Korean Claw Machines!

Filed as: Living in Korea // Responses: 7

Have you ever seen those coin-operated machines, in which you stick in a dollar, move a claw around via joystick, drop it down, and hope that the claw will pick up and bring you back the stuffed teddy bear? In Korea theyâ€™ve perfected these machines, and put Canadian claw machines to shame. What makes these machines so seductive is not the prizes that are nearly impossible to win, but the way the currency works around here. Cash is king around here, so people mostly pay in cash. unfortunately, this leads to copious amounts of change dangling in your pockets. Instead of gathering all this change, it’s best to disburden yourself on these machines.

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Aaron
Hahaha Simon, how drunk were you at the end of that video?

eatyourkimchi
You kidding me? I wasn't drunk at all! Ha!

http://www.jerickmac.com Jerick Mac
very nice website! i really love reading about south korea, thanks to your blog. i will be a regular visitor, just keep updating more. Thanks so much…

eatyourkimchi
Thanks! Glad you like it

http://www.facebook.com/benglishtea Brandon English
Oh, my goodness! I cannot wait to try that machine. . . .I love to play the skill crane here, and my daughter always begs me to win stuff for her. If I can win something out of there I'll be her hero all over again. LoL
What's the best thing you've won out of there?

http://www.eatyourkimchi.com Eatyourkimchi
Best thing we've won was nothing much, really: just a solar power flappy thingy that wiggles in the sun. I'm looking at it now and it's broken. Suuuuucks