Regal Cinemas

I don't have much excuse to get to Regal Cinemas these days.  AMC is closer.  However, I made a bunch of new friends who are closer to the Mall of Georgia.  So went with them last night to Regal

and there was two claw machines.

I played one claw machine and it was so rigged it was painfully obvious.  The sensor was designed so that if it ever touched anything, it would lock up.  I didn't win shit out of the first one.  The second more was more lighter, with more cheap-ass toys.  Obviously easier to win.  I won three animals; one giant headed puppy dog and two light purple gators.  One poor little gator had his nostrils way too close to his eyes.  Sad these days with stuffed animals having birth defects.

Special thanks to Dan for taking them off my hands.  I have no need for them but if they make some kid happy, then it all works out

Stuffed Toy Ninja

Deadly and Cuddly

Rastafarian Banana

Seriously, how cool is this???

Sorry, Charlie

I know a little girl who'd give you a good home.  Time to leave the claw machine

Thirty Three

Got these during my lunch break.  That's usually my average in the span of an hour; 29 to 34

Pair of Cleavlands

One is going to a friend and the other is going to another friend who collects toys of a certain "ethnic" background :)

This is a new Record

Total count = 46

They thought they could beat me by putting in super small animals.  So the way I worked around it?  I was grabbing three at a time. :)

I'll showcase the video of this soon

Stuffed Animal Neglect

Saw this in passing at a gas station where they have one of those donation boxes.  It's a shame they didn't take the time to give these to a Goodwill donation center.  These were left out in the rain and probably now are mildewed.  Don't know if they would take them or simply throw them away.

If you plan to get rid of your stuffed animals, send them to an actual Goodwill or Salvation Army.  They'll find good homes and make some kids happy.

Along for the Ride

Won these guys yesterday.  The smaller claw machines are still stuffed too tightly together.  Because of that, I stayed with the big machine the whole time.  Still haven't found them homes but I'm sure I will.

Win Showcase: Maximum Animals

All animals went to good homes.

Win Showcase: The Iron Man Sports Cup

How cool is this?  It's about time the claw machine actually started to have things were actually USEFUL!

Win Showcase: Small Bunch

The yellow paraside thingie was the most popular

A Lovely Story

I'm sure you're all aware that Borders is closing out of business.  Sad but honestly, there are many factors to revolve around this.  The economy, the rise of eReaders and Amazon.com for one.  Truth be told, book purchasing is on the increase.  It's just some have chosen not to involve themselves in the bookstore enviroment.  I plan to contribute my money to getting whatever deals I can on the final days of Borders.  Now I'm sure you're asking, what does this have to do with Claw Machines?

I'm getting to that. :)

One of the former workers at Borders was a wonderful woman named Julie.  She and I would talk about my claw machine exploits whenever I got to the chance to see her.  She made it a habit of doing special time with kids and books and everything else.  I gave her some of my claw machine winnings to help with the children.  One was a giant blue monkey we named Buster (Because I won him at Dave and Busters :) )  Buster became an part of the story time to the point where the kids considered him a part of the group.  They'd even hug him and dress him up.  Recently Julie decided to retire to spend more time with her family.  Before she was going to leave, she wanted to make sure Buster was taken care of, and not collecting dust in her home.  She decided to give her to a little girl named Jordan who had been struggling with a debilitating disease.  Julie mentioned she even had a picture of Jordan sleeping in Buster's arms.  Yes, he's THAT big. :)

So, I wanted to share that story with you.  This is what my claw machine exploits are all about; making Kids happy.  I don't need the stuff I win, so if they get the enjoyment from it, then that makes me happy. :)

Six Angry Birds

I think I just found my new conquest.

Angry Birds is a very popular app game for IPHONES, Droids and the like.  Never played it personally; probaby will when I get an IPAD.  Anyway, I saw these in the claw machine and decided to give them a go.  As you can see, I scored six.  Six out of ten is not bad and let me tell you why; it's because they're BALL shaped. The torgue on a claw is perfect for balls and these guys qualify.  I'm only sad I didn't have my video with me. 

Thor Teddy Bear and Fuzzy Dice

How cool is this???

Every Marvel movie promotion seems to have something in the claw machines at various Wal Marts across town.  I finally found one that offered me a decent chance at getting some of these cool promotions.  Especially since my friend Corey wanted something along these lines anyway.  It was an awesome win to get these for him.  Plus, how many people can say they have Thor Fuzzy Dice???

Sick Monkeys

I thought this was funny so I made a picture out of it.  One monkey looks normal and the other monkey looks like he's about to hurl. :)

Another from Epic Fail

I decided to borrow this picture from the Fail Blog.  It's always funny when a kid is stuck in a claw machine.  Pictures are taken, laughs to follow.  However . . . . .Nine times out of ten, everytime I see an incident like this, it's usually because the kid is small and agile enough to climb into the claw machine from the pit.  But take another look at that pit entrance.  I don't even think a cat could have crawled through that.

which means he was PLACED inside that claw machine.

Hopefully they got him out in a decent amount of time. Sheesh!

Two Domo's and a Spongebob

sounds like the beginings of a bad joke. :)

decided to play the new claw machine before breakfast.  You can see the results.  I'm sure these guys will find nice homes.  However, a thought occured to me this morning about this particular claw machine.

Long ago, when my skills were at their peak, there was a claw machine at Discover Mills that always paid out.  I could easily walk away with five to seven stuffed animals at a time.  Then WHOOSH, it was gone.  Now, the lady has replaced two of the spinning machines with these two claw machines and so far, one particular one is holding out./

I wonder if it's the same one.

Toys R Us in the Mall of Georgia Area

My friend Jared made a passing comment that I should try the claw machine in the Toys R Us out at the Mall of Georgia area.  You got to pass through the mall to get to the Buford area which I was originally headed to.  So on the time I was heading back, I stopped off at the toy store to give it a try.  Once I saw it, I knew I'd have zero percent success and none of it would be my fault.

Look below. :)

There is No Claw

I'm pretty sure Jared wasn't playing a joke on me.  Although I find it strange that they would leave it like this.  For instance, look at the lights.  THE POWER IS ON!  Why would they turn on the power if there was no claw?  I guess they aren't even aware of it.  Cause there was no, "broken" sign or nothing.

I'll double back and check it then next time I'm in that part of town.