Ban All Claw Machines, Except This One
Claw machines are borderline irresistible to children, and yet, always lead to problems.
At lunch this past weekend at a cozy restaurant nestled against a slowly unthawing lake in Wisconsin, a shiver went down my spine. No, they weren’t out of beer. (This is Wisconsin, baby.) But within spitting distance of our table was…a claw machine.
All a claw machine promises is tears. Losing is the point! Any guesses at how most children handle losing? Even when you do win, it might not be the “right” prize, so they pout. Any responsible parent, caregiver, or cool aunt/uncle should do everything in their power, including candy bribes, to stop a child from using a claw machine.
Then, I saw it: a way out. My eyes zeroed in on a sticker affixed to the machine.
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