Etna Electronic Arcade Claw Machine Mini Candy Prize Dispenser Game with Sound

This was an anniversary gift for a friend who loves these kinds of things and he absolutely loved it. He had a superbowl party a few weeks ago and invited a friend’s kids and they also had fun trying to pick up little toy football helmets that had filled the machine with. It’s just a cool little activity to do at parties both both kids and adults who still have a kid spirit. Lol. This video is from the first time he used it.

I bought this product for my boyfriend, 24 years of age, because he loves claw machines. The product works exceptionally, and has a better grab than the life-size claw/crane machines. Even though it's meant for candy I knew my boyfriend would be much more excited by a more life-like approach so I filled it up with trinkets I got from the bubble machines you used to find in every supermarket which cost between 25 and 50 cents each (here in the US). They resembled stuffed animals, miniature versions, and they are actually erasers (the bubble machines I found at my local toys r us, not the supermarket). This is a great product. The only possible critiques I could mention are 1) The music that plays when you are using it will quickly get on your nerves and there is no way to shut it off. As a matter of fact I tried to cover the speaker and it still plays loudly. 2) The battery life isn't as great as one could hope and there's no plug included. It runs on 3 D batteries which cost me $7 at Target and after a few hours of play time and testing out which size toys were appropriate for the machine, the claw started to move much slower and I could tell it would die ...aka another $7 purchase coming soon--yikes. Other than that, I was disturbingly entertained by this toy and will be saddened when I no longer have it in my possession to play with whenever I like. I know he will have a blast with it though, and that's all I could have asked for. Hope my review helps, any questions please ask.

So, the first thing I’d like to mention is how much fun this thing is! My grandsons are 3 and 5 and they played with it almost non-stop for two hours when it first arrived. It’s easy to set up, but keep in mind that you need three D batteries and by the grace of the universe, I had those on hand. It also does not come with any actual toys or the prize eggs or anything, so we gathered some small toys from around the house. Those worked okay, but what worked perfectly were plastic cat jingle balls. I did also order some prize eggs a few days later, but frankly, the cat balls were fun enough. As others have stated, the music is loud and pretty annoying, but they had so much fun, I will give that a pass. It also seems to be made pretty well because they weren’t being gentle with this, but it kept trucking along. The coins do tend to get stuck if they aren’t inserted at just the right angle, but they are easy to unstick. I bought a second one for the other grandson so he could have one at home too. Anyway, it’s a fun toy and super cute!

I wish that I had NEVER PURCHASED THIS MONSTROSITY. My son begged for this toy- he was so excited to open it & win those sweet sweet pictured-but-not-included prizes. The excitement was palpable in our house as we filled it with treats. Anxious to use The Claawww, my husband popped in the (not included) batteries AND ALL H-E-DOUBLE HOCKEY STICKS BROKE LOOSE. This devilbox plays circus music at. full. blast. Unfortunately the speakers are the highest quality piece of this product so it is loud. Really loud. Call-the-cops-on-your-neighbors level LOUD. Not only is there no way to turn down—let alone mute!—the volume of this forsaken contraption, but it NEVER STOPS. That’s right- the entire time you have the claw machine on, it belts big-top music at you more enthusiastically than sorority sisters at a bachelorette party & leaves you with just as much of a soulcrushing headache. My husband has been dismantling the little box of horrors in an attempt to disconnect the wire attached to the speakers, but an engineering degree from a state school is no match for the surprisingly well-built Claw Machine of Cacophonous Catterwalling. It continues to not sing but SCREAM the song of its people if you so much as glance at its “On” switch. Save your money & sanity. Do not buy this.

My kids are 5,7, and 9 and wanted one of these they saw in a Christmas catalog. It was more expensive and sold out. This one looked almost identical, and works great! I fill it with cheap party favors such as, mini rubber ducks, foam balls, small cars, etc. As long as it's light weight it will work. I have not tried easter eggs, but I see no reason why that wouldn't work. The only downside is the sound, it's way too loud! I have taped over all the slots where the sound comes from, and i make the kids place the machine on a yoga mat to help lower the sound even more. I can still hear it from the next room when the door is closed. The kids don't seem to mind and it makes them super happy. Edit 04/07/21: The machine has stood-up to fairly aggressive use; however, running 3 different motors, sounds, and lights causes this thing to become a bit of a battery hog. The Claw uses Qty. 3 D-Cell batteries, which helps prolong performance, but as the voltage drains the functions slow and the game becomes less entertaining. We have plenty of AA rechargeables that we could cycle through, but really have no other reason to have rechargeable D-Cells. Our solution was to bypass the batteries and directly connect a 5V power supply. The machine now needs an outlet to operate, but provides endless hours of playtime, with the upside that the kids no longer try and remove the machine from the playroom or pick it up and shake it. Would highly recommend a power supply or at least 2 sets of rechargeable batteries to rotate through.

Fun game. Carnival music fits the game theme, but too noisy. Kids want to keep playing but the music playing over and over is a LOT. Would give 5 stars if sound could be turned off.

They don’t give the large battery But it works

Es un juguete muy divertido.

El producto venía abierto y no contenía las monedas de plástico. La palanca para moverlo de adelante y atrás no funciona.