Lobster claw game
#1
Lobster claw game
Has anyone ever seen one of these things? It's like the game where you drop a claw to grab prizes in gas stations and grocery stores, only with live lobsters. It was strangely entertaining. I think I am going to get one of these in the bar I manage. Mazda/nissan, you should check it out if you ever go to the Wild Hare off hwy1.
Here is a video of it in action.
Kids and idiots seem to really love it. Every time someone played it everyone around came over to laugh.
Here is a video of it in action.
Kids and idiots seem to really love it. Every time someone played it everyone around came over to laugh.
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Yes!
We have two of those in Port Charlotte, FL (different name on the game, but same layout.)
One is inside a crappy bar called the Loony Bin up near Murdock, the other is on the outdoor patio of a bar/grill called Gatorz in the central part of town.
We have two of those in Port Charlotte, FL (different name on the game, but same layout.)
One is inside a crappy bar called the Loony Bin up near Murdock, the other is on the outdoor patio of a bar/grill called Gatorz in the central part of town.
#5
It is $2 per grab. If you win they cook it for you however you like. I was talking to the owner and he said the other day this guy grabbed one on the first try. He also said it made $200 yesterday and no one got one at all. Regardless, it was a lot of fun.
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#7
Brought back memories. I worked in an arcade back in the mid 80's. One of my jobs was to pack the stuffed animals in the crane games. I can tell you that it was virtually impossible to pull one of them up with the crane. I remember that it was a larger money maker than you would think. I believe most of the play came from guys trying to win their girlfriends a doll vs little kids playing it. We did have a kid stick his arm up into it and get stuck one time. A cop got him out somehow (I would have just left him <G>).
#16
I'm sure you can do whatever you want with it once you've "won" it.
Everything I've read about them says that people empty them out pretty quickly, I'd imagine lobsters in the grocery story/Red Lobster probably have about the same shelf-life as the ones being used for entertainment and dinner.
BTW- What you can't tell in the video is that, when you pop in come coin, the machine starts playing the Jaws theme music as you move the claw into position
Everything I've read about them says that people empty them out pretty quickly, I'd imagine lobsters in the grocery story/Red Lobster probably have about the same shelf-life as the ones being used for entertainment and dinner.
BTW- What you can't tell in the video is that, when you pop in come coin, the machine starts playing the Jaws theme music as you move the claw into position