told him that he needs more money, but then the claw started moving and he didn't get a duck that time too. So then, I tried it again without paying any money, and I figured out that u get multiple tries until u get a duck. I got 3 ducks using 3 dollars with like, 20 tries on that day. There was also a line of like, 5 ppl behind me wanting to play because I guess after seeing me figure out the secret, they wanted to try too. Thx to my brother, I now know that one of the claw machines in the mall secretly let u continue trying to get a stuffed duck even after u lost the first time 😂 all of the other claw machines were so rigged tho

[@NimsChannel]

My guess is the ducks were stuffed with cocaine.

[@haykguy4946]

BRUH YESS!!! I CANT BELIEVE YOU DESCRIBED IT SO CLOSE. My little sister played the same game and after she lost my dad didnt want to pay more so he went away, but then she tried again until she won

[@dayynish3107]

Anh L0L I once played the same, but with stuffed dolphins. I got THREE dolphins in one try..It grabbed three of them, and I got all three. For like, 10kr. (I live in Denmark).

[@stephenmichael8263]

Anh L0L Lol everybody knows that the claw machine is play until you win it literally says it on the side of the machine. I have the exact same one at a movie theater near me.

[@coldgames90]

Once, at Adventureland in IA, I found a non rigged claw machine. It was one dollar, but you got a ball everytime! Me and my friends spent 4$ on it, and got 4 balls, now i have a red spike ball!

[@drewking3758]

"Who's in charge here?.....The clawww!!"

[@jnthun]

Andrew Teague ha Toy Story reference?

[@r6s928]

Read that when it happened xD

[@musicalgrace7774]

haha my childhood

[@Nataton-cg8zo]

What?

[@turnip332]

Nataton3000 it’s a toy story reference dummy

[@UrbanizedGeek]

so we just need to hack it and max of the claw strength if we want to win

[@areyouserious9893]

let's be real here, most of us don't have the time breaking into a claw machine for a stuffed teddy bear

[@tomfoolyaface9862]

+are you serious it's not just for us.. Think about the children, one man hacks, and everyone else gets rewarded

[@tomfoolyaface9862]

+tomfoolyaface yknow until someone catches on

[@MrNateSPF]

+tomfoolyaface After you break into the machine just steal all the prizes, no need to hack.

[@edragoninja317]

Or wait till we're lucky enough to get 100% strength

[@mariellacusano]

A man saw me struggle win when I was little. He said, “I won for you” and gave me his prize. If you see this I love you

[@ogditelton4751]

Wow so beautiful 😻 im reading this almost after one year

[@eitkoml]

How to beat a claw machine. The way is to use tools like a hammer, an axe, a crowbar, the crowbar would probably be the most useful, a cutting torch has too much risk of destroying the stuff in the machine.

[@Molzzok]

+asdfghjkl Come on there just claw machines the glass is most likely not bullet proof......now the question is ill the glass shatter to let you get it or is it like car glass?

[@eitkoml]

William Turner They're most likely plexiglass, not glass.

[@keithskyrave2026]

Rofl 😂

[@supremeal5879]

+asdfghjkl and then the camera inside catches you and you go to jail LMAOO

[@CoolAsFreya]

Or just pick a fixed strength claw machine which is about skill not chance

[@shaycs1]

Guess who's not playing claw machines anymore.

[@realvivifromloona]

let me guess... everyone?

[@Looneluxxe]

Nah, I still play claw machines, I'm fairly lucky with them.

[@mariopokemon955]

LooneLuxxe not luck, skill, just don't play at the Walmart ones those are 100% rigged (still won, I heard a click right before I won one) but play ones at Tops grocery stores

[@johnschwalb]

Koopa Camerupt I use to beat the one at my local Walmart every time. then one day the claw just stopped even fake grabbing the toys?

[@maruthecat3415]

yeah cause the gambling industry totally isn't huge and people definitely don't like gambling

[@rat.mp4879]

Just be the crane. Also, you need to live underwater as a sponge and have a star fish as your best friend.

[@wdgaster2480]

have a crab boss and a neighbour that doesnt like and is a squid

[@emojiguy8907]

@@wdgaster2480 and wait for your boss to order a "skill crane" and be the crane and win 299293939299 times

[@TheLiamster]

One of my fondest memories as a child was winning an Angry Bird (he’s called Red) from a claw machine. I still have him to this day and I will always keep him.

[@rajan8516]

thats so sweet

[@ALLNEWSUX1]

Damn and all this time I thought I was "good" at claw machines...guess I've just been lucky.

[@violightghost8592]

I think you can be good at them.

[@mobob7989]

there is still some skill

[@IsomerMashups]

You still need to hover over the prize properly, so there is a little skill.

[@ms66777]

Once when I was a little kid (4 years old), me and my dad were at a publix and they had a claw machine (Don't ask me why they had a claw machine.) and I tried to get a toy but it never worked and so when I had given up and walked back over to my dad, an old lady put some money in the claw machine and got a stuffed frosty the snowman. She gave me the snowman and just walked off.

[@ms66777]

I know, I sucked XD

[@tpptrumpet5986]

OLD LADY ARE OP

[@phantomluigi8522]

MonoChrome Theory Oh I can tell u live in Florida

[@raaston9761]

MonoChrome Theory SHE MUST OF HAVE BEEN NUGGED BY GOD TO DO IT SHE IS A WONDERFUL LADY THAT SHOULD BECONE A NATIONAL ICON OF GENEROSITY AND KINDNESS

[@blizzard2586]

How to win the skill crane: BE THE CRANE.

[@kirstyyyyy]

Leon Blizzaru That Ishimaru profile picture tho

[@stegosaurus6654]

11037

[@catsforlife2765]

How to win: Go for the medium toys that are on top.

[@kenbarroga2933]

How to win the claw machine (LEGIT) 1. Check their grip(if grip is too soft don't play it) 2. Always aim for the smaller side where the claw will close 3. Patience for fixing the right angle

[@Crob0506]

4. make sure to put in all the money you are willing to pay at once, so that the payout will register. I use this trick at Walmart and I win plenty.

[@kenbarroga2933]

@@Crob0506 sometimes I got 2-3 stuffed toys for the price of 1 so it also depends on the claw grip and right spot

[@Crob0506]

@@kenbarroga2933 what do you think determines the claw grip

[@kenny_ki]

thank you i was looking for a legit one that wasnt a joke

[@sunnycitruss]

Also, you should always try to go for a prize near the prize shoot.

[@Warwomp]

If you didn't know that claw machines were rigged by now, YOU are 100% of the problem

[@samuellinn]

Cuntaur Stroke basically you are right. *Play claw machine*

[@xapdraws]

once I was wasting money on a claw machine and I was trying to get a domo batman plush and it had just gotten to the edge of the box thingy drop down thing idk. and me not thinking to push down its head with the crane so physics could do the work, I instead grabbed the domo plush with the crane and somehow threw it back inside of the machine

[@wailamnice]

Cuntaur Stroke NO you just S U C K

[@bigbootyenthusiast]

Cuntaur Stroke illuminati

[@randomalpaca]

I won my mom a Hello Kitty from a claw machine. And it dropped just close enough to the hole to land in.

[@justadog8011]

PikachuIce So you didn't get it? WELL TELL THE STAFF TO MAKE THEY'RE CLAW MACHINES BETTER BECAUSE THEY'RE PARENTS MATTER.

[@PrepLmmiun]

I remember the very easy claw machine one time It "broke down"

[@POPULATIONPROVEN]

I don't think the ones at Dave & Busters are rigged. Me and my brother went there many times before. Once we went for an after school trip and some of our classmates would give us there PowerCards to win stuff for them because they saw me and my brother holding a whole box of stuffed animals. We cleaned out the claw machines no problem.

[@blindedjourneyman]

CutePup249 places like that, thankfully are built to enjoy the experience since the total profit from a few visitors is pretty nice.

[@CrashieTunez]

The one I did was rigged :/

[@dangjoeltang]

all the prize games are rigged at dave and busters. probably not rediculously unfairly, but theyre all rigged to only allow the chance for a "jackpot" every certain number of tries.

[@youreallinsane]

Yes they're not rigged. Those are Japanese claw machines which are actually skill-based. Round One also has those. You need to push the button again to *close* the claw at the right moment.

[@maureenmontes3194]

i got a dave and buster's ball from a vending machine

[@madelyn2512]

I went to wildwood once and the hotel we stayed at had the best claw machine. It was play until you win! The claw was strong, and never detected small toys. At one point, I picked up 5 toys at once. We donated a whole bunch of them since we got, like, thirty!

[@stupidityofme7248]

Wow, that is probs one of the best claw machines ever!

[@toshiedoshie908]

I stay at Wildwood too, and there used to be a claw like that where I stay! I miss it :(

[@doodledkaiju]

Madelyn Smith WHERE WAS THAT AT I NEED TO KNOW

[@kaysodilla8855]

I want to go there so badly

[@Totally_Bonkers]

I can bet that the pay fee was more than what each toy was worth. definitely.

[@whatshouldinamethis5823]

I was at a water park and there was a claw machine and I kept winning it was awesome people were paying me to get them stuff and people were just standing around watching

[@crazygoldy1538]

Kiera Rahner spongebob? Is that you?

[@zeroday7878]

Kiera Rahner gake and fay

[@athens1207]

Kiera Rahner 8

[@joefrechette8092]

People don’t realize if it’s rigged you can still adjust your strategy.

[@hallowdolphplayz3027]

Kiera Rahner damn son

[@randy5633]

so the claw opens as soon as I press the button and then while it’s dropping it closes to early :/

[@Nepuutunes]

I remember when I was 10, I had a younger friend that was getting bullied by kids her age because she couldn't get a prize. Told her to give me a try, then got one stuffed toy and showed it infront of their faces. After that, they stopped bullying her. Good times.

[@eddymetal]

Sounds pretty fake and weebish.

[@kn00tcn]

but she still couldnt get a prize if you're the one that got it?

[@meltingdoggo4647]

Nepuutunes :[)

[@zeroday7878]

Nepuutunes lmfao stfu u weeb thats literally an anime

[@mandyf.6871]

Bullying isn’t just kids being rude bullying is the same group of people or person constantly saying mean things all the time smh

[@TeamXIGaming]

I once won a Minecraft Ocelot from a claw machine in Universal and this guy looked at me like I was some magician.

[@dragqwjsuef9391]

lol mad.

[@user-qt9sc3mk1g]

ItzLuca nice xD

[@dereckperaza9266]

ItzLuca I won a bannana from a cruise boat ._. yay

[@dereckperaza9266]

Dragqw Jsuef d

[@dalliannemarie7785]

HeyitsSCGG n 😂😂

[@ab-jl6ct]

One time I kept trying the claw machine until I won something. I left with a plush cupcake.

[@MrSab177]

@@pcatma So a business person who buys a $3000 claw machine is suppose to give away inventory at cost and make no profit? What planet are you from?

[@MrSab177]

@@pcatma Incorrect. You would more or less be paying for it what you would be paying for it in a store.

[@MrSab177]

@@pcatma Nope. When you buy things wholesale, say a plush teddy bear, and you buy 100 of them, you would pay something like $1.00 a piece for them. More if its licensed merchandise. A store would then sell that for $5-$10, or $20-$30 if licensed merch. Thus if instead of selling in a store you put it in a claw machine and it take $8-$10 dollars to win, your still getting a fair price for your toy, and the owner is making a profit. I asked a friend who works at a store in a mall that sells the LOL dolls how much they pay for a box of 20. She said $40. They sell each doll ball for $20, so that's a profit of $360. Its just the way business works.

[@afton1650]

I still feel like it's me. I live in Japan, and I swear whenever I go to an arcade with claw machines you have no clue how many "master claw machine" people I see with up to five bags stuffed to the brim with plushies. I've only gotten one thing from a claw machine, and that was a rainbow hello kitty plushie. But, I mean, it's Japan. What else did I expect.

[@maco2896]

I think another problem is that it goes up and just jerks to a stop, and because the toy is still carrying momentum, it falls away from the claw. It needs a slower stop

[@PlushTimeWins]

This video was a great way to inform people that some claw machines are in fact set on payout rates. However, not all claw machines are set this way and some are 100% skill based. The unfortunate thing is, the only way to determine if a claw machine is rigged, is to play it. :P

[@Fuffuster]

Plush Time Wins You're a claw machine, can we REALLY trust what you're saying?

[@PlushTimeWins]

How are we a claw machine?

[@garattyfisher]

Plush Time Wins I was confused myself, guys. Maybe because your picture is of a claw...that's the only conclusion I came up with.

[@ipvp4fun]

+Plush Time Wins So is the extreme obvious bias real or is it real?

[@PlushTimeWins]

Dan Bc What do you mean?

[@ba_brandon]

I won a iPod touch from a claw machine

[@achannel5733]

Clorox Bleach what generation

[@anaccounti_guess6706]

Clorox Bleach UR BLEACH HOW U USE IT!

[@ba_brandon]

CloudMAZED 4th

[@denkibakugo5720]

Clorox Bleach I've seen you before

[@wumbo484]

Clorox Bleach god exists.

[@leaadane9090]

I remember winning a toy from a claw machine once, but I had glass shards on my body and they were bleeding as heck.

[@Tg_154]

bruh

[@rfjcruise8116]

Once I was at the mall with my mom,my aunt,and my cousin. So we went to this little arcade place and there was this claw machine with angry birds plushies in it. My cousin was really into Angry Birds so he asked my aunt if she could play it,she said she didnt know how to so my mom gave it a shot. EVERY single time the claw GRABS it,and then when its like,2 inches away,BOOM,it just drops. Since my Cousin was like,6 years old,he thought that my Mom didnt want to get it and was letting it go on purpose. When we got home my cousin told my grandma about it and she was dieing of laughter. So my Aunt had to explain that the machine was just rigged and that my Mom wasnt letting go of it. My cousin would never forget that day,he cried when the claw drops the plush,I also got mad so I bought some tokens to play other games while waiting SO,YES THEY ARE FRICKIN RIGGED

[@piggo6295]

That happened to me 3 times! It was a PERFECT GRAB, AND it was so close! Than boom. One inch away, it drops. IT WAS SO RIGGED. The people who watched us even agreed that it was rigged. Edit: Grammar problems.

[@Seadalgo]

I once hooked a puppy with a collar with a claw tine in between the collar and neck of the puppy, when the claw came up it went slack but the puppy began to slide down only very slowly. The claw stopped moving along either horizontal axis and went into error mode to avoid dispensing the animal xD

[@John-cm3yo]

I bet you were mad

[@uzairm3816]

I want to sue these idiots

[@johnathanvargas803]

Jesus dude. Why are you abusing animals?

[@evilghost2201]

It was a stuffed animal

[@I.M.N.L]

I didn't understand what he said

[@rancidmarshmallow4468]

I found a claw machine at my local arcade where you can get around to the back pretty easily... and under and easy-to-move panel, are just knobs that you use to set the "usual pull strength" and "winning pull strength" and "winning pull chance (from 5%-50%)" so I just put the normal pull strength up to max... won like 5 amazing stuffed animals. the owner never noticed...

[@seabb]

Man I wish my local arcade had a claw machine like that. I once spent like, 20 dollars on a claw machine until I finally got one for my cousin.

[@Cheesypotato57]

You have a local arcade?

[@Naruto31132]

troodon9999 To whom are you asking?

[@TheEgg185]

The owner what? What did he do?

[@SuperDuperSP]

Badman.

[@randomeggthatworksforthefb7172]

"All I want people to know is that they are not the problem, the claw machine is the problem." The claw machine is technically not the problem...

[@utomow]

Once upon a time there was a man who tried to beat a claw machine. He tried so hard but he always lose. His life is ruined. This poor man turned into desperation so he locked himself in his apartment with only canned foods and internet. Years has passed he saw this video titled "its not you. Claw machines are rigged". He shocked but also find this as a revelation. The next day he decided to get off his apartment and start a new life, got a wife and live happily ever after. Thank you Vox. *sorry for my english :p

[@Katana2097]

I work at a "game" arcade and I always laugh at people who waste their money on claw machines. Most redemption games are like this. I mean, they're not vending machines. They're designed to take your money until enough plays have gone through, then they will start to payout. The problem IS the people. Not the claw machines. If customers would stop spending their money on stupid redemption games and ticket games, and get back to playing good ol' racing games, shooting games, rhythm games etc., then we could have real game arcades back.

[@bbqroastz8367]

ShisnoKatana2097 so true bro... so true...😢😢😢😢😢

[@DeanVMachine]

ShisnoKatana2097 Very true *the market is controlled mainly by consumers*

[@haileyarchen7567]

the claw hates us people 😑

[@NetAndyCz]

Elite Noob That is true sadly a lot of people making money from customers tries really hard to stop their customers from learning the truth about what they are buying. And when customer thinks he is buying something else it is somehow easier to make money of him, it is kind of "legalized" scam.

[@junabella6743]

Katana2097 the argument isnt arcades its people who want their 50¢ things

[@Luigifan4ever11]

It grinds my gears when a claw machine has decent-qualities toys that you can't buy in store. I found a machine with Fraggle Rock toys and I wish I could just buy them somewhere without playing the bogus game.

[@dysanixofficial9810]

Be smart. Ask the claw machine owner to buy it off of them.

[@logankincade661]

--- It Grinds My Gears!!!!! I remember that, hahahahahaha!!!!!!!!

[@Xighor]

I'm sure you can buy it online

[@thesage1014]

Some modern machines actually have an option where if you pay a higher price, it turns into Play Til You Win so you can essentially buy your choice of prizes

[@Greendaylove02]

I know right that’s why I try eBay very expensive but at least u get it in the end

[@lim8]

Phew I thought it was just me Once I almost did it but my little brother saw a big red button and.... Pushed it......

[@BananaBrainsZEF]

This woman sounds so excited to be narrating this video.

[@pikyokewong2556]

That explains why people around me say that I'm a hacker if I get something out of a claw machine first time...

[@skinnylegend2071]

PIK YOKE WONG ikr one time I won like 9 stuffed animals and this lady came up and just said Woah did you win all of these and I was like ya lady it isn’t impossible

[@Deu_terio]

I once caught TWO stuffed toys at once: Scooby-Doo and Flat Eric. Yep, that was a great day

[@maddies2173]

Dario Leo I got scooby doo once too

[@zzzzz28]

i only once got a teddy Bear;-;

[@OddKiddMack]

Dario Leo I got Mario but not only that I found out the thing was a Japan exclusive then how did it end up in bucsh gardens

[@cursedcat4766]

I once caught 6 in a day. 1 giant toy aswell

[@thatkidandrew7818]

Gentleberry16 Gerek that happens a lot of your good at it

[@martywoodruff2331]

Once I got 25 plushies in a row at like an off brand chucky cheese's and gave them to random kids

[@rockyboy3989]

Wow!

[@someguyeban]

no dude

[@momoslayedtbh]

:O

[@bepisgrandmaster]

okay peace advocate we get it.

[@daphniearcineagas1250]

Once we were at a store and my dad told me to try the claw machine after watching a vid that showed how to always win,in the end i managed to get the hello kitty plush but when it was dropped in the exit hole (the one you get your prize through) it was too big and we called the manager and they literaly picked up the machine to shake it but still it wouldnt go through. In the end it was a tie between the machine and me......I WILL GET YOU!!!!!........oh hi😌

[@mychemicalcoffee3022]

Genesis O cool

[@JesusLovesYou-dt2jt]

You could have just pushed the plushie down with the claw and get it deeper to grab it easily

[@chegadesuade]

I think we've all seen that guy at the bar who walks away from the claw machine with like ten stuffed animals. There are people who master the game and win despite the machines being rigged.

[@magbxl]

If by "win", you mean spending lot too much on crappy, made in China, stuff animals ? Check alibaba's "plush toys for claw machine", most are around 1-2$ piece. Master the game = how much $$ spent do you think? In a lottery, only the bank win.

[@chegadesuade]

magbxl I've seen guys win try after try, quarter after quarter. You're absolutely right that the house always wins, that's why I rarely gamble, but the profit isn't the main motivation for most claw machine players. It's mostly about showing off in front of others and impressing women at bars. I've seen alot of cheap stuffed animal gifts go a long way.

[@larrydavid3520]

Spread open my legs and call me Sally, if you can handle the claw then you can handle me.

[@lalitthoe5775]

lol that's me

[@pokeliteral]

why not use a magnet

[@bruh-lg6ch]

Me at 2 am in front of the bathroom mirror, tears still flowing down my face: You are NOT the problem. The claw machine is the problem

[@ogditelton4751]

😂🤣

[@spaceye]

Those prizes typically do not cost anywhere near $7. Plush toys can be bought for like $1-$2 each in wholesale.

[@weriktonky]

spaceye not the point

[@Studeb]

spaceye Seen the film "The Jerk"? "Take A Chance And Win Some Crap!"

[@darkwing4027]

spaceye It was used as an example more then real life data

[@edstella]

spaceye There are some claw machines and some games like them (the Key or Scissor games), that have more expensive prizes like generic MP3 players, headphones, watches, or gift cards. It depends, but those are typically rarer than the "filled to the brim with cheap plush" ones around. :)

[@carvahaunter122]

spaceye Unless it's licenced.