The Claw

by F.A. on 09/16/2015

My son saw this at the store and used his own money to purchase it. He filled it with candy and has enjoyed every minute of it. His brothers and friends alike share his fun. It has worked for hours and had no broken or missing parts. I was surprised to hear the other reviewers. I guess we were just lucky. It is still in excellent condition after 6 months of use.

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by Y.B. on 09/04/2015

My kids absolutely love those skill-crane games that you see in restaurants and shopping malls. Personally I hate them as you typically end up spending several dollars to possibly end up with a low-quality toy that is probably worth a dollar or less. So having this machine at home is probably a good investment if it means that you will be able to waste less money on the commercial machines. This product works with gray plastic tokens that are included with your purchase. Pushing one of these tokens into the slot activates the game. The tokens accumulate in a compartment underneath and can easily be removed any time. Many times the token sticks in the slot instead of going all the way in; this is not a big problem as the game is still activated, and the next token will push the previous token all the way in. One sign of the questionable construction quality is the fact that when the claw is moved (during gameplay) to the right of the machine, it tends to rub...

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by U.B. on 09/02/2015

I got this as a present for my 8yr old son for Christmas from JCPenny. When I saw the reviews here I was horrified so Xmas Eve we opened the box, added some small toys and candy to give it a try before putting it under the tree. We didnt want a disappointed child the following morning. The Claw Game worked right out of the box with no problems. Christmas morning my son opened this and has played with almost nothing since. The first day he spent almost 3 hours emptying everything we had placed in this even letting his 3 yr old brother have a few goes with some limited success. My 8yr old has ADHD and I wasnt sure he'd have the patience for this but it's been nothing but GREAT to have around. The only downfall I found was the plastic bag wrapped around the claw was next to impossible to get off and took some doing, but overall I'm glad I didn't listen to the reviews and went ahead with this as a gift. I would recommend it to anyone! Even the adults in the...

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by D.I. on 09/07/2014

I got this a while ago and it works very well. When everyone comes over to my house they ALWAYS ask to play it. I used it once for a lemonade stand and more people played this the buying the lemonade. The only thing I don't like about it is that it is NOT well made. The top is hard to get off, Two off the handles on the machine broke, and it is hard to put stuff in and get it out.

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