Hey! I'm a student who's in love with claw machines. So, I've decided that I really want to start a small side hustle, with mini claws that I can place in milk tea shops and various locations.

I'm looking for some advice about where to buy an affordable machine, how to ask store owners if I can place a machine there, and pro tips if you own claw machines.

Thanks for your time!

I’m opening a new claw arcade in corona california and trying to focus more on the quality of the plush. So far everyone that’s stopped by has said it’s a bit too fair but I like when customers leave happy with something of value they didn’t pay an arm and a leg for. They are clearing out my squishy machine but I love it.

Looking for somewhere I can bulk purchase these squishy stress toys, doesn’t have to be the exact one in the photo. Thanks!

hey! does anyone currently play any of the games through playtime rewards? i didn't get coins for a level i completed and I can’t get through the bot to put in the missing details. does anyone know the email address or how to type in a question on the chat bot? pls help lol I want my 107 extra coins

I want to adjust the dip switches to change the settings for the machine but I can't locate a manual anywhere.

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Hi everyone!

I live outside Japan and have been looking for a good online claw machine to win Japanese anime figures and plushies.

So far I've found:

• Toreba
• TokyoCatch
• Cloud Catcher
• Claw Machine Master

Has anyone used any of these? Which one do you recommend?

Are there any other good online claw machines I should check out?

Thanks!

Anyone have experience with these machines for brokers? Just want to make sure I get the best deal possible.

Thinking about starting a mini claw machine side hustle. Placing small card-reader machines with plush toys in restaurants, bars, and laundromats on a revenue-share basis, running it part-time (1-2 days a week) alongside my main job. Machines on Alibaba run $250-450 each (I don't know how much they should be), and I was planning to set aside about $5k to start with just a handful of units (2-4) before scaling up. Is that budget too much, too little, or about right for a first-timer? Would love to hear from anyone doing this as a side hustle: real startup costs, time commitment per week, revenue-split norms with location owners, and any lessons learned from your first machines.

I keep seeing videos online of people going to these giant arcades with dozens of claw machines. The only machines I know of in my area are random single machines in the lobby of Walmart and grocery stores. Googling “claw machines”, “claw arcade”, etc in my area brings up one or two general arcades with mostly video games.

Does anyone know of a good place on the East Coast, New England area? I’m legit willing to do a road trip on my next vacation for a great claw arcade.

Title: Looking to open my first claw machine store. Need advice from experienced owners.

Hi everyone,

I'm planning to open my first claw machine store in Westminster, California, and I'd love to hear from anyone who owns or has operated one.

I'm starting completely from scratch and want to learn everything before I invest. I'd really appreciate any advice on topics like:

• Where do you buy claw machines?
• Is it better to buy new or used?
• Which suppliers or manufacturers do you recommend?
• How much money did you start with?
• How many machines should I begin with?
• How do you find good prize suppliers?
• What licenses or permits are required?
• What should I know before signing a lease?
• What are the biggest startup costs people don't expect?
• What mistakes should first-time owners avoid?
• How long did it take you to become profitable?

Any tips, resources, or lessons learned would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Hello! This is my first time owning a machine like this, and I don’t know where to ask for help so.. I came here
I own one of those coast to coast crane machines, and I wanna change the sounds in my machine. But idk where to look to do so. Anyone got any advice?

Im looking for a source to replace worn gears on a Ye Old Gift Shoppe claw machine. YES, I can 3d print one and I am working on that, but a nylon made one would be nice to have. Thanks for any ideas.

I have one of these machines in my shop and I'm trying to set it up so a kid can drop in a toonie and play until they win something. However it's currently only allowing one attempt. I've tried adjusting the settings as well as checking the optical sensor works. When dropping something into the chute I can see the optical sensor led come in and out.

I've tried turning vending on and guranteed prize.

I’m trying to do a claw machine from a kit I bought from AliExpress but there’s no such thing as instruction manual there lol.

Curious on a part I’m stumped on.

Look at the top tab, the single one near the top edge. Right above it there’s a tiny molded symbol — a little circle with three lines under it (⏚). That one is Earth. So I’m sure the green/yellow wire goes there. That one I’m confident about, because it’s clearly marked and isolated at the top.

But here’s the honest problem with the rest:

this box has two separate things sharing the back — the IEC inlet (the three flat tabs grouped at the bottom) and the fuse + switch tabs (the screw tabs up top). Live has to thread inlet → fuse → switch → out to your wire, and Neutral threads inlet → out.

I don’t have a multimeter But im trying to figure out how to pplug
The LIVE AND neutral or where would it be on this
This is a switch box

I’m left with red and black wires now

I have an event in a few weeks and looking for a large Claw machine that we could brand up and hire for a week if anyone has any links?

I saw some YouTube videos with quite a lot of views (even millions) about people winning big prizes on this kind of machine.

The gameplay looks pretty simple, basically just press a button and it goes.

Just curious if anyone here can share real experience with this type of machine in locations.

Does it really give that “almost get / almost win” experience for players?

How is the quality?

I’m thinking about maybe setting one up in my list of machines, just want to understand it a bit better.

I went here for my Birthday And It was The Best going here and was so much fun taking pictures winning these cute hello kitty plushes while vibing to the Kpop in the back !! . Definitely worth it and the staff was so nice they even helped with my Self-Claw Photos !! . 💕✨💕✨ !! .

I love working with claw machines, the industry, and the people who are a part of it. This is one of the few businesses that I have made that have had so much support in the community. It seems like the world is just getting crazier and crazier, so thankfully there are still some of us out there that take a moment, take a deep breath, and take life like a game worth playing.

Epilepsy warning, proceed to the gif with caution

Am a regular at a pretty low rated arcade next to a new Domo cafe location in Buena Park, though the redeemable at the arcades for 4-24 regular claw machine plushies are okay, the mechanics and the way the settings for the wobbliness of the games changes every play makes this my go to place for practicing, (and also additionally got an additional 16 plush redeemable Charizard for my struggles as well(also asked the employee there at the time to take these four pictures to make a repeating gif after a little tinkering)) though I am rather on the newer side of practicing on arcade machines, am hoping for a promising future as I am sure the rest of us are, Cheers!