One thing I’ve noticed in the last few years is the spread of these “claw” businesses. Like those machines they had at the fair when we were kids and you would try and get a toy with a claw. They seem to have made whole stores with this. I don’t understand how someone would be a repeat customer. The storefronts have flashy colours. Lots of effort put into the decor inside. All over town
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I only tried one of those in a Walmart as a kid. I don't know of anyone ever managing to claw something up.
Looking on google maps I see at least 6-10 claw amusement stores. Maybe money laundering
Hmm, or could it be young people with not enough money for cars have money to go to claw amusement stores
There are quite a few arcade stores in small towns in El Salvador and I'm also wondering how there is that much demand
I’m in a big city though. Very odd
I don’t get the appeal. It’s basically real life loot boxes. Even when you win one stuffed animal, it’s not like you need multiple of those every month
Hmmm. I would have cheap storefronts, nostalgia, smart phone ennui on my bingo card. To really find out we might need to watch a documentary of day in the life of GenZ to find the answer :-D
Now that everyone can play video games at home on a big screen, this is what arcades have become. They usually have a bunch of claw machines and a few other carnival style games. Little kids (and some adults) are into it.
This is so odd. So kids enjoy this. They basically brought the video games to real life with the loot boxes. Very odd