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I chill at Pacific Mall quite often so I've been to this Claw Me Baby location for more times than I can count. I must say it's like night and day when it comes to comparing this location with their other location at Midland and Finch. They're so different in every way (the way the machines are programmed, customer service, the selection of plushies in the machines, the existence of redemption items, the type/brand of claw machines, etc.) that you sometimes wonder if they're seriously the same store lol. Unfortunately though, the rating for this particular location is overstated and the rating for the Midland and Finch location is understated because there are some positive reviews that were posted under this store when they were meant to be for the Midland and Finch one lol.
That said, here are my thoughts about this store:
1) As an observer as well as a gamer myself, I tend to stand and observe things a lot lol. If you've watched X-Files, you'll know that some of the episodes in the final season were called "My Struggle I", "My Struggle II", etc. lol. When I observe people play here, I can't help but to label their misfortunes as "My Struggles 1, 2, 3, 4" XD. However, because I tend to be opportunistic, I can still win a decent haul here with $20 but the machines here in general are nothing like the ones at Midland and Finch (you have been warned! lol). Keep in mind you're not obligated to play all of your tokens in one go unless you fear that they're not gonna be here the next time XD. You can consider saving the tokens in a coin purse for next time when the pastures are greener in order to spare yourself from further heartache lol. A lot of people tend to blow all their tokens in one go even when the odds are against them ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2) Usually when you enter the store, the employee will emerge from the back room and tell you about the deals on something such as the amount of tokens you would get that day (25 tokens) for a $20 purchase. Yet the problem is that this is hardly a deal as I see that kind of pricing at places like Pali Pali though Pali Pali doesn't even advertise it as a deal as it is just their regular everyday pricing. Afterwards, the employee doesn't really proactively restock or reposition plushies in machines where people have thrown the plushies into the corners or have won them. You could exchange for another plushie within the same machine though if the one you won has issues, provided the employee is still there.
3) This location doesn't have a redemption counter for you to trade in plushies for other prizes like the one at Midland and Finch. So expect to keep the plushies that you do end up winning.
4) If you ask them for a bag for your winnings, they will generally have a small white generic plastic bag for you instead of bags that have their store name printed on them. I know I'm probably spoiled rotten by the other claw arcades that I frequent, but they have much larger bags that are like backpacks to hold your winnings so it makes it much more convenient as you don't have to carry anything with your hands.
5) As for membership packages? What membership packages? XD
However, in spite of all of this, I've gotta give it to them when it comes to it being cheaper to play than the Midland and Finch location as each machine only requires 1 token to play whereas at Midland and Finch, the machines require anywhere from 2 to 4 tokens to play. For the so called deal on the $20 package at Pacific Mall, each token costs $0.80 ($20/25 tokens) so each play would be $0.80. At the Midland and Finch location, a $200 package gets you 445 tokens, which means that even at that pricing, the cost to play the cheapest game is around $0.90 ($200/445*2 tokens).
TL;DR - The only saving grace at this location is that each game here is cheaper to play compared to the Midland and Finch location when you do the math. However, expect to walk out less happy than when you first entered if you do decide to play. You can still have a great time though if you just take a tour lol.
That said, here are my thoughts about this store:
1) As an observer as well as a gamer myself, I tend to stand and observe things a lot lol. If you've watched X-Files, you'll know that some of the episodes in the final season were called "My Struggle I", "My Struggle II", etc. lol. When I observe people play here, I can't help but to label their misfortunes as "My Struggles 1, 2, 3, 4" XD. However, because I tend to be opportunistic, I can still win a decent haul here with $20 but the machines here in general are nothing like the ones at Midland and Finch (you have been warned! lol). Keep in mind you're not obligated to play all of your tokens in one go unless you fear that they're not gonna be here the next time XD. You can consider saving the tokens in a coin purse for next time when the pastures are greener in order to spare yourself from further heartache lol. A lot of people tend to blow all their tokens in one go even when the odds are against them ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2) Usually when you enter the store, the employee will emerge from the back room and tell you about the deals on something such as the amount of tokens you would get that day (25 tokens) for a $20 purchase. Yet the problem is that this is hardly a deal as I see that kind of pricing at places like Pali Pali though Pali Pali doesn't even advertise it as a deal as it is just their regular everyday pricing. Afterwards, the employee doesn't really proactively restock or reposition plushies in machines where people have thrown the plushies into the corners or have won them. You could exchange for another plushie within the same machine though if the one you won has issues, provided the employee is still there.
3) This location doesn't have a redemption counter for you to trade in plushies for other prizes like the one at Midland and Finch. So expect to keep the plushies that you do end up winning.
4) If you ask them for a bag for your winnings, they will generally have a small white generic plastic bag for you instead of bags that have their store name printed on them. I know I'm probably spoiled rotten by the other claw arcades that I frequent, but they have much larger bags that are like backpacks to hold your winnings so it makes it much more convenient as you don't have to carry anything with your hands.
5) As for membership packages? What membership packages? XD
However, in spite of all of this, I've gotta give it to them when it comes to it being cheaper to play than the Midland and Finch location as each machine only requires 1 token to play whereas at Midland and Finch, the machines require anywhere from 2 to 4 tokens to play. For the so called deal on the $20 package at Pacific Mall, each token costs $0.80 ($20/25 tokens) so each play would be $0.80. At the Midland and Finch location, a $200 package gets you 445 tokens, which means that even at that pricing, the cost to play the cheapest game is around $0.90 ($200/445*2 tokens).
TL;DR - The only saving grace at this location is that each game here is cheaper to play compared to the Midland and Finch location when you do the math. However, expect to walk out less happy than when you first entered if you do decide to play. You can still have a great time though if you just take a tour lol.
Staff was super friendly staff and cute toys!
Asked about level of difficulty. Definitely not our cup of tea. Kid left pretty sad not getting or winning anything. There’s ones in the mall that provide better win rate and actually ones with helpful staff for support. Find those ones
All machines were rigged! Not even one machine was working properly. They were designed to knock the toy to the top of the machine and make it drop! So sad
First time at this place. The staff was more then friendly. Vincent did a clear job explaining how to play and helped us out alot!
Save your money. These machines are rigged. The clamp will clamp the toy but as soon as the clamp is pulled upwards, the clamp string hits against the base of the clamp machine at the top which then knocks the toy out of the clamp.
Toys are cute and all but are a set up lol
Toys are cute and all but are a set up lol
Me and my friend were in this plaza and popped into this spot spontaneously, the workers immediately recognized that we never tried this experience before and gave us the rundown on how everything worked. They even gave us a few free plays to get the hang of it as well as was providing us tips and tricks to succeed the best way possible. Super sweet workers, it was a pleasant experience and highly recommended!
